BIALOWIEZA | LA FORÊT | WOMENKNEE HIGH BUCKLE UP BOOT WITH PAINTED CANVAS SHAFT ON BACK La Fort relates to the fierce landscapes we saw in the broken crockery of Julian Schnabel's paintings. After we shared this with painter Ilse Vanderbeken, she started creating canvases unraveling the mystery of La Fort. The parts of her paintings where the brush strokes merged with the layout of our footwear, were cut from the paintings, resulting in a unique appeal for each individual design.