Mix and Match Creates Fancy Flats

Mix and Match Creates Fancy Flats

Back in the 1950s, an age of classic style, ballet flats were a fashion statement worn by Hollywood starlets such as Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly and Katherine Hepburn. Today, designers, ranging from Chanel to Target, have turned this look into the must-have shoe of the season, gracing every woman’s closet across America. The ballet flat trend has made its mark from the runway to the streets and is here to stay; so what’s the next for this fashionable footwear that has captivated the nation? 154 LILL Studio is taking this trend to the next level by offering customizable ballet flats named IMELDA.

True pioneers of customized handbags, 1154 LILL Studio has expanded their concept from the arm to the foot and welcomes IMELDA to the family. Coined after colleagues named Imelda, the inception was inspired by the legions of loyal 1154 LILL Studio customers who were asking LILL to design shoes. With the motto “Customers Come First,” 1154 LILL Studio listened to these suggestions and decided to expand customization to the footwear frontier.

1154 LILL Studio partnered with prestigious shoe company, Otabo, to take IMELDA from concept to reality. “We are very excited to introduce the IMELDA. Not only is this our first foray into shoe design but it also marks the debut of the Otabo for 1154 LILL Studio line,” says Jennifer Velarde, president and founder of 1154 LILL Studio.

Each Otabo for 1154 LILL Studio shoe is individually cut, sewn and inspected to ensure the quality of each one-of-a-kind shoe. The components, including leather linings, outsoles and shock absorbers, are all of the highest quality with manufacturing done in the United States. IMELDA is available in an assortment of over 50 fabrics and 20 different colored buckles.

The IMELDA ballet flats retail for $165.00 and are available in sizes 6 to 10, including ½ sizes. From handbags to shoes, 1154 LILL Studio is an advocate of personal style and brings a limitless array of options to the consumer by letting them be the designer from start to finish. What’s next for 1154 LILL Studio? The sky’s the limit!

Products are available at any of the three 1154 LILL Studio store locations in Chicago, Boston or
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