HP Love craft NYC

This Holiday season I am going to treat my self with a great pair of shoes by the Indie label HP Love craft. The now shoe designer, Hayley Parker took her initials and the name of science fiction author, Lovecraft, to create the brand for her business. The New York based brand, which was created in the spring of 2004, offers canvas, slip-ons, by Vans, that have been decorated with works of art. Parker, hand draws images on Vans, with unique and one of a kind illustrations. Some shoes are covered with Warhol prints, smiley faces, the face of Michael Jackson, or she can do custom made designs, which usual takes two weeks to make. At first, Parker made the shoes for her self and her friends, until a shoe sales man at Nordstrom, in Utah, took interest and bought a pair. She finally decided to make "a little piece of art that [people] can wear"(HP). Each pair of shoes are unique and no one will be caught having the same pair someone else has; I like to think of it as "foot couture". HP Love craft is available at Patricia Fields, NYC and Colette, Paris or by special order at www.hplovecraftnyc.com.

- David Pedroza