Charlotte Olympia’s New Shoe Collection Had Its Own Movie Premiere at London Fashion Week

Designer Charlotte Dellal played a cameo role alongside her shoes. It’s no secret that Charlotte Olympia designer Charlotte Dellal has a penchant for film noir. But this season she took things to the next level. She created an entire collection in homage to her favorite genre and presented it via short film aptly titled “An Accessory to Murder,” which premiered Sunday night at London’s chic Curzon Mayfair movie theater. Charlotte Olympia’s fall 2017 presentation at London Fashion Week. Highlights from the collection were showcased in the cinema’s foyer: pumps emblazoned with Lauren Bacall’s immortal line, “You know how to whistle, don’t you?” from the movie “To Have and Have Not,” ’40s-style lace-up heels done in houndstooth with heart detail apons and Perspex brogues recalling a detective’s rain mac. A pair of knee high boots stole the show, though. Designed in collaboration with paper cut artist Poppy Chancellor, they featured an image of a glamorous woman smoking a cigarette. It was inspired by a vintage movie poster. Charlotte Olympia’s fall 2017 presentation at London Fashion Week. “I’ve always been into film noir,” said the designer. “My brand comes from that silver screen era — I grew up watching those movies.” The film itself, a tongue-in-cheek thriller, featured a cameo

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