Responsible for Missoni’s summer 2011 collection of accessories, Margherita Missoni talked to Vogue.com about her inspirations to create shoes, purses, scarves and other treats for the Italian brand. “We looked into the hip hop movement of the 1990s, with old saturated colors, and that’s how we begin, always looking for colors,” she said.
* The pieces chosen to illustrate the article were the Mary Jane shoes, with stripes – printed, of course – and a million colors. “Our biggest business are the clothes, and accessories play a supporting role, I’m not going to deny it. That’s why I’m not afraid to be creative. Accessories need to say something extra about any collection and that’s why we don’t make basic black purses. You can find those everywhere,” she summed up.
* The piece below costs US$ 1515 and should arrive here in a couple of months. Are you going to miss out on it?