Following his return to footwear last year, the award-winning Canadian-born shoe-designer Patrick Cox launches his much anticipated SS16 collection for Lathbridge. Glass has a preview of what customers can expect from the returning designer, famous for his cutting-edge designs in men’s and women’s footwear.
The new Lathbridge collection recognises the past by referencing his classic style and the recent revival of the seventies, through colourful, floral patterns and the themes of disco. Not to be missed are the Velcro strapped high-tops embellished with square mirrored studs.
Patrick Cox Lathbridge Disco Ball High Top
Cox is a famous alumni of the prestigious Cordwainers College, London where he studied during the 1980s, before going onto work with Vivienne Westwood. Guaranteeing a product as English as the bulldog logo itself.
Launching his own eponymous label in 1986, it wasn’t until 1994 that Cox changed the landscape of footwear design. This revolution came through the launch of his Wannabee range, including his most famous design – the square-toe Wannabe Loafer.
Patrick Cox Lathbridge Bulldog Loafer
True to the season, the SS16 collection features the classic Cox loafer, slip-ons and high top sneakers, dressed with a beautiful blooming and almost nostalgic feeling floral design. A nod to the brands logo and English heritage is also given through the implement of a brass bulldog motif upon the tongue of the specially named ‘Bulldog Loafer’.
Patrick Cox Lathbridge Bulldog Loafer
Perhaps the biggest triumph of the collection is the “patchwork boot” available with matching accessories. Discover the journey a simple goatskin hide takes from being coloured in vegetable dye in Tuscany, to being hand-cut and sewn together in India, resulting in a shoe as original and unique as Cox himself.
Patrick Cox Lathbridge Patchwork Double Zip Boot
by Annabelle Hursey
View the collection for yourself here