Footwear courses

To become an integral part of the fashion world, it is important to have an eye for style and panache. And while fashion may bring to mind at once the image of clothes, what would all the lovely flowing and colourful apparels be without the perfect shoes to match with them? And so, footwear is one of the most important components of fashion. The right footwear not only compliments the dress but also enhances the complete look of the person. Women, more than men, command a vast variety of options as far as footwear designs are concerned. Flats, heels, chappals, sandals, shoes, in materials ranging from leather to cloth to jute, there is no dearth of options as far as women’s footwear is concerned. And so designing women’s footwear offers greater challenges than those for the men.

One can also choose from various segment options – designing shoes for the affordable range, the high upper clientele or simply the everyday wear for any and everyone. There can be options in designing for children, men, women, brides, sportspersons, and many more. One can choose what one interests depending upon also whether post the footwear design course, they would like to work for a company or open up their own design studio. Both are lucrative in the sense that one can even come up with one’s own brand or reach great heights while working with a large brand.

FDDI offers a bachelors’ degree (four years) in Footwear Design and Production as well as Fashion Leather Accessory Design and a masters in Footwear Design and Production (two years). After a complete six years programme and armed with degrees, a young student can embark on an exciting journey into the world of footwear designing.

With modern technology much of the designing, that is really an art, has acquired better dimensions. One can experiment with colour, texture, material and styling along with the basic designing. The footwear designs by Christian Louboutin were much inspired by archeology. And so designing can seek inspiration from art, culture, traditions, motifs, and go on to experiment with embroidery, weaving, sequins, and the like. 

With several institutes in India offering footwear design courses, footwear courses shall in the future too be much sought after. After all, the footwear design course is an integral part of fashion and the two are bound to coexist in the glamour world.