Asked & Answers | Charlotte Dellal - New York Times (blog)

Nothing seems to impress them. Charlotte Dellal, the soul behind the Olympia soles Charlotte is in the midst of Fashion Week and her second pregnancy. It was from London to New York and traveling back to present her Fall 2011 collection. Next stop: Los Angeles Coachella later this month, the first of charlotteolympia.com their e-commerce site. Dellal is a part of Brazil, partly in English and a total riot. She spoke at the instant the shoe salon at Bergdorf Goodman to show how it does the rest.

Q.

Is this the first department store retailer in the United States to sell your shoes?

A.

Yes, I waited for BG because that's where I always wanted to sell. Everyone said, Bergdorf Goodman, because, like when I got here, I feel it. I do not to others.

The collection was inspired by Rio and the photo of your mother, Brazilian model Andrea Della, one dressed in Carmen Miranda. Why? I always have a pinup in every season and this season he is Carmen Miranda. My mother is from Rio, and I grew up in a family visiting Rio, but I could not get a collection so that it is only a foretaste of Rio. I love this country - it is just as great.

What textures and fabrics in the fall collection?
More and leopard print and I could do a whole collection of Gothic inspired architecture, but a lot of velvet, cashmere print, tapestries and fun accessories on the shoes.

What kind of fun accessories?
I have a character on my shoes. Arlena Marshall works of Dame Agatha Christie. It was my starting point and Pinup for this collection. It is a fabulous heroine.

What are your plans for New York Fashion Week?
I'm going to Coachella and Los Angeles for the first time - I hope the Cold War Kids and Tiny Temper, and the sun to see. I have not seen the sun for almost a year. You can draw anything. Wherever I go, I always keep that in mind.

Do you have street-style or fashion in New York?
To be honest, I did not and was on, but I love all the old ladies with their hats and their long fur coats and fur hats. It's fantastic.

They recently presented a collection of bride after the marriage of Maxim Crewe. Are there plans to launch online shoe girl, if you have a daughter?
I already have a boy, so if I have a daughter, I would certainly mini-me shoes.

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