Festival of the Mind - Researchers' Night
A selection of shoe stories collected at the ‘If the Shoe Fits’ exhibition, part of the Festival of the Mind, at the University of Sheffield.
Putting shoes on show
A review of the exhibition process. Exhibiting research for the ESRC-funded If the Shoe Fits research project at ICOSS, University of Sheffield, 5th December 2011 – 3rd January 2012
'Boots are made for talking, about who we are'
Review of Virginia Postrel’s article for Bloomberg View.
Shoe-Watching on Carnaby Street
Carnaby Street: perhaps London's most famous shoe-shopping location. Filmed during a lunch hour this seven and a half minute video observes the shoes of those passing through the popular location.
My Shoe Story
'Sole Sisters' Article in Local Sheffield Newspaper
Members of the research team were interviewed and photographed by reporters from The Star, Sheffield's daily newspaper.
Review: 'Shoes' the Musical
Alex Sherlock reviews ‘Shoes: The Musical’, a Sadler’s Wells production written by Richard Thomas and directed by Stephen Mear.
Search the archive for more articles from the Footwear Research Network:
More From the Footwear Research Network…
-
![A pair of tan leather Jacoform shoes owned by Footwear Research Network contributor Professor Andrew Groves photographed against a black background.]()
Contributors
Meet our internationally acclaimed network of contributors.
-
![A photograph of a shoe gallery at Shoes of No Shoes (SONS), Kruisem, Belgium.]()
Museums & Archives
A list of publicly available museums and archives in alphabetical order by country.
If the shoe fits:
FootweaR, Identity & Transition
The Footwear Research Network is an outcome of the ESRC-funded research project If the Shoe Fits: Footwear Identity and Transition at the University of Sheffield (2010-2013). Learn more about the project and research outputs here.
-
The Footwear Research Network is an outcome of the ESRC-funded research project If the Shoe Fits: Footwear Identity and Transition at the University of Sheffield (2010-2013).
Learn more here
-
Watch the ‘If the Shoe Fits’ documentary to learn more about the research project and the relationship between wearers and their shoes. Filmed and produced by Sheffield Vision.
-
Learn more about the ‘If the Shoe Fits’ research team and board of advisors.
-
Following the success of the original ITSF project, further funding was secured in 2015 for a follow-on project, ‘If the Shoe Fits: Enabling Patient-Centred Podiatry’.
-
A number of papers and publications were produced directly from the ‘If the Shoe Fits’ research and in association with the project. Access the full list here.