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Button Shoes

A style that has been at the heart of my collection, but could easily be realised as an Oxford or a Balmoral. It is the block heel that provides the canvas to tell the story.

Button shoe in a dusky green suede leather. With 3 Button fastenings on each foot, the main detail of this pair is upon its heel. The block heels showcase a fine work of wool needle point depicting a gothic mansion. The exquisite detail and rich colours of the embroidery make this an exception piece of art. Here we see the side view of the pair of shoes

Button shoe in a dusky green suede leather. With 3 Button fastenings on each foot, the main detail of this pair is upon its heel. The block heels showcase a fine work of wool needle point depicting a gothic mansion. The exquisite detail and rich colours of the embroidery make this an exception piece of art. Here can be seen the perfectly stitched mansions from the back view of both heels

Close up of the buttons on one upper of this Button shoe in a dusky green suede leather. With 3 Button fastenings on each foot, the main detail of this pair is upon its heel. The block heels showcase a fine work of wool needle point depicting a gothic mansion. The exquisite detail and rich colours of the embroidery make this an exception piece of art.

Button shoe in a dusky green suede leather. With 3 Button fastenings on each foot, the main detail of this pair is upon its heel. The block heel showcase a fine work of embroidery, depicting an underwater scene. The bright rich colours of the embroidery make this an exception piece of art. Here can be seen the sole with the blocky Louis heel and fine oak bark moulded leather

Block Heel Button Shoe - Caroline Groves

Block Heel Button Shoe - Caroline Groves

Block Heel Button Shoe - Caroline Groves

Button shoe in a rich pink leather. With 3 Button fastenings on each foot, the main detail of this pair is upon its heel. The block heels showcase a fine work of silk embroidery. The exquisite detail and rich colours of the embroidery make this an exception piece of art.

Button shoe in a dusky green suede leather. With 3 Button fastenings on each foot, the main detail of this pair is upon its heel. The block heel showcase a fine work of embroidery, depicting an underwater scene. The bright rich colours of the embroidery make this an exception piece of art. Pinks and blues are used for shells and underwater creatures.

Button shoe in a dusky green suede leather. With 3 Button fastenings on each foot, the main detail of this pair is upon its heel. The block heel showcase a fine work of embroidery, depicting an underwater scene. The bright rich colours of the embroidery make this an exception piece of art.

Button shoe in a dusky green suede leather. With 3 Button fastenings on each foot, the main detail of this pair is upon its heel. The block heel showcase a fine work of embroidery, depicting an underwater scene. The bright rich colours of the embroidery make this an exception piece of art.

Button shoe in a dusky green suede leather. With 3 Button fastenings on each foot, the main detail of this pair is upon its heel. The block heel showcase a fine work of embroidery, depicting an underwater scene. The bright rich colours of the embroidery make this an exception piece of art. Here is a close up of the back of one heel.

Button shoe in vibrant magenta polished calf leather. With 3 Button fastenings on each foot, the main detail of this pair is upon its heel. The block heel showcase a fine work of silk embroidery, depicting an exotic bird in flight. The bright rich colours of the silk embroidery make this an exception piece of art. Here you see the pair back to back against a black background

Block Heel Button Shoe - Caroline Groves

Button shoe in vibrant magenta polished calf leather. With 3 Button fastenings on each foot, the main detail of this pair is upon its heel. The block heel showcase a fine work of silk embroidery, depicting an exotic bird in flight. The bright rich colours of the silk embroidery make this an exception piece of art. Here you see a close up of these heels

Button shoe in vibrant magenta polished calf leather. With 3 Button fastenings on each foot, the main detail of this pair is upon its heel. The block heel showcase a fine work of silk embroidery, depicting an exotic bird in flight. The bright rich colours of the silk embroidery make this an exception piece of art. Here can be seen a close up of the fine embroidery work.

Inspiration

The commissions showcased here explore a range of themes, including hallucinatory flowers, a gothic mansion, folklore of the sea and a tropical bird.
The techniques employed include wool needlepoint, stump work and free hand silk on silk embroidery.

Inspiration - Caroline Groves

'Belladonna' by Britt Wilson

Inspiration

The commissions showcased here explore a range of themes, including hallucinatory flowers, a gothic mansion, folklore of the sea and a tropical bird.
The techniques employed include wool needlepoint, stump work and free hand silk on silk embroidery.

Inspiration - Caroline Groves

'Belladonna' by Britt Wilson

Block Heel Button Shoe - Caroline Groves

Delirium Shoe

Block Heel Button Shoe - Caroline Groves

Embroidery on silk

Gothic Mansion, An Inspiration - Caroline Groves

Gothic Mansion

Block Heel Button Shoe - Caroline Groves

Wool needlepoint

Inspiration - Caroline Groves

'Ægir, Scandinavian God of the Sea' by Cyndy Salisbury

Block Heel Button Shoe - Caroline Groves

Wool needlepoint and stump work

Embroidery In Progress - Caroline Groves. Here you see the satin dark green heel coverings layer out on a table with the embroidery of the exotic bird well under way. Bright and glistening the silks and gold threads look fantastic .

Embroidery on silk

Close up heel shot of a button shoe in vibrant magenta polished calf leather. With 3 Button fastenings on each foot, the main detail of this pair is upon its heel. The block heel showcase a fine work of silk embroidery, depicting an exotic bird in flight. The bright rich colours of the silk embroidery make this an exception piece of art. The shoe has a hand sewn welt and hand stitched oak bark tanned sole. Here can be seen the golden craws of the bird beneath feathers of greens and pinks.

If Paradise is Half as Nice

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