After a few months of development, I decided to change the material of the heels, from MDF to acrylic. Acrylic, water resistance and it looks elegant.

 
Now to unveil my footwear collection which I just submitted in the morning... Anyway, here it is!

This is first prototype made with laser cut MDF for the new collection, 'Tidy Up The Commotion'.

Aesthetic wise, it is pleasing. However, after this experiment, I had to change the material as I found out, MDF does not react well with water, it softens the surface. Ther...

Here's a quick entry, a photo of the wedge unit I constructed through using the software, Rhino 3D (been trying to learn the software these last few weeks) to construct the pattern to laser cut the MDF (thin sections then joint together). Just to note, MDF is great for...

During the last few months (and the next few months) is all about creating the new collection. This is what I've been up to during the last few months (reason for the lack of updates).


Gathering resources:


This is where ideas starts to accumulate for the new c...

The closed (sewn version) of my upper (Spring/Summer 2012). Next post, the actual shoes...

It's all about adding and subtracting when you see your design on a form.

On the left (smaller picture) is the original version where I sewed up the zippers...

On the right, on Photoshop, I added more zipper on the upper towards the front...

PS I know this idea has been done numerous time...so here I would say...isn't it like adding your own...

Last Friday, I went to Northampton with a group of friends. While getting leather from one of the suppliers, we came across this... 

This is the rough stage and was lucky to find a heel that fitted perfectly! :)
 

Perhaps a rough idea of my current project? Hope it will not be tacky! Remember it's just a quick sketch while watching not so great music videos on TV…

Just a sample done with zippers: