Footwear design
Choklat, Aki2015
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Abstract: Aki Choklat explores the footwear design process, explaining the differences between the anatomy of the foot and the anatomy of a shoe, showing how one constrains the other, before moving onto the research and design development processes and the art of creating a complete collection.
Main title:
Footwear design / Aki Choklat.
Author:
Choklat, Aki, author, authorCredo Reference (Firm), distributor
Work:
Edition:
[Enhanced Credo edition]
Imprint:
London [England] : Laurence King Publishing, [2012]Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2015.
Collation:
1 online resource (57 entries) ; digital files.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.Also available in print version.Description based on title page of print version.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Linking notes:
Print version: 192 pages : illustrations (some color)
Contents:
Introduction -- Chapter 1. Footwear design then and now: Fashion and celebrity-the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; Haute couture and seasonal fashion cycles-the nineteenth century; Innovation and street fashion-the twentieth century; The future of footwear design-the twenty-first century; The footwear industry; Case study: Liza Snook; Case study: Catherine Willems -- Chapter 2. Shoe basics: Foot anatomy; Shoe anatomy; The last; Patterns; Materials used in the shoe industry; Shoe styles; Case study: Sebastian Tarek -- Chapter 3 Research: Inspiration; Investigation; The process; Compiling a sketchbook; Mood board; Digital research; Creating an ideas book; Color and materials; Trend analysis and forecasting; Case study: Nicoline Van Enter; Case study: Niels Holger Wien -- Chapter 4. Collection design: Design development; Collection theory; Case study: Minna Parikka; Case study: Rosanne Bergsma; Case study: Stuart Weitzman; Case study: Paco Gil -- Chapter 5. Presentation: Presenting your ideas; Drawing; Technical drawings and line drawings; Mixed media; The design pack; Portfolio; After graduation -- Chapter 6. Training and working in the footwear industry: Training; Footwear careers; Case study: Rachel Jones; Seasons and trade shows; Case study: Sue Saunders -- Glossary -- Useful information -- Acknowledgments.
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Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9781785391620 (electronic version)9781856697453 (paperback)
Dewey class:
685.3102
LC class:
TS990
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
501987
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