MEHER KAKALIA
We met Meher Kakalia in 2004, during her first show. Since then, you can find her shoes at the feet of most of our silhouettes.
Her soft second-skin leather ballerinas, hand embroidered like jewels, and her sandals, harmonise with all our colours. Like friends who were meant to meet.
And yet, we had a very small chance of actually meeting her, as Meher Kakalia was born in Pakistan.
After leaving Pakistan to study in London, Meher worked for a few years in the City. Then she decided to pursue a more creative, and international career.
In Berlin, she made tons of meetings, including with Paul Smith, who helped her believe in herself...Because from the beginning, Meher Kakalia had a beautiful idea that only needed a push to get it out: revisit the Pakistani artisan traditions. And she did it.
With a keen sense of fashion and an original use of colors, which immediately became her signature.
All the work is done in Karachi, according the ancestral know-how, by experienced craftwomen, in Meher Kakalia's own workshop. Each shoe is a small work of art, simple and comfortable, but enhanced with precious details.
The secret is: Meher Kakalia does’t use glue, better for the environment, but also for solidity: the soles are stapled on, which allows you to fold the shoe in two to carry it around (the ideal rescue shoe after a night out in heels).
The ballerinas are exposed folded, in small boxes in the shape of cubes.
Meher became a friend. Every season, we find her huge smille, and her happy personality. This insatiable globetrotter now lives between London, Karachi and Moscow. We meet her every fashion week in Paris or Milan, or even in our own shops, all the way to Manantiales (Punta del Este), a destination that she couldn’t miss out on.
