Haven’t posted in a while, but I just wanted to share my first footwear product to hit the shelves: The Clawz by The Black Sheep Brand. It was completed during the summer of 2007 when I worked with Dallas Stokes and Black Sheep out in Los Angeles. It was a quick one-day project-- I threw down a few sketches one night and finished the Illustrator lineart the next day. It was a good branding exercise, just thinking about the lateral sidewall graphic when these are displayed in the store, and playing off of the skull logo and heel detail. They retail for $54.95 at DSW
(http://www.dsw.com/dsw_shoes/catalog/product.jsp?index=1&category=&prodId=177883&brand=dsw10brand1500006).
Enjoy the pics below and feel free to explore the product via the URL provided above…
Awesome Phil! Must be cool to see your stuff actually be produced! I like the stuff the Black Sheep has been coming out with because it’s a creative take on a classic silhouette, and I like yours as well. Keep at it!
Awesome Phil -it’s great to be able to still be a student and be able to have a portfolio piece that got taken all the way through production. Congrats.
Phil! Dude, that is hot. It’s very rare for someone’s “first design to go to retail” be one that’s so creative and interesting. I think you did a great job on the design.
Wow, thanks for the comments guys! I really appreciate them.
It’s very rare for someone’s “first design to go to retail” be one that’s so creative and interesting.
Yea Ryan, I know what you mean. It was great working with Dallas and Black Sheep because they allowed me to be creative in my designs, yet I still learned so much about footwear design and the industry itself. It was a great experience working with such a small company for my first internship, since I was able to see aspects of the industry that I probably would have never seen had I gone directly to a large corporate environment.
Tell Dallas “Steve-0” says ‘hi’ and … sorry for doing ‘donuts’ in the Corvette
Haha, I am always surprised at how many people know Dallas.
hey i have a couple of designs myself on some shoes i have about 10 different styles and multiple colorways and i was wondering could u point me in the right direction as to who or where could help me with the physical construction of the models i would greatly appreciate it
THANKS