Fiorentini and Baker Kids’ Footwear Collection
The Fiorentini and Baker brand is the creative collaboration of one of Bologna, Italy’s most highly regarded interior designer, Gianpaolo Fiorentini, and a shoe designer with one of London’s finest exports, Deborah Baker. The fusion of these diverse creative backgrounds has resulted in a range of classic timeless shoe designs for both men and women.
The philosophy of Fiorentini and Baker is simple: to create beautiful shoes. Using high class materials like supple leather, soft suede and original vintage fabrics, their designs reflect the graceful and undeniably romantic influences of cinematic legends such as Betty Davis and Julie Christie. Effortlessly wearable and exceptionally durable, these hand-crafted men’s and women’s shoes are created by artisans using traditional techniques that ensure these unique shoes grow old as gracefully as the stars that inspired them.
Fiorentini and Baker has become the go-to boot brand for tough-chic dressers in the know. And to celebrate the brand’s 10th anniversary, the footwear company is launching an adorable junior’s capsule collection.
The school age set will be able to add that signature F + B edge to their shoe closets thanks to a selection of five shrunken-down styles, which will retail for US$380 to US$500 a pair.
“Many of our clients wanted shoes for their children so we decided to make a range for kids in our classic styles,” Deborah Baker, the brand’s founder and designer said about the new footwear line. “We have a big Hollywood following, so my guess is that we may see some mini actors and actresses in them.”
With celebrity fans including Gwyneth Paltrow, Halle Berry, and Sandra Bullock, one would think that Fiorentini and Baker is clamoring to get Apple, Moses, Nahla, and Louis in its boots.
But Baker, who says her twenty something daughter steals her shoes, isn’t limiting herself to the brand’s starry clientele. “I’m more interested in seeing everyday people wearing my shoes regardless of status or generation,” she said. “The boots and shoes work for so many different styles and personalities.”
While the main collection is sold at Barneys, Bloomingdale’s, and other fashion boutiques worldwide, the kids’ collection will be available exclusively in Fiorentini and Baker’s New York flagship store beginning in October.