Working with your pair of suede or fabric shoes or boots, we will reshape the heel, totally change the look of the upper fabric and construct vamp ornaments which will redefine the shoe's topline. Existing shoes will be used as a base upon which to build shoes of your own design. Using readily available tools and materials you will learn how to change the shape, color and texture of the heel, to cut and use stencils and paints to repattern the shoe fabric and to visually recontour the silhouette of your shoes. You can update a comfortable but out of style pump, create shoes to compliment a specific outfit, or change the look of conventional everyday shoes into the shoes of your dreams. 2 days This two day workshop opens up the possibilities of using an existing shoe as an armature on which to build a new shoe with a totally different look.
Participants learn both simple and complex methods of modifying the look of existing shoes.
Working with suede or fabric shoes or boots, we will reshape the heel, change the look of the upper fabric and redefine the shoe's topline. You can change the look of a conventional everyday shoe into a classic 1910 court shoe, a 1940's spectator or a shoe of your own design. Included is a lecture on the evolution of shoe fashion with emphasis on silhouette, toe shape, and topline.