Capucine safyurtlu biography
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I had no shoe design background at all,’ says Capucine Safyurtlu, the chic former fashion stylist who became the first creative director of Chinese footwear label Stella Luna in February 2016. Its founder and CEO, Stephen Chi, saw Safyurtlu’s Parisian aesthetic and Vogue-honed editing prowess as essential arsenal for European expansion.
‘What was really missing at Stella Luna was a strong DNA,’ explains Safyurtlu of the 12-year-old label, which is owned by Stella International Holdings, a Hong Kong footwear manufacturer that has been working for luxury brands such as Prada, Givenchy and Paul Smith since its creation in 1982.
Developing samples with Stella Luna’s skilled Italian shoemakers and tanneries, Safyurtlu set about introducing signature styles that can be tweaked and evolved each season, including a gold buckle, inspired by a bracelet, with ‘a noisy click-clack sound’, a double metal ring detail, and a sculptural