Luis Onofre, a renowned designer who’s also the President of APICCAPS (Portuguese Association of Industrial footwear, their components, leather goods and associated products) was invited to recreate the iconic red shoes worn by Dorothy, the famous character from the well-known story The Wizard of Oz, a children's fantasy novel written by L. Frank Baum. This invitation came under a partnership between APICCAPS and Livraria Lello, in Porto and its first event took place on the first day of August. It was also released a special edition of this book, with the designer’s collaboration who was the responsible for the preface. Livraria Lello, which from the day it was founded in 1906, to this present day, has been internationally recognized as one of the finest bookshops in the world, getting on average 4500 visitors per day. During the next two months, these shoes will be displayed at Livraria Lello’s shop window.
