Fashion School London

 Please use the sharing tools found via the share button at the top or side of articles. Copying articles to share with others is a breach of FT.com T&Cs and Copyright Policy . Email licensing@ft.com to buy additional rights. Subscribers may share up to 10 or 20 articles per month using the gift article service. More information can be found here . “Shoes are very important,” says Jimmy Choo, beadily studying my heavy-duty biker boots. “If you’re not comfortable, you spoil your body, and your spine will not be straight. A lot of people don’t walk straight when they walk — they don’t wear shoes nicely.” The debonair shoe designer, whose super-sparkly creations have been worn by everyone from British royalty to Hollywood stars, would know all about the importance of good footwear. Dressed in a characteristically exuberant jewel-toned jacket and crystal-embellished midnight-blue brogues of his own design, he is chatting in a light-filled room of the recently restored Boston Manor H

  Melissa-Kate, 24, created her collection, titled Love of Venus Pt.II. while studying at Jimmy Choo’s London Fashion Academy. In July 2022, during Northern Fashion Week, Melissa-Kate sent her collection down the runway. Melissa-Kate told the   Globe : “I felt so proud. The feedback was unbelievable. I loved that my work was being recognised.”   Since the success of Northern Fashion Week, Melissa-Kate has since received the British Designer Award for her Love of Venus PT.II collection.   Speaking of winning the award, Melissa-Kate said: “I couldn't believe it. It's hard to believe I've been awarded such an incredible title. “I work so hard and forget that rewards can come from that, but it always makes it that much more special when these great things happen.”   She added: “It is an honour to receive this award, especially so close to where I grew up. It’s recognition of all the work I have put into my brand this past year and the personal growth I have experienced since I