Category Archives: Inspiration

Illustration Inspiration

By Nalini Arora | Published: December 27, 2011

I know New Years resolutions can be kind of cliche and high pressure, so I am going to call mine New Year Goals. Two goals I created for myself for 2012 are to read more and work on more illustrations both shoes and fashion. I love to sketch and marker render but I really want [...]

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Chanel Pre-Fall 12 Paris Bombay

By Nalini Arora | Published: December 9, 2011

I would have loved to have a seat on this runway. Love the collection inspired by my peeps. I am half Indian so this is so wonderful and inspiring. An amazing take on Indian culture. Enjoy!

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Girls’ Boots and Booties

By Nalini Arora | Published: December 6, 2011

You may know from my previous posts that I have a strong passion for designing kids shoes. My shoe design career started in kids  footwear and it’s just an absolute blast for me to sit down and work out the different possibilities. It’s not as easy as it looks.  I actually find it quite challenging [...]

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EYE CANDY

By Nalini Arora | Published: November 29, 2011

Very inspired by this new blog I found called ShareSomeCandy. You will find Images from Illustration, Archictecture to Products, and much more! Love this site

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Shoe Winter Wish List

By Nalini Arora | Published: November 22, 2011

1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10 The other day my fiance asked me if I had a Christmas list or more like a Shoe list. He knows that there are few things I love getting as gifts and shoes are one of them!! So, I thought, let me put a little board together for myself. It’s always fun to be [...]

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LA Feature & Swatch of the Week

By Nalini Arora | Published: November 21, 2011

A few months ago, I attended the L.A. Textile Show and had the pleasure of meeting talented, surface designer Aaryn Nutter. I knew this girl, with cute style and flair, had a special talent when I walked into her booth, because I could not keep focused when she spoke to me. I was enamored with [...]

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‘All things girly’ mood board

By Nalini Arora | Published: November 18, 2011

While I am working, I collect images that inspire me. Right now, I love all things that are girly. Whether it be cotton candy, fur,  or my favorite Miu Miu glitter pumps or any glitter shoe for that matter, I really love things that make me feel young and playful. It’s also fun to put [...]

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Chronicles of Styles of Design . . .

By Nalini Arora | Published: November 14, 2011

In 2009 I was approached by Aneta Genova, an accomplished accessories designer, writer, and fashion instructor at Parsons, to submit sketches and illustrations for an accessory design book she was working on. I was very honored and excited, and looked forward to my sketches hopefully making the final cut.  With the passage of time I [...]

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I heart shoe!

By Nalini Arora | Published: November 13, 2011

Boy, has this week been crazy. It’s been about two weeks since I have had a moment to blog. I have so much to share with you! Stay tuned for a few posts this week! Part of working for yourself  is handling general business tasks to keep business up and running successfully. This may include [...]

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Tom Ford Documentary-Visionaries

By Nalini Arora | Published: October 26, 2011

This past Sunday night, Oprah Winfrey’s network, OWN,  featured a documentary about Tom Ford called Visionaries. When I read about it in the New York Times, I knew I had to watch it and DVR the movie in case it was a repeat watch. Repeat watch it definitely will be!!! Mr. Ford is more than [...]

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