Dasha Lapushka Dasha Lapushka

Dasha Lapushka has shown a talent for creative arts since childhood. After moving to Italy at the age of 12, she first attended the Scientific High School and then Gianfranco De Meo’s academy in Rome, son of Michele De Meo, a renowned Italian artist, where she quickly assimilated various painting techniques including oil painting.

In 2018, she developed a new style by combining her two greatest passions: art and fashion, in a unique and innovative blend in the artistic field. As a big fan of shoes, with a vast collection of over 500 pairs from various designers, the idea of using footwear as tools for painting came to her while observing her shoe collection, many of which were unused or discarded.

She creates artworks using Valentino Garavani’s shoes, painting the face of Marilyn Monroe with Salvatore Ferragamo’s creations, the favorite designer of the famous Hollywood diva. In some abstract works, she incorporates shoes from the world’s top fashion designers as a unique artistic signature. Her first shoeinspired artworks were purchased by Paul Marciano, director of Guess and a prominent art collector.