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MODA hosts History in the Making Footwear competition
19 Feb '19
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Courtesy: MODA UK
MODA, the UK’s fashion trade event being held from February 17-19, 2019, has collaborated with De Montfort University Footwear Design BA (Hons) course for the inaugural History in the Making Footwear Design Competition. It showcases young talent and the future of footwear design. Dimitri Gabellier has been named as the winner of the competition.
The History in the Making brief asked entrants to design and develop a range of footwear that interprets the broad spectrum of ‘heritage’ incorporating fashion influences, materials, and colour trends for the Autumn/Winter 19/20 season. Six shortlisted designs are displayed in the heart of the prestigious footwear section of MODA.
“My project takes inspiration from the Japanese martial art, the Hojojutsu. It was used by policemen during the Edo era (1603-1868) and is the art of using a rope to capture, restrain, transport and display suspects and criminals. The sole is made from bamboo, which was the main material (with rope) that police used as a pole to restrain people,” Dimitri said.
Across the rest of MODA, a host of womenswear brands and a vibrant presentation of footwear delighted visitors. The newly launched ‘This is Me’ theme celebrates real fashion for real people, and during the regular daily catwalks, presents fashionable, wearable clothes styled on models of all ages and cultures.
MODA Directions catwalk show offers an independently curated selection of contemporary womenswear and footwear from across the show, separated into seven key trends for AW19/20. These includes Grey Matter, Balmoral, Matisse’s Cut Out, Animal Magnet, Serenity, Botanical Garden and The After Party. (GK)
The History in the Making brief asked entrants to design and develop a range of footwear that interprets the broad spectrum of ‘heritage’ incorporating fashion influences, materials, and colour trends for the Autumn/Winter 19/20 season. Six shortlisted designs are displayed in the heart of the prestigious footwear section of MODA.
“My project takes inspiration from the Japanese martial art, the Hojojutsu. It was used by policemen during the Edo era (1603-1868) and is the art of using a rope to capture, restrain, transport and display suspects and criminals. The sole is made from bamboo, which was the main material (with rope) that police used as a pole to restrain people,” Dimitri said.
Across the rest of MODA, a host of womenswear brands and a vibrant presentation of footwear delighted visitors. The newly launched ‘This is Me’ theme celebrates real fashion for real people, and during the regular daily catwalks, presents fashionable, wearable clothes styled on models of all ages and cultures.
MODA Directions catwalk show offers an independently curated selection of contemporary womenswear and footwear from across the show, separated into seven key trends for AW19/20. These includes Grey Matter, Balmoral, Matisse’s Cut Out, Animal Magnet, Serenity, Botanical Garden and The After Party. (GK)
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