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NIcholas Kirkwood Mr. Kirkwood's fall 2011 take on biker chic.

From Sci-Fi Heels to Bows: a Shoe Maverick Christina Binkley 2011

Twisting familiar forms is Mr. Kirkwood's specialty.

From Sci-Fi Heels to Bows: a Shoe Maverick Christina Binkley 2011

While Deedee Kirkwood's play, Toke, is dedicated to tales of getting high around the world, has a grand finale celebrating the 2000 Hemp Festival, and is supposedly based on a true story, to call it anything other than a well-intentioned mess would be a disservice to potential ticket buyers.

George Heymont: Too Many Tokes Over the Line George Heymont 2011

Daniella Vitale , chief merchant of Barneys New York, lists Mr. Kirkwood's laser-cut oxfords and tassel loafers as best-sellers.

From Sci-Fi Heels to Bows: a Shoe Maverick Christina Binkley 2011

While Deedee Kirkwood's play, Toke, is dedicated to tales of getting high around the world, has a grand finale celebrating the 2000 Hemp Festival, and is supposedly based on a true story, to call it anything other than a well-intentioned mess would be a disservice to potential ticket buyers.

George Heymont: Too Many Tokes Over the Line George Heymont 2011

While Deedee Kirkwood's play, Toke, is dedicated to tales of getting high around the world, has a grand finale celebrating the 2000 Hemp Festival, and is supposedly based on a true story, to call it anything other than a well-intentioned mess would be a disservice to potential ticket buyers.

George Heymont: Too Many Tokes Over the Line George Heymont 2011

Co-presented by Swirl Media Group and the Berkeley Patients Group, the action in Kirkwood's play bounces between such locales as the Garden of Eden, a Vietnamese opium den, a German commune with an outhouse, and a polyamory workshop.

George Heymont: Too Many Tokes Over the Line George Heymont 2011

Co-presented by Swirl Media Group and the Berkeley Patients Group, the action in Kirkwood's play bounces between such locales as the Garden of Eden, a Vietnamese opium den, a German commune with an outhouse, and a polyamory workshop.

George Heymont: Too Many Tokes Over the Line George Heymont 2011

Co-presented by Swirl Media Group and the Berkeley Patients Group, the action in Kirkwood's play bounces between such locales as the Garden of Eden, a Vietnamese opium den, a German commune with an outhouse, and a polyamory workshop.

George Heymont: Too Many Tokes Over the Line George Heymont 2011

Mr. Kirkwood's seven-year-old brand doesn't yet approach the size of those megabrands, but the designer, age 31, already sells his shoes to many of the world's haute boutiques and department stores, where they're placed beside Choos and Louboutins and priced to match, ranging from $500 or so to several thousand dollars.

From Sci-Fi Heels to Bows: a Shoe Maverick Christina Binkley 2011