(Cover) - EN Star Style - Nicola Roberts is a "careful" designer.

The British songstress, who is best known for being one fifth of pop band Girls Aloud, recently collaborated with emerging shoe designer Atalanta Weller to create a pair of shoes she will wear as she launches her solo singing career.

Atalanta has revealed the 25-year-old fashionista was very involved in the process right from the initial stages.

"A collaboration is like a good conversation. Nicola came to my studio a couple of times and I went to hers; we initially chatted about her music, the forthcoming album and how this related to her vision for the shoes. After our first meeting I was excited by her ideas and collaborating with people who have a strong vision is really fantastic," she explained in an interview with Vogue. "Nicola considers everything she does really carefully and has a totally clear view of what she wants to achieve. While the shoes are just a small part of this, I knew it would be interesting and fun to work together."

Nicola is famed for her fair skin, red tresses and quirky fashion choices. Atalanta has revealed she admires the singer's personal style, and says her "fresh" approach to designing allowed them both to be experimental on the project.

"I think that she has incredible style and she's extremely distinctive, luxurious and original in the way she wears clothes. I have not collaborated like this before and the fact that it was for the launch of Nicola's solo music career meant we could be quite experimental. Everything was new and fresh," she added. (C) Cover Media