In this article, we will discuss the difference between vulcanized shoe construction and cold cement shoe construction. Vulcanized shoe construction is a much older technology. In the 1980s, modern cold cement construction replaced vulcanized construction. However, fashions change and the vulcanized shoe made a huge comeback […]
In the very recent past, custom-made shoes were only available to the very wealthy, and custom-made shoes were limited to handmade leather dress shoes. Frankly..boring! Now, you can have almost any type of shoe custom-made. What started 10 years ago as an experiment with a small […]
What is inside your shoes? A quick lesson on shoe reinforcements All the hidden parts inside your shoes that you cannot see are critically important to the look and function of the shoe. The most common shoe reinforcements are the toe counter (or puff), vamp […]
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Drawing a Shoe Outsole Blue Print: The shoe outsole blue print can be the most challenging element of the shoe to design. A complicated outsole design can take weeks to design and months to model and tool up. The shoe outsole must fit the shoe […]
The question: Does Nike Make the Best Sneakers? This question is not so simple as the Nike Corporation makes thousands of different models, so they must be the best? I did see a report that stated Nike makes over 10 million different products, This does […]
Here is another great shoe making video from the Tsubo shoe company. This shows how shoe lasts are made. They show in a nice step by step video what it takes to make a set of production shoe lasts. You can see the care they take […]
Travel in the Shoe World In the shoe business you will have a chance to travel the world. As a shoe designer or Footwear Product line manager you can visit with customers and factories around the world! During my footwear career I have […]
