1. Pura Lopez is a shoe designer for Royal Family members and Spanish cinema.
24 Facts About Pura Lopez
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Pura Lopez was born in Elche, Alicante, Spain, the daughter of Antonio Lopez Moreno, a shoe manufacturer who founded his company as a family business in 1964 during the rapid growth of the shoe industry in [Spain].
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Later, in the interview for the Spanish Magazine Surrealista, Pura Lopez admitted that she was always attracted by art and creative process but she never really thought to work neither in the shoe industry nor in fashion.
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In 1979 Pura Lopez entered the School of Applied Arts and Creative Careers of Alicante to study the Interior Design.
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Pura Lopez stayed in every-day contact with the fashion world, often attended fashion shows and pret-a-porter runways to learn as much as possible about the trends and fashion world.
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Pura Lopez started working in the Department of Design, Development and Production for two significant collections: "Josephine" and "Academia".
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In 1987 the concept of Pura Lopez brand was developed.
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The distinctive particularity of Pura Lopez shoes is the color spectrum of pastels, which vary depending on the season.
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Thanks to accurate calculations of the form construction Pura Lopez manages to create the models with high heels and platforms without compromising the stability.
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Pura Lopez chose her moto: "Your shoes should inspire you to walk" and her concept: "a shoe is a main accessory in the woman's wardrobe" considering it to be an indicator between the platitude and elegance.
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Today the Pura Lopez brand is the basis of family business Dalph International founded in 1956.
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Pura Lopez's models are being used for shows and catwalks by such designers as Cibeles y Gaudi, Juanjo Oliva, Andres Sarda, Javier Larrainzar and Guillermina Baeza.
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In 1998 Pura Lopez represented the Spanish shoe industry in 1998 Lisbon World Exposition in Lisbon, Portugal.
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At the moment Pura Lopez is present in more than 1000 places worldwide.
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In February 2012 Pura Lopez opens their first show room in the center of Milan.
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Pura Lopez creates two collections a year that embrace several fashion concepts.
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That large amount is due to the fact that Pura Lopez always has in mind all the types of women that she is designing for.
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Pura Lopez considers the bone structure, the height and time of the day.
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Pura Lopez shoes are produced in eight separate factories that belong to the company in Elche, Spain.
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From 2009 Pura Lopez began to expand the bag line and to introduce them to the main collections.
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The designs of Pura Lopez models were used in such movies as La Dama Boba of Manolo Iborra Martinez based on the play by Lope de Vega, Insomnia by Chuz Guttieres, Kika by Pedro Almodovar Caballero, as well as in the French production of Asterix and Obelix.
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Pura Lopez was invited to create the design of the shoes worn by Penelope Cruz.
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Pura Lopez admitted that she liked her experience in the movie industry because it gave her a great possibility to express her creative potential without respecting any limits.
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Pura Lopez shoes are worn by such celebrities as: Kylie Minogue, Monica, Penelope Cruz, Isabelle Fuhrman, Lea Michele, Kim Kardashian, and others.