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November 2, 2015

Shoes and Architecture

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Shoes and architecture are an obsession of mine. The lines and shapes of shoes and buildings have a strong correlation, and I enjoy exploring, and marrying them.

Recently, I came across Brasilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, and instantly became enamored with his abstract shapes and curves. He is known for his design of civic buildings for Brasília, a planned city that became Brazil’s capital in 1960, as well as his collaboration with other architects on the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. His exploration of the aesthetic possibilities of reinforced concrete was highly influential in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

Niemeyer’s Cathedral of Brasília is the Roman Catholic cathedral serving Brasília, Brazil, and serves as the seat of the Archdiocese of Brasília. Inspired by the buildings shapes, I started to draw some shoes, and well, thought I would share my exploration here.

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All sketches by me in Fashionary sketchbook.

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November 2, 2015

Shoe design sketchbook by Fashionary

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A sketchbook is not a just a book of blank pages. It’s a personal diary of your creative journey. A book of expressions, frustrations, and passions. It’s here where ideas get explored, developed, and possibly become actual products in the market place.

I love the feeling of filling up my sketchbook.  It does not happen often because publishers don’t really know the needs of a shoe designer.  Recently, I discovered Fashionary sketchbooks for shoe designers, and I’ve been in heaven. It’s been very easy to fill this book up with shoe doodles.

Fashionary has created a sketchbook which comes in thumbnail format. A template is already laid out for you in several heel heights, and all you have to do is connect the dots to a basic shoe form.  This feature allows you to focus on the design. With deadlines, and various projects, its great to be able to draw something quickly, and have it look proportional.

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Other reasons why I like this sketchbook:

  1. The paper is smooth to draw on.
  2. Pencil erases easily.
  3. Easy to take notes, and keep track of drawing dates.
  4. A great way to draw mini collections.  I enjoy seeing my process, and ideas worked out.

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5. Contains a shoe library of different constructions, a shoe glossary of footwear terminology, an international shoe size chart, and a spec sheet template.

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Overall, I really like the Fashionary sketch book for shoe designers. It’s not only great for working designers, but also nice for those aspiring to get into  footwear design. They even have a shoe design book that has more expansive templates, and additional shoe design and trade information. You can find it here. I’m definitely going to buy this book, and look forward to using its more expansive templates.

 

All drawings and photos by me.

 

 

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August 5, 2014

A shoe process video

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Made a flipagram video on a new shoe process. I thought it would be fun to show snapshots of my work. . My inspiration: using the shape of windows in vintage cars as panels on uppers. You can watch the video here

Have a great week!

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July 22, 2014

Fringe & Shoes

As a shoe designer, it’s not just about creating designs,  but also creating sex appeal and beauty.

Women want to feel sexy in their shoes. Of course, sexy does not apply just to wearing sky, high heels anymore. Women, today, want to feel sexy in any shoe they wear. A few ways to achieve sexiness thru shoes is toe cleavage, nice lasts that don’t make women’s feet look huge or bulky, beautiful leathers, materials, and details, and accentuating the ankle.

While putting these concepts together for a client, this was definitely top of mind.

 My inspiration: lace with 3 dimensional oversized beading, large eyelets, satin bows, men’s inspired footwear, tuxedo styling, pony hair, gold hardware, and mixing feminine and masculine…

 Here is my process…

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Here are a few sketches showing my ideation of having straps around the ankle that are not overbearing but minimal that accentuate the ankle.

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Before I settled on an idea, I put the design on an illustration to get get the feel of the shoe. I originally wanted to do this in a lace, but also liked the idea of seeing this in pony hair with satin, and leathers.

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Here is my final drawing rendered.

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July 9, 2014

White Shoes Don’t Care

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A few years ago I did this illustration here.  I still love the skirt, and you can find me around town wearing this Shareen Vintage beauty. However, as a designer I have grown A LOT! When I looked at this illustration, I wasn’t feeling the shoes anymore.  I decided to change the design.  I wanted something sleaker but with some design details. I also opted for keeping these white. It’s summer why not?  I am feeling this much more. What about you?

I actually have this shoe design in several sketch variations, and I’ll be posting them later in the week so stay tuned.

Hope you’re having a great week!

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