Co-Founder and designer Dr. Michele Summers created a line of shoes to help women stay on their feet with ease. 34 Minutes, the name of her label and the average time it takes for a woman’s foot in a high heel to start hurting incorporates her expertise as a podiatrist into what she calls a [...]
August 28, 2012
Melissa Hall
DESIGNERS, SHOES
Emerging designer Jon Josef knows how to make a shoe from inside and out. His Gatsby Gump loafer in an ivory velvet with gold embroidery is the type of shoe made for those that want to slip into something that’s a bit more comfortable. Made with a rich leather interior, it’s where comfort and style [...]
June 19, 2012
Melissa Hall
DESIGNERS, SHOES
Carolina Porras's creates the ultimate pair of roller skates as her final project for a course at Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Bogota, Colombia. [...]
August 16, 2011
Melissa Hall
DESIGNERS, SHOES
Keds and Lord & Taylor teamed up on a interesting collaboration. Offer students from Pratt and F.I.T. a chance to develop a line for their How Do You Do? Keds campaign. Then, have fans, friends and family vote on Facebook to select the winning collection that will be produced by Keds and sold at Lord [...]
July 27, 2011
Melissa Hall
DESIGNERS, SHOES
I had the opportunity to sit down with Arielle Salkin, a recent graduate from the BFA Fashion Design program at Parsons The New School for Design. Like many students from Parsons, Arielle had solid experience and honors prior to graduation. She told me about her time in school and what became clear, is that her [...]
July 18, 2011
Melissa Hall
DESIGNERS, SHOES, WOMENSWEAR