Wholecut pumps
Just when you thought that there’s no way to make shoemaking even more exciting, I’ve got a message for ya: yes, there is. Whenever I get to work on a classic design I know it will work. Every now and then, though, I’m pushing the envelope. These are projects which remains a mystery throughout the whole making process, cos there’s no script. You go with your heart. You rely on your guts and imagination fully. That’s what I’m talking about.
It almost looks like a plastic last… But it’s not!
‘Everyday, once a day, give yourself a present.’
I love everyone who immediately knows that was Dale Cooper. Yep, cinema is a huge thing to me. Working on that kind of projects is like taking that great advice to your heart. Imagine that you’ve woke up, still all excited about your dream-shoe like hit. You enjoy your black coffee, having no idea how you’ll make your next stage of the process even happen. But then you do manage that and you are laughing your butt off. That’s the kind of joy I’m referring to. That’s your little present.
My vision for these is as extraordinary as my Wild Child venture. Everything about it is simply something else.
What I like the most about the wholecut design is that you can use your leather as canvas, after lasting process. Where my approach differs, is the fact that I use all the leather available to me, intertwining lining and upper together. I also last the lining first and do the same with the upper part on top of that. Then I’m making one straight cut on top of the last and that’s when the magic happens. It might sound confusing, but you’ll understand when I’ll show you the result. Let’s just say, it is not your regular seamless design at all.
What’s my game here? Well, I was wondering how to pull the lining through the upper and play with textures. I think it’s beautiful to get to see the same leather from both sides in one pair of shoes.
Top grain-suede combo is one thing. To create that same feel, using a single piece of leather, is another.
This pair will introduce a new construction type. It will be stitched together using original method. I’m probably at the verge of inventing something here. In all honesty, though, I’m kinda having my doubts if it’s gonna work well already. I was trying a little bit of a similar thing before and was not pleased with the results. Anyhow, I’ll give it a shot.