Marina Larroudé Joins Forces With the Artist Gabriela Noelle for a Limited Edition Shoe Collaboration

As seen in: vogue.com

By Irene Kim

The shoe designer Marina Larroudé and the artist Gabriela Noelle were bound to hit it off. They share many similarities, starting with their Latin roots—Larroudé is Brazilian and Noelle is Cuban-American—and including their love of color and their creative natures. Not long after Larroudé bought one of Noelle’s whimsical “Toadstools” for her home in 2021, they met and became fast friends. Before long, they decided to work together.

Unlike Larroudé’s other collaborations, which come in short but sweet offerings of shoes, her collection with Noelle is more expansive: Six styles, including a mix of everyday flats along with party-ready mules, will be available for purchase on the brand’s website starting today. Floral acrylic decals adorn shoes in a range of colors from black and white, to bright neons. Larroudé is known for her fashionable, affordable shoes, but she also wanted to make a special, limited edition style highlighting the idiosyncrasies of Noelle’s art. Together, they produced a run of 40 pairs of the Gradient Full-Bloom Mule, which will come in numbered, custom-shoe boxes hand-drawn by the artist. A hand-dyed shearling figurine from Noelle’s Imaginary Phriends series for Pharrell Williams, fetched $30,000 at auction; these shoes go for $450. “And once they’re sold out, they’re gone forever,” says Larroudé.