During the car free Sunday on 27th of May, for the 4th time the Hasselt Stiletto Run powered by La Bottega will be held. Up to 100 fast high heeled ladies will measure themselves in an exciting race over a distance of 300 meters. Condition for the participants is that the heels should be at least 9 inches high and...
Before starting to create footwear, Shani Bar studied photography and graphics in Tel Aviv and then accessory design at the renowned Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem. It was there she acquired a passion for tri-dimensionality. ‘The philosophy behind my label is simple’, says Shani. ‘A shoe has to satisfy the highest design requirements and provide the greatest...
No matter how many shoes one has, there is always room in the closet for one more pair… Liza Snook of the Virtual Shoe Museum and Maryline Liabeuf, shoe designer and owner of LaBeuf Shoes are fans of the shoe label Biography. Therefore we are happy to introduce to you the designer behind these special shoes.We like to invite you...
This time ‘Jarina Schrijft’ and ‘Mijn Eigen Stijl’ join hands because of the trip to the Dutch Leather and Shoe Museum in Waalwijk (thanks for the invite Inge!) for the Meet & Greet with Stuart Thom, the designer of ‘The curious pleasures of Ainsley T’. You still do not know what we are talking about? Stuart Thom is the designer...
The Design Museum presents the first UK retrospective of iconic French shoe designer Christian Louboutin, celebrating a career which has pushed the boundaries of high fashion shoe design. Louboutin’s exquisite shoes, with their instantly recognisable glossy red* soles, are a unique fusion of fashion, craftsmanship, engineering and sculpture. This exhibition celebrates Louboutin’s career to date and showcases twenty years of...
From April 26th Oranienbaum Palace in Oranienbaum (former residence of Henriette Catharina of Anhalt-Dessau, Princess of Orange-Nassau) will open her doors to the public. The palace will be hosting an exhibition of historical and contemporary excellent craft for the duration of the summer.Reflecting on their original functions, the many palace rooms will feature work by prominent Dutch designers including Viktor...
In collaboration with shoe designer Masaya Kushino, Sputniko! is currently developing the work ‘Healing Fukushima (Nanohana Heels)’, a pair of shoes that plant rapeseeds (Nanohana) into soil through mechanical high-heels. Using the heels, rapeseeds are automatically planted as the user walks. The piece is currently in its work-in-progress phase, and is exhibited from March 11th to April 16th, 2012 at...
WHOSNEXTBLOG, the highly creative international platform, keeps on seeking new talents in fashion design and accessories and launches the 7th edition of its contest. This contest is meant for young designers and artists who develop projects and creations in the following categories: womenswear, menswear, accessories and footwear.This new edition of the contest will award 16 winners who will be offered...
The Qing Ming Festival on the 4th of April 2012 is more commonly known as Tomb Sweeping Day. A traditional Chinese holiday that celebrates the arrival of springtime and the remembrance of ancestors. Families typically visit and tend to grave sites the month following the Lunar New Year and days before the Spring Equinox. One of the major traditions of...
From April 5 till 12 August The Museum of Bags and Purses, exhibits Out on the Town!Bags, shoes and hats dating from 1900 to the present.This exhibition shows the development of bags, hats and shoes dating from 1900 to the present. Showing the bags together with shoes and hats will provide a view of changes that took place in fashion...
