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not child's play.(Jonathan Kelsey)

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Byline: Jane Herman

The soles of Jonathan Kelsey's shoes are a very deliberate color that he calls "conker," which refers to a children's game and is also British-speak for chestnut, "a rich, rich, rich red-brown," Kelsey says, similar to one his mother wore in the seventies. It's a handsome tone that grounds the brushed gold and silvery-gray specchio-a smooth leather bearing an uncanny resemblance to real alloys--used in Kelsey's debut collection. Fall, he explains, was informed by Tim Burton's illustrations (specifically, from Edward Scissorhands, hence the steely accents and sharp, conical heels) and by the fundamentals of furniture design. "Chairs and shoes are meant to support the body in similar, comfortable ways," Kelsey says. "The legs are like the heels; the seat is the ...

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