Behind the Scenes
Take a look at the process of creating a shoe, from sketching to patterning to lasting…
lowered opacity inspiration images for sketching
thumbnail sketches on top of images
collecting my favorites
process book with materials and thumbnails
process book with more thumbnails
quick colorway explorations in Adobe Illustrator
master pattern created from style lines drawn on taped last
sectional patterns for both upper and lining of shoe
mockup in scrap leather to test pattern (lateral)
mockup in scrap leather to test pattern (medial)
hand cut pieces of upper
beginning to sew vamp
beginning to sew quarter
upper of shoe assembled in two parts
now to begin closing the shoe
lasting quarter
lasting toe lining
lasting toe
creating faux cup sole with EVA foam
gluing first layer of soling
completed and sanded sole unit
adding toe bumper
finished shoes
de-lasted at last!