Larroudé Teams Up With Artist Gabriela Noelle on a Shoe Collection Full of Blossoming Flowers
The collaborative collection features five styles ranging from mules to sandals.
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Larroudé is celebrating the blossoming flowers of spring with the release of a new shoe capsule collection with Miami-based artist Gabriela Noelle.
According to the footwear brand, the collection features five styles ranging from mules to sandals. The standout style is the Full Bloom mule, which features an oversized flower on the upper made of cotton in a gradient rainbow colorway.
Other styles include the Blossom flat sandal in mirror silver with either black and white or multicolor acrylic flowers, the Garden mule in vinyl clear and mirror silver with the same black and white or multicolor acrylic flowers and the Dew Drop mule made in soft patent gradient rainbow and clear vinyl.
Marina Larroudé said in a statement about the collection that she’s always admired Noelle’s work. “Her use of vibrant colors and the imaginative figures that have become her signature capture everything I adore,” Larroudé said. “These shoes are not just footwear; they’re wearable, interactive works of art, representing a design dream realized.”
Noelle added that working with the Larroudé team was a dream come true. “Working with Larroudé’s team has been a dream, especially because they’ve embraced my control-freak-adjacent nature and myriad of ever-changing ideas with grace,” Noelle said. “We have a collection that speaks to my inner child, embraces playfulness and youthful femininity, and something I really can’t get over, honors my artwork. It feels very rewarding that Marina believes I have a voice strong enough to be represented by her shoes and then worn by women worldwide.”
“Gabriela has become not just a collaborator but a friend,” Larroudé added. “We’ve discussed working together since Larroudé’s inception, and I couldn’t be more thrilled that this collaboration has come to fruition. She is one of my favorite contemporary artists, and it’s a dream come true to work with such a talented woman whom I can call a friend. This partnership is a true masterpiece, signaling a new era for Larroudé.”
The new Larroudé x Gabriela Noelle collection, which retails between $330 and $450, is now available at larroude.com and at the Gabriela Noelle pop-up exhibition, called “April Flowers,” in Miami’s Design District.
On April 17, the duo will celebrate the launch with an evening of garden-themed bites and Caribbean sounds by a female DJ at the Miami pop-up.
