Leanne Ford Launches Footwear Collection With Beek
The former interior designer debuts her first collaborative private label line featuring four distinct boot styles.
Updated on Oct. 20, 2026 in Fashion
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Interior designer and former HGTV host Leanne Ford has launched a new footwear collection in partnership with the Newport Beach-based brand Beek. The line marks Fords return to the fashion industry and represents the first private label collection for the footwear company.
Why it matters
Ford collaborated with Beek founders Birgit Klett and Kenna Florie to create versatile boots designed for all-day comfort. By prioritizing features like double cushioning and wider toe boxes, the collection aims to provide practical, functional footwear options.
The collection features four boot styles—Worker, Rider, Country, and Town—each retailing between $395 and $450. The designs are available exclusively at beekshop.com and feature rubber soles with enhanced grip and double cushioning.
The players
Leanne Ford
She is a former HGTV host and an interior designer who has returned to the fashion industry to launch her first footwear collaboration.
Birgit Klett
She is a co-founder of the footwear brand Beek and collaborated with Ford on the new collection designs.
Kenna Florie
She is a co-founder of the footwear brand Beek who worked alongside Ford to bring the four-style boot line to market.
The details
Designed to reflect the shoes Ford wears in her own personal life, the collection focuses on comfort-first engineering. Ford spent two decades knowing the Beek founders prior to developing this inaugural private label line together.
Timeline
October 20, 2026: Official publication of the collection launch.
Culture Shift
This collaboration reflects the ongoing trend of interior design personalities pivoting toward full-scale lifestyle brands. It highlights a move where influencers leverage their home-focused aesthetics to build deeper, utility-driven relationships with consumers through apparel.
Newport Beach residents and online shoppers can now purchase the four new boot styles exclusively through the brand website. The focus on functional design like wider toe boxes and double cushioning is intended to improve daily comfort for wearers.
The takeaway
Ford intends to expand her design work into jackets and bags in the future. Shoppers looking for versatile, comfortable footwear can prioritize these boots as a functional staple for daily wear.
Further reading
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More information
View the new collection on the beek brand footwear shop.
Source note: This article includes information reported by FashionUnited.
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