When we talk about decarbonizing industries, footwear doesn’t often steal the spotlight. Yet behind every pair of sneakers or boots is a complex web of supply chains, raw materials, energy consumption ...

Former Nike and Jordan Brand shoe designer D’Wayne Edwards started The Pensole School of Footwear Design in partnership with the University of Oregon School of Architecture and Allied Arts in Portland ...

As the world takes a step toward tech, so too are shoes—the soles of the future will be smarter, better fit and fully customized. Technology has been steadily suffusing the apparel and retail ...

Nike gave me my first indoctrination into design. Before entering global footwear, I had an impression that designers were the ones with the cool clothes, coming in late at 10 a.m., hitting the best ...

This course teaches students the concepts of footwear design and how to design and construct a variety of footwear. Students develop skills for working with a last and learn patternmaking, sewing, ...

Omar Bailey has excelled in the footwear industry for almost 20 years, and he’s showing no signs of letting up. As the engineer behind collections from some of the world’s biggest names, he has ...

How to make it in fashion and footwear today? Throw out the old rules — and stay the course, even when the going gets tough. That’s how today’s emerging designers are navigating the still-shaky waters ...