These ‘puffy’ sandals are extreme, sustainable and elegant to equal parts

If you are looking for an antidote against the minimum almost imperceptible strips sandals that will abound this summer, the Ugo Paulon brand comes to the rescue.The brand proposes padded sandals that inevitably remind us of a feathers coat, provided with fluffy and sculptural strips that are tied around the twin.Its design is further accentuated with loop prints and spirals in sand and brown tones, or combining light pink and orange on.In a nutshell, they are "he does not go from instagrameable footwear" and it is normal that they have already caught the attention of the Vogue market editor, Naomi Elizée, and the Shygrl rapper (which turned out to be the first client of Ugo Paulon).

Although the footwear in question is a delight for sight, the story behind it is no less captivating.The label is the work of a mysterious Danish designer, but based in London, who prefers to make himself known only by the name of Elise.She is not no rookie in the world of independent design, since she worked for four years for the Baserange brand and has recently collaborated with Ottolinger.But while she is already having a while around the industry, she doesn't like to get a hype - hence she only gives her name - her."What I want is to divert the focus of me as a person and that matters the project," she says."Thus you can have continuity and come in your own life in a way."

That same concept of "own life" is reflected in its way of producing footwear.What he does is suprarecy shoes that tracks on Ebay, after realizing that its quality is much greater than what we find today (in fact, the name of its brand arose from combining names of eBay vendors from which it has bought items).Elise started the project in June 2020 and has ended up becoming passionate about reusing vintage shoes."It was like a personal experiment, try to what extent she could develop a product without buying anything new or using new materials," she says.As for the peculiar print of her, Elise re -dyes the fabric by hand.The only part of the footwear that she wears new materials is the sole, although the designer is currently investigating how to create it from recycled rubber.

Elise says that footwear allows you to create forms that you could not do with fabric.“What I seek to transmit is that they are like small decorative works;For me it is a very 3D process, compared to making clothes, which is very 2D, ”she explains.Her sandals are so extreme and unmistakable that they undoubtedly monopolize the focus of attention on any styling.And best of all, they are supercomodes.

This article was originally published on Vogue.com