Feather Footwear by Nicholas Kirkwood

Shoe designer Nicholas Kirkwood could be found all over Vogue Magazine. He designs amazing cat walk shoes for designers such as John Rocha, Erdem, Rodarte and Pollini. He was also selected as a finalist for the inaugural BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund Award in 2010.

Here are some great feather shoes that he put out in his Spring/Summer 2010 shoe collection.

Nicholas Kirkwood Feather footwear 2010

Nicholas`s work was inspired by the work of master milliner Philip Treacy who he worked under for many years.

Philip Treacy Feather Headdress    

Nicholas Kirkwood

Philip Treacy

Feather Shoes

After I found such great feather vests I went for feather boots. But the truth is that what I found was for the most part not boots but shoes. So hence the name of this post is feather shoes and not feather boots. It works well because boots are shoes right.

So thanks to shoeblog.com I found these four feather shoes all on the same site.

This first shoe is something like the cover shoe for their blog post. It is really cute but they don’t say where you could buy them.

Next we have here this anouk boot by Delman that is beautifully decorated with feathers.

Available at endless.com but was out of stock when this post was written.

Take a look

Did you know that Gwen Stefani created a company called L.A.M.B? Well I didn’t but L.A.M.B is an acronym for "Love Angel Music Baby" and they have created a pair of feather shoes. 

They created this high heal feather slipper. This feather shoe is also available at endless.com and was also out of stock when this post was written.

Check it out

Last up we have this second pair of high heal feather sandals. 

These Urania feather and leather pump sandals by Givenchy are available at net-a-porter.com.

At the time that this post was written they were being sold at a 40% off discounted price, $690 instead of $1,150.

Take a look

Well that’s all for now maybe I will write another post on feather shoes because there is so much out there.

Do you have any feather shoes you want to tell us about?

Feather Vests

I never thought that I would find so many great looking feather vests that you could buy on the internet, but low and behold there is a vast selection of awesome looking feather vests for sale out there.

They come in all different colors and styles. The prices range from $85 - $900 and up and the last one I am going to show you has a link to an explanation how to make it from scratch (but you need to know knit or crochet).

First off we have this baby pink feather vest which is being sold for 640 pounds.

It looks great and seems that it could be worn both casually and also for the more formal occasions.

Next we have this Dolce Cabo's suede and faux feather vest ($85) from Dillard's.

This one is more my style it has a rock and roll feel about it.

I found it on this web site http://www.commercialappeal.com/photos/2010/nov/12/195682/

The next three vests I found at http://www.shopstyle.com

This white Irina feather vest is being sold for $900 which seems like a bit much to me but at least you get free shipping.

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This ostrich feather vest was on sale when this was written at 50% off, instead of $700 it was being sold for $350.

Check it out

Last up from shopstyle.com is this ostrich feather maxi vest ($749)

Take a look

And last but not least because this was the first vest that really caught my eye is this Ozark feather vest from http://ozarkhandspun.blogspot.com/2009/01/pattern-ozark-feather-vest.html

She isn’t selling it, just telling you how to make it.

Awesome feather vest, do you have any you would like to tell us about?

Peacock Feathers - Not Just The Tail

Peacock feathers are really popular for a reason.

They are absolutely stunning!

 The perfect combination of colors, in beautiful patterns that create the rich and colorful image of the eye that the peacock tail feathers are so famous for. But the peacock has many other beautiful feathers that don’t get the same amount of publicity as the tail feathers.

Take a look at these three different feathers that come from the peacock, but are not the tail feather.
They each have beautiful colors and can be used for all sorts of feather crafts and fashions.

Peacock Plumage - Natural Black

Look at the awesome contrast of te black with the green in these feathers.
Also a big plus about these feathers that we have to mention is the low price. Think about how much you can do with these feathers when you can get them at such a low cost.

Peacock Black Partridge

These feathers in addition to their great color combination also have great patterns in them.

Peacock Mini Blue Wings

I am absolutely in love with the blue in these feathers. How can you not be? Just look at it!

These are just three of the beautiful feathers that you can find at FeatherStore.com.
COME AND TAKE A LOOK.

Peacock Feather Dresses – 1900`s & 2000`s

I just need to put these two pictures next to each other to show the wonders of our evolution.

Take a minute to see the evolution of our style.

See the evolution of our technology, the advances in our ability to capture an image.

I feel from looking at these two pictures that you could see the advancement of our race at being happier even.

But hey you know this isn’t a history or a sociology blog.

We like to talk about feathers.

And after a hundred years people are still wearing peacock feather dresses.

Feathers are forever.

links for photos

http://entertainment.webshots.com/photo/2545750140094285158wwArhd

http://buctopia.blogspot.com/2008/09/butterflies-and-pretty-little-things.html

How To Make A Peacock Feather Skirt

Buy this hot peacock feather dress for 195 pounds or you can try and make your own skirt and add a top of your own choosing. I can’t say that it will look as good but it will cost less and maybe you can make something that will look even better.

This is a project that I would say is simple but not exactly easy. You could make a very impressive looking peacock feather skirt without being very skilled but you do need to be motivated. The reason you need to be motivated is because there is quite a bit of tedious work involved in this project. The amount of work you will need to do depends very much on the length of the skirt you are making. A mini skirt will take far less time than a full length skirt will.

What you will need.

1- A skirt

2- Peacock feathers

3- Needle and thread

4- Two inch strip of material to create a belt for the top of the skirt

Now let’s just say that you are making a mini skirt like the one in the picture. All you need to do is attach two rows of feathers and add the material to cover up the stems of the top row of feathers. Start with the bottom row, place the feathers vertically and let the tips of the feathers come bellow the bottom of the skirt with the feather stems facing up.

Attach the feathers

Thread the needle and hold the feather on to the place of the skirt that you would like to attach it to. Starting from the inside of the skirt, push the needle through the skirt material right next to the feather stem. Pull the thread over the feather stem and back through the skirt material. Then go through the skit material again and over the feather again. Make three or four rounds pulling the thread tight to secure the feather to the skirt. Knot both ends of the thread on the inside of the skirt.

Go all the way around the skirt attaching each feather just over lapping the feather next to it.

Remember what I said about motivation?

The second row should cover the stems of the first and so on until the skirt is covered with feathers.

Attach the last strip of material at the top to cover the feather steams at the top row and you are done.

Tell Us How It Comes Out!

Brandon Flowers – Come Buy Your Feathers from Us

Who is Brandon Flowers?

He was the front man for the band the killers and now if you do a search for Brandon flowers on Youtube you could see a strange video he has where this good looking blond ninja girl keeps on saving him from these other ninjas. It’s a bit strange but if you would like to check it out here is the link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AhU12zC8fc

Why are we talking about Mr Flower and asking him to buy his feathers from us?

The answer is because he started a feather fashion in the alternative rock world by wearing feathers on his shoulders.

Some people would like to argue this fact but if you take a look and read the post on this link you can see some very strong proof to the statement that he started this trend and others.

Brandon Flowers the Trendsetter: Feathers on Shoulders

So in short Brandon helped to bring feather fashion to even more people and helped put more feathers on clothing so we just wanted to say thanks and come buy your feathers from us.