LAURENCE DACADE

Laurence Dacade is a Parisian woman working in Paris. At fourteen years old, Laurence made her first solo purchase of a pair of shoes… red and blue striped ballerinas with a big bow. Friends and classmates looked at her very strangely and so her love affair with shoes and the foot began. She is now the proud owner of over 500 pairs of shoes, from flip-flops to alligator boots and everything in between.

“Shoes, like jewelry or sculpture, are very sensual objects. My goal is to make shoes for Cinderella, but sexy, with a touch of the French.” Dacade’s shoes are sexy and elegant while being chic, but never boring. She thinks of her shoe collections as a family… “they are not all the same, some are sexy and tall, some, chunky and funky, but, like families, they all live under one roof.”

Laurence is inspired by the cultures of women throughout the world. Since she travels extensively, her favorite place to contemplate a new collection is at airports and train stations, observing people as they move through their lives.

Wanting to master the technical aspects of designing shoes, Laurence trained at the AFPIC School. Her understanding of construction as well as her passion for feminine, sensual shoes, has enabled her to produce shoes that are sexy and comfortable at the same time. According to Laurence there is “no need to suffer for beauty.”

At the end of the day, Laurence’s wish is to make beautiful women more beautiful, sexy, feminine and unique. Shoes serve as the foundation on which this can happen.