May 2, 2006

Great Dane

Camilla Skovgaard Shoes

At first you traveled with a diaper bag. Then a rucksack. Now you’re zipping around the world with your laptop and your Tumi wheely case.

You’re so international.

But you’ll find it hard to compete with Camilla Skovgaard. Born in Denmark, the blonde beauty spent her formative working years in the Middle East, where she designed luxury couture garments for Arab families. Now she’s one of London’s hottest (and undoubtedly the most beautiful of all) cobblers.

Designed in a workshop in Hackney (a once-derelict new hotspot in London’s edgy East End), Skovgaard’s shoes have names like Chicago and Bukhra. Made by hand in soft, durable leather and with seriously high heels, they’re damn sexy and will jazz up a pair of jeans or a power suit in a skip.

Just what every highflier needs.

Available online at camillaskovgaard.com.