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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More Holiday Shoe Inspiration….
This year I was able to design my own Holiday cards. I didn’t have too much time to spend on it, but enough that I was able to send out something I was proud to send to my clients, fellow shoe colleagues, family and friends. Something that gave a personal touch. The final card design [...]
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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In the spirit of Christmas!
I am feeling the holidays coming up with all of the lights, trees, and cold weather. I have been searching for some ornaments for my Christmas tree…and found this nice modern piece, but I also thought it could be nice on a shoe!
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Things to do to inspire you this holiday season! It’s not just about shoes….well maybe!
While everyone is out having holiday drinks after work, shopping in advance for holiday gifts, attending work parties and potlucks, or taking extended vacations, whether it be shoe designers or apparel designers, we are slammed with work. During the holidays, we are rushing to get sketches, trend boards, trade show revisions or tech packs submitted [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, fashion Also tagged giant robot, lacma, moca, naples festival of lights, pop studio, rose bowl flea market, royal t cafe, Shoe Designer, shoes, unique l.a. Leave a comment
Clean Press Pleat please…
I am a little ruffled out this season. Don’t get me wrong, I like the ruffles but it’s on everything and everywhere…can we do something different? How about some pleating? Yeah, it’s similar but how about some clean press pleats. I was looking at my favorite magazine Surface and saw this cool pleat detail on [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Shoes + Furniture= Love
Inspiration can come from anything.
You can be sitting at a cafe and be inspired by the design of a cup, check out www.work.no and look at Kaffebilen’s beautiful cup designed by Norwegian graphic designer Kevin Hagen, or a unique outfit put together by a homeless person. Whatever it is, it ignites a creative feeling that [...]
Posted in Illustrations, fashion, shoes Also tagged Illustrations, lashoegirl, project runway, Shoe Designer, Work 3 Comments
What a nice surprise, Ars Arpel.