Line art rendering done in Adobe Illustrator 23.1.1…
…then brought into Photoshap and colored with scans of leather hides and hardware to give the most realistic approximation of the final product. More styles to come.
Professor Richard Saccardi in Milan helped me develop this style of sketching, his big revelation was to sing when drawing. It helps you draw free and stylized. Classic Chukka and one with a twist.
Both of these designs are slip ons and utilize elastic to keep you in the shoes, the zips where on trend in Europe as I was at school in 2010 and have come back in 2020.
Sketches are the fastest way to show your Design Lead your vision, so they have to have character and whimsy to get he or she excited. The boot was developed with John Fluevog in mind.
Although it is hard to make women’s high fashion in the USA, it was fun to imagine what the woman in the picture would wear with that killer suit. The pump is designed to have a translucent upper.
Military and Police Moto inspired boots (also a little bit of Varvatos, I’m a fan). These would be made with some ballistic leather for protection and some softer to add comfort.
Oxford convertible boot and an Oxford open toe pump, must have’s for the modern woman.