London-based shoe queen Charlotte Olympia creates some of the most imaginative pumps and sandals you may find anywhere, and it’s a good bet you’ll always see them perched front and center at Bergdorf Goodman, as well as every other luxe establishment around the world. Launched in 2007, her signature towering platforms, classic high heels with modern silhouettes in rainbow colors, and trademark gold spiderweb on every pair of shoes- which borrows from the book Charlotte’s Web- has made this half-English, half- Brazilian 31 year old designer the toast of every fashion-forward celebrity- think Sarah Jessica Parker, Blake Lively, Sienna Miller, Kate Moss and Daphne Guinness.
Born into a prominent family where her mother was once a famous model- the muse for Valentino in the 1970’s- Olympia set up her own label upon graduating from Cordwainers- at the London College of Fashion- where as a student she interned at Giambattista Valli in Paris when she had the time. Nostalgic for the 1930’s and 1940’s, Olympia- touting red lipstick daily and whose own personal style pays homage to those eras- has recently opened her third and largest boutique to date, in Beverly Hills. The super-feminine interior is laden with boudoir mirrors and brass fixtures, spotlighting her new Hollywoodland collection which takes center stage. Velvet Kitty slippers, Starlet flats that come with a jewel detail on the top featuring the images of Bette Davis or Louise Brooks, Mae West T-straps and Girls on Film pumps with plastic film reel ankle straps all fit the image of old-school movie-star glam perfectly, and suits the Los Angeles style-makers who can’t wait to show off Olympia’s sexy wares. www.charlotteolympia.com
