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Madison Maison — Moc Croc Pump

Moc Croc Heel Collaboration With

Madison Maison × Designing Hollywood

The black Moc Croc Pump featured in Numéro Switzerland's Take Me to the River editorial.

What this heel is about

  • A Madison Maison collaboration with Designing Hollywood by costume designer Marilyn Vance.
  • Inspired by the 1980s and Marilyn Vance's legendary Hollywood film work, including Pretty Woman.
  • Designed as a tasteful, modern distillation of the era — no shoulder pads, no excess.
  • Featured in Take Me to the River, a summer editorial published by Numéro Switzerland.
  • Available in black, silver, gold, and a range of slide silhouettes. Handmade in Italy.

When we began developing this heel, I wanted it to live somewhere between a tribute and a love letter. A tribute to a designer whose work shaped how I think about cinema, character, and confidence — and a love letter to the era of film that taught a generation how to dress.

From the Studio · David Assil on the Moc Croc Heel

A Collaboration With Marilyn Vance

If you do not know Marilyn Vance by name, you certainly know her work. She is one of the most celebrated costume designers in Hollywood history, with a filmography that helped define a generation. I will only mention one of her films — Pretty Woman — but if you look her up, you will see hit after hit. It is unbelievable.

Working with her, and with her daughter, under Designing Hollywood has been a genuine honor. They are both such wonderful souls. The collaboration gave us the chance to take an inspiration that runs through her work — that cinematic 1980s sensibility — and translate it into a single, refined silhouette.

This is the era that influenced this style. It was based on that moment in Hollywood, and I did it in what I think is the most tasteful way I could recreate something from the 1980s.

The 1980s, Distilled

I do not love everything from the 1980s. I have never been crazy about the shoulder pads or the boxy Hugo Boss suits of that era. That is not my taste. But there is always room for everything in this world. My job, as a designer, is to narrow it down. To find the one detail that captures a feeling and to nail it.

That is what this heel does. It carries the confidence and the cinema of the era without any of the noise. It is a quiet tribute to a moment in film, refined down to its essence.

A heel that belongs in an editorial. A heel that belongs in your closet.

The Moc Croc Heels Collection

Madison Maison × Designing Hollywood · Handmade in Italy

Designer's Notes

What is the Madison Maison × Designing Hollywood collaboration?

It is a creative partnership between Madison Maison and Designing Hollywood, the brand founded by legendary Hollywood costume designer Marilyn Vance and her daughter. The Moc Croc Heel is one of the first pieces from this collaboration.

Who is Marilyn Vance?

Marilyn Vance is one of the most influential costume designers in Hollywood history. Her work spans decades of film, including Pretty Woman and many other titles that helped define their eras on screen.

What era inspired the Moc Croc Heel?

The 1980s — but distilled. David designed the heel as a tasteful, modern interpretation of the era's cinema, without the shoulder pads or excess of the time. The goal was to capture a feeling, not to revive a trend.

Where has the Moc Croc Heel been featured?

The black Moc Croc Pump was featured in Take Me to the River, a summer editorial published by Numéro Switzerland.

Where is the Moc Croc Heel made?

Like all Madison Maison shoes, the Moc Croc Heel is handmade in Italy.

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