Case Studies

Selected commissions from the Caroline Groves archive. Each case study reveals how a private reference can become a piece of footwear: a field of wildflowers, a poem, a folk-art quilt, a gothic mansion, a bird in flight or a client's personal symbol. Together they show the range of Caroline's work, from quiet material studies to richly narrative, museum-worthy commissions.

Block Heel Button Shoe

Button Shoe

Long leg, zip front boot in dusky pink baby calf suede. The hand embroidery worked in silk thread features stylised yellow, red, blue and white flowers, green stems intertwined with rope-like strands. Oak bark tanned leather soles and top pieces.

A Treasured Client Commissions

Platform heel Oxford bootie, perfect for that dream wedding with heart embroidery subtle and refined

Who Needs Pigment?

Brown lace-up boots with colourful floral embroidery and sculpted heels.

Oxford Booties

High Vamp Court - Caroline Groves

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