Internationally-acclaimed footwear designers Aki Choklat and Julia Lundsten will join forces for a retrospective exhibition showcasing their works as two of Finland’s leading designers. At the 12 Star Gallery from 16 April – 2 May 2014.The 12 Star Gallery shows work which celebrates the creative and cultural diversity that is the hallmark of the European Union. The exhibition examines the...
Julian Hakes, the London-based designer recently teamed up with Disney’s Marvel Entertainment LLC to produce a superhero-worthy women’s sandal inspired by the film ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’, which hits theaters these days. Julian Hakes: ‘This latest collaboration with Marvel for Captain America: The Winter Soldier was the perfect opportunity to create a brand new and unique shoe style. I...
The DLM German Leather and Shoe Museum in Offenbach presents for the first time a treasure hidden in it’s Roger Vivier collections until now. It shows 40 prototypes of the master dating from the 1930s, bringing to light the youthful work of Roger Vivier, a period that has not yet really been explored from 22.03. till 02.11.2014.‘Christian Dior – Shoes...
Fabric For Fashion: The Complete Guide: Natural and man-made fibres is the only book specifically for fashion ánd shoe designers, to explain the behaviour and properties of different fabrics. A must have book for designers and textile lovers!Fashion design is largely determined by how the fabrics work, move, feel and look. The most successful fashion designers are those who understand...
At Kolding School of Design in southwest Denmark the students are working with experimental shoe design in cross-disciplinary groups with members from industrial design, fashion and textile design. This approach, which combines the strictness of industrial design with the more dreamy, intuitive working methods of the fashion world, has resulted in a number of highly innovative shoes.The students shoes take...
The ‘Berlin Shoe Days’ represent the different events throughout Berlin‘s new trade show ‘What About Shoes’, which takes place from the 21st until 23rd ofFebruary 2014. The shoe museum is one of the Berlin Shoe Days events and it is also the first one of that kind ever in Germany‘s capital. In order to make this outstanding presentation happen, we...
The Kunsthal Rotterdam will reveal the astonishing story of women’s shoe design, from 1900 to the present, during this spring from February 1 till May 11 2014. S.H.O.E.S – Sexy Heels Or Easy Sandals will exhibit more than 500 shoes created by celebrated designers such as André Perugia and Salvatore Ferragamo, international ‘stars’ Manolo Blahnik and Christian Louboutin, as well...
The winner of the Clarks Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week 2014 in Amsterdam, selected during the first fashion catwalk shoes show Saturday January 25th, is Dutch Shoe Designer Janine van den Bosch. 10 nominated designers created a private collection of three pairs of shoes (women/men), in which his/her personal style and identity as a designer is clearly visible. And a pair of...
Clarks innovates during the upcoming Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week 2014 in Amsterdam, held from January 17 till 27, with the first fashion catwalk shoes show. To support new design talents Clarks challenged different designers from the Dutch Shoe Academy in Utrecht to participate in this shoe contest for this special event. 10 nominated designers have designed a private collection of three...
This beautiful illustrated shoe book is a must-have for shoe fanatics. It’s edited by Patrice Farameh, a leading book producer and publisher specializing in lifestyle publications and media in New York. This new book shows large high quality shoe product photographs and great fashion pictures by Gianluca Pasquini and Diego Dolcini combined with insightful essay interviews with the designers.Women have...
