Rethinking the Sneakersphere: An interview with Woody Wood
What are the key challenges facing the sneaker industry today? Editor-in-Chief and founder of Sneaker Freaker magazine, Woody Wood, provides some valuable insights in this exclusive interview with the Footwear Research Network.
The Footwear Research Network: a bridge between the footwear industry and academia
Footwear Research Network founding editor, Dr. Alexandra Sherlock, spoke recently with World Footwear about the benefits of Academe-Industry collaboration to address current social, cultural and environmental challenges.
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Reading List
A list of recommended past and present academic texts on footwear.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Learn more about the ‘If the Shoe Fits’ research team and board of advisors.
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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’.
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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.