Fiorentini + Baker on Kids’ Boot Collection
Photos courtesy of Fiorentini + Baker
Downsizing: Fiorentini + Baker is launching a children’s collection of boots in October.
Fiorentini + Baker has become the go-to boot brand for tough-chic dressers in the know. And to celebrate its 10th anniversary, the footwear company is launching an adorable juniors capsule collection.
This fall, the school-age set (4 to 12 year olds, sizes 28 to 34) will be able to add that signature F + B edge to their shoe closets thanks to a selection of five shrunken-down styles (unisex, boys’, and girls’), which will retail for $380 to $500 a pair.
“Many of our clients wanted shoes for their children so we decided to make a range for kids in our classic styles,” Deborah Baker, the brand’s founder and designer, told FashionEtc. “We have a big Hollywood following, so my guess is that we may see some mini actors and actresses in them.”
With celebrity fans including Gwyneth Paltrow, Halle Berry, and Sandra Bullock—one would think that Fiorentini + Baker is clamoring to get Apple, Moses, Nahla, and Louis in its boots.
But Baker, who says her twentysomething daughter steals her shoes, isn’t limiting herself to the brand’s starry clientele: “I’m more interested in seeing everyday people wearing my shoes regardless of status or generation,” she told us. “The boots and shoes work for so many different styles and personalities.”
While the main collection is sold at Barneys, Bloomingdale’s, and boutiques worldwide, the kids’ collection will be available exclusively in Fiorentini + Baker’s New York flagship store beginning in October.
In related news, check out the boots that Fiorentini + Baker created for Anna Sui’s Fall 2011 runway show.
