On my first day of uni we were all taken into a room full of shoes and asked to pick one to take apart. To my flatmate Ari's horror, I chose a sneaker made by the brand GUESS (she's a Guess addict and almost cried when she saw the corpse of what once was a Guess shoe).
Taking the shoe apart was very eye opening, I discovered so many hidden parts that keep the shoe together, stable and comfortable.
Here's some pictures I took for my tech file. If you're squeamish about dismembered shoes then look away now.
Taking the shoe apart was very eye opening, I discovered so many hidden parts that keep the shoe together, stable and comfortable.
Here's some pictures I took for my tech file. If you're squeamish about dismembered shoes then look away now.
That's really cool! I sew so I understand clothing construction, but it seems like such a huge jump to shoe construction.
ReplyDeleteIt really is a huge jump! I majorly underestimated all the parts and processes that go into making a shoe at first. It's a timely process to make a shoe. I feel like I may as well be getting an engineering degree haha
DeleteI remember doing this with a bag in the 1st year, was so surprised how much of it had card in it!
ReplyDeleteThere are a lot of components in a shoe, didn't realise!
Will email you this weekend
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I was wondering if accessories students had to do the same. Hope you're well lovely, will email you soon xxx
DeleteWhoa... that's so cool!! And it's awesome that you can take apart something that you spend so much time creating :)
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Thanks Mackenzie!
DeleteThis is awesome! I never realized so much went into a shoe!
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Me neither! I think it was a good first project to do, because it made me realise exactly how complicated a shoe is.
Deletethis is cool!! I work in accessories so I know about constructions on handbags and wallets but it's fun to see a shoe deconstructed :)
ReplyDeleteI bet handbag construction is another one that's much more complex than it looks too!
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