Brian Atwood

The sexy violet suede shoes that Julia Restoin-Roitfeld wears are the Lola pumps by her friend and designer Brian Atwood. Fascinated by toe cleavage, Atwood is a fetishist's dream. He learned design while working at Gianni Versace for seven years in Milan where he still maintains a studio. Donatella says of his work, "Brian is amazing at injecting sheer femininity and sexiness into a static object like a shoe or a bag." Brian has a lofty goal in his design, to make the wearer stare at her own feet: "My job is done when a woman can't take her eyes off of her shoes. If she's at dinner and is looking admiringly down at her feet, rather than at her guy, I'm a happy man." Though I can hardly imagine Julia choosing to gaze longingly at her Lolas when she has Robert Konjic to look at, she is super sexy in these and clearly an Atwood fan.

The admiration is mutual, Atwood is a Roitfeld fan as well. He flew in his sister to be his date at this year's Council of Fashion Designer Awards (CFDA) including styling and dressing her for the evening as part of the deal. When he chose the stylists for his sister's hair and makeup, Brian requested a specific look: “Hair straight and shiny with a little bit of bedhead in back, and very natural makeup with a smokey Carine Roitfeld eye—very Vogue Paris.” Apparently that same day Julia was texting Brian while trying to zip up her stunning black Balmain dress for the party.

Photograph of Julia Restoin-Roitfeld wearing Brian Atwood's Lola purple suede shoes courtesy of coolspotters.com
Brian Atwood photograph courtesy of The Fash Pack

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