Posted in Daily BlogTags: footwear design blog, footwear design consultancy, footwear designer, footwear designer cv, footwear development, footwear trend blog, footwear trends, freelance, freelance footwear design jobs, freelance footwear designer, freelance footwear designer scott wills, shoe design, shoe designer, vico, vico footwearJune 22, 2012
VICO is a new brand that has emerged from Holland, highlighted by a friend of mine Louis Tremblay on his trend blog www.komfortzone.ca a few weeks ago, I just wanted to reiterate what a fantastic brand this is. Its a great brand and it really back’s up what’s coming out of europe today. Read more after the jump……..
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Posted in Daily BlogTags: fashion blog, footwear design blog, footwear design consultancy, footwear design courses, footwear designer, footwear designer cv, footwear development, footwear trend blog, freelance, freelance footwear designer, freelance footwear designer scott wills, http://komfortzone.blogspot.com/, louis martin tremblay, shoe design, shoe designerJune 13, 2012
I wanted to start the day by sharing an interview I was lucky enough to gain from footwear designer & trend specialist, Louis-Martin Tremblay. Louis is responsible for the extremely popular and well read trend blog, www.komfortzone.ca.
Here what Louis had to say about how it all started after the jump…….
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Posted in Daily BlogTags: footwear, footwear design blog, footwear design consultancy, footwear designer, footwear designer cv, footwear development, footwear trend blog, footwear trends, freelance, freelance footwear design jobs, freelance footwear designer, freelance footwear designer scott wills, shoe design, shoe designerJune 6, 2012
Footwear design trend alert – The much loved and re-worked Camo print is resurfacing as an outsole & lining based trim. There are some fantastic examples coming thru from the likes of DelToro shoes of Miami , who have used a multi colored EVA outsole to
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Posted in Daily BlogTags: footwear design blog, footwear design consultancy, footwear designer, footwear designer cv, footwear development, footwear trend blog, footwear trends, freelance, freelance footwear design jobs, freelance footwear designer, shoe design, shoe designerMay 17, 2012
During my daily routine I crawl many trend websites, blogs, twitter accounts , instagrams and general fashion magazines in a constant quest to find out what’s new and happening in the footwear
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The one thing The Stones and The Beatles agreed on in the ’60s was that the Chelsea boot is a king among boots & footwear design. You can dress it up, down and back again with ease and it’s almost impossible to get wrong. A man who wears this
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How to find a footwear designer?
There are many things to consider if you are planning a footwear collection. Firstly you must find an experienced footwear designer. Someone who can take your ideas and turn them into production drawings. A footwear designer that can design and produce technical footwear designs for your factory. Someone who can offer guidance on how & where to Manufacture your footwear designs and, how to find a footwear factory to make your samples. A footwear designer that can communicate with your chosen footwear factory remotely or directly on site. A footwear designer that can build a footwear range from initial sketches to sales samples.
My name is scott wills and for the last 12 years I have been helping to design & develop footwear for various clients such as those who are looking at starting a footwear business from scratch, to leading retail & fashion brands.
In 2008 I started the tailored last footwear design consultancy, a one stop shop for all your footwear design & development needs. We offer a very competative pricing structure offering a full design & development service, from initical sketches to complete design & production including visiting factories and arranging all of your production needs.
Contact us today to find out how we can grow your business. info@thetailoredlast.co.uk
@thetailoredlast we offer a full footwear trend research service for your brand or private label. Please contact us directly to see how we can tailor a package to suit your needs. We also post here to our blog with images / footwear trends that have inspired us on a daily basis, here you will find examples of mood boards & research from various fashion/trend blogs we are following. You can visit all the report extracts directly by clicking on the highlighted text. We also offer a full footwear design service on a freelance design service or project based. We also offer a very competitive pricing structure.
Posted in Design ServicesTags: fashion blog, footwear design & development course, footwear design blog, footwear design courses, footwear designer, footwear designer cv, footwear development, footwear trend blog, footwear trends, freelance footwear designerJanuary 13, 2012
Research / Process
• Project direction & range building guidelines
• Create client brief
• Retail/trade & trend reports
• Footwear trend, colour and material directions
Design
• Initial sketches & research review
• Out-sole designs
• Presentation of concept ideas
• Range review – Range selection
• Design renderings used in conjunction with sketch work
Technical
• Factory technical packages and specifications
• Review and modifications for out-sole samples
• Prototype and pattern modifications
• Overseas factory and development centre visits
Rates
@thetailoredlast we offer a full trend research service for your brand or private label. Please contact us directly to see how we can tailor a package to suit your needs. We also post here to our blog with images / trends that have inspired us on a daily basis, here you will find examples of mood boards & research from various fashion/trend blogs we are following. You can visit all the report extracts directly by clicking on the highlighted text. We also offer a full footwear design service on a freelance design service or project based. We also offer a very competitive pricing structure. Please contact me for a full footwear design CV - info@thetailoredlast.co.uk