Is my shoe design ready for production? The answer is “NO!” Your shoe design is NOT ready for production. Once you have a beautiful shoe design on paper it’s time to think about the details needed to start the DEVELOPMENT process for your shoe. Shoe […]
Should I go to shoe school? If you are asking yourself, “Should I go to shoe school?” The answer is -Yes! Are you looking for in-person shoemaking classes or workshops near you? It can be hard to find a shoe school, but if you look […]
Come on, how much does it really cost to make a pair of sneakers? Nike must be making big bucks on those flashy sneakers. Why does it cost $100.00 to buy a shoe? What’s the actual cost of a sneaker?Here is how shoe pricing really works. […]
The sneaker course: design, pattern making, and prototyping Starting in the summer of 2019, Arsutoria Shoemaking School is launching a new month-long course in sneaker design. The sneaker course: design, pattern making, and prototyping. This 4-week course is offered in Milan, Italy. You will also […]
The Arsutoria Shoemaking Workshop in Los Angeles My friend Paolo Marenghi, a senior instructor at the Arsutoria school in Italy, invited me to visit his class in Los Angeles. The five-day course covers pattern making, fitting, sourcing, costing, and lasts. Paolo teaches in conjunction with […]
The German company is also expecting a sharp increase in sales of its Parley shoes. Introduced in 2017, in partnership with Parley A.I.R Strategy, this collection of Ultraboost shoes turns ocean plastic waste into thread that is woven into running shoe laces, heel webbing, heel lining, and […]
Legit Check Air Jordans Counterfeit vs. Real You can find fake Nike shoes in stores all around the world. A counterfeiting ring smuggled thousands of counterfeit Nike Air Jordan sneakers into New York and New Jersey! Five people are each expected to receive 20 years in prison for trafficking […]
How To Tell If Your Nike Air Force 1 Supreme NBA is a Fake, The official Sneaker Factory legit check. How to Spot Fake Nike Air Force 1’s Today we have two new pairs of the Nike Air Force 1 Mid Supreme NBA White. One […]
Very rarely do we get to see first hand the failure of an athletic shoe on national television. Last night, basketball superstar Zion Williams, the 6 ft 7 in 285 pound Duke player, was injured in a fall as his Nike PG 2.5 shoe failed. […]
Do you want to know how Vans shoes are made? The Vans classic slip on and skate shoes are made by the vulcanized shoemaking process. The Van Doren brothers, Paul and James, started The Van Doren Rubber Company in 1966. Over the next 40 years, […]