Given the success of his footwear collaborations with the likes of Rodarte, Erdem, Prabal Gurung, and Keith Haring, it goes without saying that any shoe Nicholas Kirkwood touches turns to gold. Magic flows through his namesake collections as well–especially in his latest range for SS12. The garden-infused footwear blends bold prints and feminine details with a splash of the designer's signature futurism. Take a peek at our favorites.

In a match made in pop-art heaven, British shoe designer Nicholas Kirkwood has linked with The Keith Haring Foundation to debut a line of footwear inspired by the '80s street-culture icon's pioneering artwork. While previously exclusive to the Joyce boutique in Hong Kong, the range is now available until July 1 at the designer's newly-opened retail space on Mount Street in London.

Editors worldwide are going kind of nuts over the return of boldness and color on the runways (did color ever really leave?). Either way, I decided to do a little skimming for my favorite Spring/Summer 2011 shoes, but with a myopic focus: said shoes had to contain some element of the color green. Why? ‘Cause it’s my favorite color. While none are available quite yet, at least this mini-guide will give you a sense of what to wish/save for should vert also be your tone of choice—seafoam is totally the new black. In a niche world once briefly dominated by a man whose last name starts with L and ends in –ouboutin (yet has now sadly gone the way of t –acky), a couple of players stand at the ready to fill the role of trendy “it” shoe designer. My prediction? Brit Nicholas Kirkwood. Already well on his way to attaining cult/obsession/freak-out status, Kirkwood makes wild and pretty shoes for wild and pretty people. Look at this blue-green platform. Appreciate its teetering height and its aerodynamic lines. While Kirkwood may not have as obvious a signature as a bright red sole, those who know his designs can spot them from miles and miles away. Kirkwood is sold at Jeffrey New York.

All hail Nicholas Kirkwood. For Fall 2010, the mega-talented shoe designer turned out another hit collaboration—this time with Erdem, the exciting London line backed by Erdem Moralioglu. With Kirkwood's knack for designing out-of-the-box footwear and Erdem's signature 3D psychedelic prints, it's no surprise that this meeting of the minds produced a boot that doubles as a work of art.

The New Foot Fetishist: Towering over the competition with his dizzying designs, Nicholas Kirkwood reinvents the way we strut.