Reflections: Global Footwear Future Coalition Launch – London, 9th October 2024
Nearly a week after the launch of the Global Footwear Future Coalition at Havas Village in London's Kings Cross, founding member Alexandra Sherlock reflects on key themes and takeaways for the Footwear Research Network.
‘The last thing I want is my shoes to stand out’
American Sociological Association blog article exploring embodied experience, identity and footwear choice amongst patients with complex health conditions.
High Heels – Power or Patriarchy?
Emily Nichols discusses her shoe-related findings from ‘A Girls’ Night Out Research Project’ at Newcastle University, investigating (in)appropriate femininity on a night out in Newcastle.
Shoes as material expressions of a designer’s self
Naomi Braithwaite discusses her ethnographic research with contemporary British based luxury shoe designers and the ways their shoes come to embody ‘both visible and invisible traces of [the designer’s] creative and cultural biography’
An Industry Perspective of the development of the Shoe
The footwear industry dates back to cobbler stores in medieval times. Since then, many changes have occurred in the footwear market…