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Overview
What you will learn
You’ll start The Complete Footwear Short Course at the University of the Arts London (UAL) with an introduction to footwear pattern cutting, including foot anatomy, size fitting systems and measurements using a range of contemporary methods. You’ll then, through a series of practical demonstrations and hands-on workshops, make three pairs of shoes.
Throughout the course you’ll build up a comprehensive set of reference notes and supporting patterns for all your shoes, cover information on suppliers and tools, and learn how to create and complete a sample specification to industry standard.
The design section of the course will teach you the fundamentals of drawing lasts (shoe shapes), heels and other components to bring your ideas to life. Using your own mood boards and colour boards to inform your designs, as well as shoe design theories, you’ll learn how to draw from various and footwear styles.
Students have access to the full range of industrial standard machines used in the shoe-making process. You’ll learn how to click (cut your leather by hand) and how to prepare and fit the many components involved in shoes such as linings, insoles, stiffeners, and heel coverings.
Programme Structure
Topics to be covered:- Footwear theory
- How shoes are made
- Pattern Cutting basics
- Pattern Cutting for a court shoe, loafer and sandal
- Clicking and Closing technique of a court shoe, loafer and sandal
- The making process of a court shoe, loafer and sandal
- How to draw basics for footwear – lasts (shoe shapes) and heels
- How to draw a court shoe court shoe, loafer and sandal
- How to create a moodboard and a colour board
Key information
Start dates & application deadlines
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More details
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Language
English
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Fashion, Textiles and Luxury Goods Fashion Design View 154 other Short Courses in Fashion, Textiles and Luxury Goods in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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Other requirements
General requirements
In order to get the most out of this course you should bring the following materials to your first session:
- A notebook
- A pen
- A mobile phone with camera
- A pencil and rubber
- A4 sketchbook
Tuition Fee
Living costs for London
1137 - 2157 GBP /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
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