Three Things on Thursday - Shoes with a WOW factor.

Ivlisa shoes are the creation of the twenty five year old, Ukranian designer from Odessa, Lena Savchenko.

She is another graduate of Cordwainers at the London College of Fashion. There is so much talent that passes through those doors!

Birds of paradise

Ivlisa shoes are hand made and are very unique. Lena states that each pair has about 50 hours of craftsman ship invested in the product.
The unusual design elements of the bird of paradise is featured on almost all shoes that Lena has produced. Lena states that was inspired by a bird she saw in London while she was working on her final university project and she thought about the construction of its beak and how will it look as a heel. After she did a tremendous amount of research on feathers and beaks, colors and wings finally after 4 months of drawing and insomnia she came up with her collection.