Red Shoes

I am still deciding on how I want to present the photo essay- I abbreviated it further for a forum on shoe-making- only elaborating on specific construction details that deviate from some traditional or common types of shoe constructions. Even the short-short version is twelve images- I think it may be best to create a gallery, rather than post directly into the blog posts. Ah, decisions... until then, read on.

Back in June of 2007 I closed my "factory" space. This is one of the last few pairs of shoes I made before then that have not been placed on my main web site: riotgeer.com.

This is a pair of red shoes with a single set of eyelets with a French-bound edge. This was the first time I've ever used this type of edge treatment- I threw away several attempts. The final piece turned out alright, though it will need further refinement if I am to do it again. The shoe upper itself is essentially a pump, but the eyelet flanges presented a more complicated edge to bind. Most examples I've handled used bias fabric and present a much more delicate edge.