Leather Sneakers
These sneakers were heavily inspired by material choices
I knew that for these shoes I wanted to utilize a natural veg-tan leather, and contrast it with some sort of grey. After narrowing down materials and selecting my favorite upper style, I like to put the silhouette into Adobe Illustrator to try out different combinations of materials before making my final choice.
Some initial thumbnail sketches from my sketchbook
Rapid color studies in Adobe Illustrator of the chosen upper style
Rapid color studies in Adobe Illustrator of the chosen upper style
Process photos:
making the shoes
Taped last copy
Master pattern
Upper sectional patterns
Lining sectional patterns
Testing my pattern with a mockup
Upper assembled in two parts
Sewing the lining
Upper closed
Attaching lining, and transitioning from a turned seam to a raw edge seam
Adding thermoplastic toe puff
Lasting toe puff
Upper lasted
Adding cork filling
Gluing first layer of soling after sanding
Second layer of soling added and sanded
Last layer of soling added and sanded
Finished and de-lasted!