On Saturday, June 7 the Fashion and Shoe Designing Academy of Fine Arts Department of Sint-Niklaas presents it’s annual sensational and spectacular show for the 18th time. For this presentation ‘t Bauhuis will be transformed into a show location.The fashion and shoe designs of part-time education in Sint-Niklaas, Fashion Design department: led by Ellen Monstrey and assisted by Maureen Declercq...
Shoetopia, Contemporary Footwear by Sue Huey and Kathryn Kenny is the ultimate book on designer shoes, exploring the ever-evolving world of footwear and the creative designers in it. Footwear design continues to be one of the most important and interesting areas of the fashion industry. This stunning book showcases the most exciting and innovative contemporary footwear designers from across the...
A shoe can be… reveals their shoe sculpture Heliotrope. It’s inspiration comes from a plant that exhibits heliotropism. A shoe can be… has chosen to present their sculptures by using moving image instead of showing just the final product. This film highlights their possibilities and skills and encourages to create new products in close co-operation. Heliotrope shows leaves and stem...
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...
