Disney Consumer Products Enlists Luxury Shoe Designers to Create Modern-Day Glass Slippers Inspired by ‘Cinderella’

jimmy choo cinderellaDisney Consumer Products is celebrating next month’s release of the live-action Cinderella by collaborating with nine luxury designers to create a line of shoes that reimagine the glass slipper.

The designers in the project are: Paul Andrew, Alexandre Birman, René Caovilla, Jimmy Choo, Salvatore Ferragamo, Nicholas Kirkwood, Charlotte Olympia, Jerome C. Rousseau, and Stuart Weitzman. Each designer has created its own version of the iconic glass slipper from the story of Cinderella.

“Cinderella’s glass slipper has become a magical symbol of transformation,” said Jonathan Symington, vice president and general manager, licensing, Disney Entertainment at Disney Consumer Products. “Each pair of shoes in this exciting global collection captures Cinderella’s elegance and grace through the lens of celebrated designers, making this shoe collection truly fit for a princess.”

The glass slipper worn in the movie was produced by Swarovski and the company has provided the crystals that are featured in each of the designer shoes.

The designer glass slipper inspired shoes will be available at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York and Beverly Hills, Harrods in London, Galeries Lafayette in Paris, and in stores in Milan, Moscow, Tokyo, and Dubai.

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