First it was Manolo Blahnik, then Jimmy Choo and Christian Louboutin. Now, it seems, the shoe designer of choice for celebrities to namedrop is Giuseppe Zanotti.
At a charity benefit at Automat on Tuesday night, Natalia Vodianova, the world's biggest supermodel, told handbag.com, "Who are my shoes by? That's easy, as I always wear Giuseppe Zanotti. He makes amazing shoes and is a personal friend of mine." The stunningly beautiful mother-of-three - wearing a pair of towering scarlet satin ankle strapped pumps adorned with silk roses - was at the event to raise awareness for the Didyma Foundation, a charity that offers advice and support for breast cancer patients.
Italian cobbler Zanotti has been around since the 1980s, but over the last few seasons his name has been gaining a new momentum. Current Vogue cover girl Cheryl Cole, who wore his zebra print platforms to the Brit Awards nominations party this week, has also indicated him as a firm favourite. With friends like these...
Picture: Natalia Vodianova
