Ancuta Sarca

The Romanian-born, London-based designer is resisting fast fashion and proposing her up-cycled kitten heels as an eco-friendly alternative instead.

A master’s graduate with a degree in fashion, with work experience at Meadham Kirchhoff and hours clocked as assistant designer at Ashish, Sarca is now venturing out on her own, foraying into ready-to-wear and shoes that have quickly garnered a following.

By fusing old and new, luxury and athleisure, masculine and feminine, Sarca is giving old shoes new life, and inflecting each pair with a dose of humour for good measure.