at De Montfort University, Leicester Janine Alleyne The Exoskeleton Shoe Inspiration can come from anywhere – just ask
graduate Janine Alleyne, whose Exoskeleton collection was based on the external skeleton structures of marine invertebrates, fantasy creatures and insects.
Her unique and original shoes were included in
New York’s prestigious Shoe Obsession exhibition last year, featured alongside the likes of Manolo Blahnik and Christian Louboutin – and caught the eye of pop superstar Lady Gaga.
“My designs aren't really for the mass market,
they tend to be quite abstract and are essentially a piece of art in themselves," Janina said. "I've designed two pairs of shoes for Lady Gaga, one of which she wore for her perfume launch event. Another pair are due to appear in one of her next music videos.”
Maya Nishimura – winner of this year’s Moda W
hether it’s sleek sandals, beautiful boots or sky-high heels, the chances are there’s a shoe style which has you drooling in the
shop windows – but have you ever thought of designing and making your own? Now you can get a taste of the process of creating high- fashion, fabulous footwear at De Montfort University, Leicester.
Its renowned Footwear Design BA (Hons)
degree has created graduates who have designed for the likes of Lady Gaga and Jimmy Choo and even the Duchess of Cambridge.
This September, the university is running a
four-day short course in Footwear Design. Sign up and you will get a glimpse of the solid, technical background which is necessary to produce wonderful shoes and let your creative imagination run riot!
Suzanna Pasiewicz - winner of BEEBY award
If you are interested in following in their fashion
footsteps, then DMU is the place to come. De Montfort University’s Footwear courses have played a key role in the footwear industry since the 1960s and still set the fashion agenda for footwear today.
The university enjoys close relationships with
global names in the footwear industry, and graduates have gone on to work for companies such as Gucci, Red or Dead, Office, Kurt Geiger and Adidas. Undergraduates can spend their summer holidays working in the industry too, getting an unrivalled insight into the exciting fashion footwear world.
Inside its specialist shoemaking workshops,
attached to the university’s design studios, you can learn modern shoemaking skills and make a prototype shoe of your own.
On the four-day course, you will learn footwear fundamentals: the different fabrics, materials and fabrics used in the shoemaking process; footwear design, which includes research, drawing and illustration skills; pattern cutting – how to draft a ladies and men’s shoe and finally, shoe making – producing your own shoe.
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De Montfort University Tel: +44 (0)116 250 6210
Web:
www.dmu.ac.uk/shortcourses
Suzanna Pasiewicz - DMU graduate inspired by the iconic designer Alexander McQueen
Footwear award, presented at the UK’s largest footwear exhibition – was inspired by Japanese history and culture. Her shoes combined Japanese heritage design with modern footwear trends such as peep toes and killer heels.
“Whether you already work in the
footwear sector in merchandising, buying or sales – or would like to be a designer
be an inspiration”. , this short course will Whether you already work in the footwear
sector in merchandising, buying or sales – or would like to be a designer, this short course will be an inspiration.
Course leader, Kevin Guildford said: “To be able
to design and create a shoe from nothing is a unique and privileged skill. It requires knowledge of specialist methods passed down by shoe makers over hundreds of years. This intensive four day course delivers a fantastic insight into the world of footwear design and shoe making.”
Liam F LED shoes lit up London F
ahy - DMU Graduate ashion Week
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