IVLISA

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Location

odessa / ukraine

University

istituto marangoni, london college of fashion

Graduation year

2008

«IVLISA» is handmade and semi-bespoke footwear. All materials are natural. «Bespoke» technique used by Royal Family shoemakers for many centuries. This technique combines comfort and elegance. According to technique shoemaker spends 1 about 50 hours to make a pair of shoes (factory made shoes can be produced in 1 hour time).
Lasts for “IVLISA” footwear produced from natural wood on English lasts factory, which collaborate with big footwear brands like «Manolo Blahnik» and «Stella McCartney».

The definition of luxury is changing according to growing market and IVLISA respond to new enquiries with new records:

unique - each model is designed exclusively
memorable - you have never seen something like this and you will never forget it
valuable - bespoke shoes are made from best genue leather, natural wood and exotic feathers.

DESIGNER
Lena Savchenko graduated “Istituto Marangoni” (Italy) and “London College of Fashion, University of the Arts” (England).Designer’s experience based on education -"Cordwainer's at London College of Fashion". The occupation of Сordwainers was historically controlled by the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers. There is a Cordwainer yard of the City of London, which is historically where most cordwainers lived and worked.
The craft of bespoke shoemaking goes back centuries and the techniques and secrets discovered are passed from master to student through lengthy periods of apprenticeship. Until 2000, there had been a Cordwainer's Technical College in London.

For over a hundred years the college has been recognized as one
of the world's leading colleges for training
cobblers and leather workers. The college
produced some of the worlds' leading fashion designers, such as Jimmy Choo. Cordwainer's college was absorbed into the
London College of Fashion in 2000;
however, the shoe design and accessories departments
are still titled "Cordwainer's at London College of Fashion". After theoretical part of education designer interned at London Fashion Week and took private lessons with top 20 Royal Family shoemakers, member of Worshipful Company of Cordwainers - Mrs. Caroline Groves

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