LAST CLASS OF 2024!

Join bespoke shoemaker Kira Goodey in this 6-day intensive workshop to create your very own pair of high-heeled platform thigh high/ knee heigh/ankle boots.

You will be provided with all the materials to build your shoes - including an assortment of exciting leathers to choose from. Choose whether you would like to make a zip up or lace up pair. You can also add other simple design element - such as a toe or heel cap. You will be guided through every step of the process from cutting the pattern to attaching the sole and you will literally walk away with a pair of shoes you designed and made by hand yourself.

DAY 1 Pattern cutting

DAY 2 Mock up & Pattern adjustment

DAY 3 cutting leather, skiving and folding

DAY 4 Stitching upper

DAY 5 Stitching upper and lasting

Day 6 Lasting

DAY 7 Making sole and finishing

ABOUT THE TEACHER:

For over a decade, Kira Goodey has built an international reputation for creating towering footwear.Her bespoke shoes have elevated many international style icons and celebrities such as Doja Cat, Nicki Minaj, Lady Gaga and Kylie Jenner. An apprentice of celebrated fetish shoemaker and graduate from London’s Royal College of Arts she has also worked as a designer for some of the biggest names in luxury fashion and footwear.With a practice built on a foundation of a love of craft, Kira also loves teaching the next generation of designers how to hand make shoes at the Fashion Insitute of Technology and in private workshops.