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"It all began with baby steps. \"I have photos of when I was a toddler, trying to walk in my mum's shoes,\" says British accessories designer Sophia Webster. \"She's obsessed with shoes\u2014she tries to hide them from my dad because she buys so many!\" Fastforward to today: Sophia is zooming out of her mom's closet and into the big time. For starters, her final student collection at the Royal College of Art was picked up by Browns, the iconic London boutique that nurtured legendary talents such as Alexander McQueen. She also apprenticed for shoe wizard Nicholas Kirkwood, who continues to be her mentor and is a devoted supporter of her line. \"When I started working for Nicholas, he and his business partner had only two employees,\" she says. \"Watching a company grow into something special has been a great learning experience.\" Now her fanciful collection, which boasts quirky gumball-bedecked heels, flamingo prints, and sassy speech-bubble clutches, is making its own splash. The candy-colored confections, which debuted in London on models in oversize doll bos, look like couture versions of Barbie's fantasy wardrobe. For those of us who coveted our favorite figurine's swanky goods growing up, it seems dreams do come true."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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