Urban Armour by shoe designer Meliné Katchi

Meliné Katchi is making her strides though the innovative conceptual footwear world one step at a time. Her recent collaboration with her now partner footwear consulting and customization firm Sophisticated Primitive SOPR, has spawned the development of the most unique, architecturally inspired series titled ‘Urban Armor’.


This architecturally inspired creation communicates a sophisticated understanding of what ‘Urban Armor’ could essentially represent as a boundary -pushing form of footwear design. This particular design challenges mainstream media and creates a complete aesthetic visualization that would communicate through the presentation of my various pieces as a new form of ‘contemporary fashion’.

Katchi developed this project partially in Los Angles, CA and partially in the UK, working from the prestigious London College of Fashion. She is currently approaching the final year of the exclusive Masters program at Cordwainers, London, whose alumni include: Jimmy Choo, Nicholas Kirkwood, Camila Skovagard, Finsk and many more successful innovators in the shoe industry.

Identifying and customizing a methodology to develop the series titled ‘Urban Armour’. Meliné Katchi (S.O.P.R.): “This series is a reflection of the sophisticated development and methodological process of materials treatment regarding the creation of an original body of work. The ‘Urban Armour’ theme aims to represent a visual presentation with strong connections to generations of protective armour and the modernized representation of it. It is creating a visual representation of the inherent psychological need to protect oneself from others invading your personal psyche within a overpopulated Urban space.”

More shoes by Meliné Katchi at the Virtual Shoe Museum.