I am a designer based in Los Angeles. I design shoes. Yes, can you believe it? I am happy to say that I get to spend my days sketching shoes, shopping, looking at materials, magazines, etc. I design both women’s and kids’ shoes. I also have dabbled in designing accessories since my return from Spain...Archives
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Category Archives: Inspiration
Lineapelle and Portland Materials Show
This year I made the decision that I want to inspire myself as much as possible. I aim to create unique product for my clients, see what is going on overseas in trends, color, and marketing in the fashion world. I enjoy not just looking at shoes, but apparel, accessories, furniture, and generally just [...]
Alexander McQueen…A legend dies.
Today is a sad day in the fashion world. Designer, Alexander McQueen passed away. He will be missed greatly. I always looked forward to seeing his runway shows, seeing what risks he has taken and what limits he pushed. I was always dazzled and inspired by his work. Here are some of my favorites…Rest in [...]
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Shoemix… an interesting way to get inspired…
I recently found this website called Y trends. They are a trend forecasting company based in the Netherlands that specializes in product design and footwear. I looked at their website and was quite impressed with their trend services and how they deliver their services. I would check them out at www.ytrends.com.
Y trends has a very [...]
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Shoe details.
Part of being a designer is collecting ideas. There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t look at something and think, “Uhmm, that could be a shoe idea.” Magazine tear outs, sketchbook thumbnails, camera shots, online research…it’s all part of the process. Anything can be an idea for whatever you are working on, [...]
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Scandinavian Design…I can’t get enough of you.
One of the things I miss about living in Europe, is the accessibility to Scandanavian design. During my time living in Spain, people all over Europe were enamored with Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, Reykjavik, and the ever so close city, to the Scandanavian countries,…Berlin. These were destination cities. It was and still is a must to [...]
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Quick inspiration when you don’t have much time to create!
As a designer, whether it be fashion, shoes, accessories, companies think that you can create at a drop of a hat! Please design 10 shoes in one week…oh yeah, and we want original concepts…uh, hello, sure, I will just sit at my desk, and plug away, and you will have the most beautiful ideas in [...]
A new addition to the design team..
After much thought, I thought it was time to add a mascot to the design team. I would like to introduce to you London. Here is her CV…
Name: London. Sex: Female. Age: 14 weeks. Specializes in chewing footwear and aspires to design pet shoes that are comfortable and stylish for the city dog. Spends her [...]
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