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Liebling is a unique brand of handmade ladies' shoes that was born out of love for design and for shoes. The creators of the Liebling label, Karni Reshef and Lior Livne, found their way to shoe design from different artistic and academic backgrounds. Karni studied art and building preservation; Lior, a graduate of Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design's Visual Communication Department, specialized in postproduction design and animation. They met up while studying at the Achilles School of Shoe Design. Having shared a studio in 2007, they soon discovered that their dialogue led to a unique ability to design together and they created a line of ladies' shoes called "Liebling" ('my darling' in German). The main philosophy of the label is that comfort and aesthetics are necessarily interrelated. “We believe that when a woman feels comfortable and peaceful, she projects beauty and confidence.” Every “Liebling” shoe is an independent object, which entails a dialogue...

Here it is, the spring summer 2011 collection. I am so happy to have it up and in the shop and I feel like I have many things to say, but for now I just want to put up these photos and give many thanks and photo credits to Julia Stotz and Brian Guido and thank our model Mallory for braving one of the coldest springs on record in these outfits. More soon!