First Step


To Starting A

Shoe Line

Welcome to Shoe Girls Studio’s first digital course. This 2-hour class, complete with 30+ videos, will walk you through our entire strategic footwear design and development process. It will equip you to take the first step to start a shoe line and ultimately run the sought-after shoe brand of your dreams.

This course is for you if you…

Have an established collection and want to expand into footwear.

Have tried reaching out to factories and are getting unproductive responses.

Have taken a class (or a few!) in footwear construction and want to learn more about the full product development process.

Have sketches and prototypes of your vision and want to bring it to market.

The Curriculum

01. Shoe Terminology

The last, parts of the shoe, components

02. Design Development

Concept discovery, design & development, technical & spec package

03. Product Development

Sampling, material sourcing, factory sourcing, production timeline

04. Business + Marketing

Starting costs, sales planning, business model, branding & marketing

Free Bonus Content

To ensure you have everything you need to easily launch your brand, you’ll also have access to our exclusive content for free.

First Step Workbook

Sustainability Workbook

Design Templates

Factory Ready Technical & Spec Sheet

Factory & Suppliers list

ALL ACCESS

Full access to course contents and bonus materials. One-time payment.

ALL ACCESS PP

Same as All Access 1.0 but in a payment plan of 3 monthly payments.

INSIDER ACCESS

Full access to course contents and bonus materials plus a 30-min consultation* with one of Shoe Girls Studio’s co-founders. One-time payment.

*The consultation will expire one year after the purchase date.

 

Testimonials

 

“Shoe Girl Studio has helped us execute our designs in a way that has offered our business so much new potential. They have introduced us to resources and new ways of working that have allowed us to propel our business forward quicker than we imagined.”


- JAZMIN VENEY, ARCH NYC

“I came to them very much a novice in the shoe design industry. They guided me, educated me, with their abundance of knowledge, and created with me. I can’t imagine having been thru this journey with ANYONE else!”

- SUSAN HASSETT, COCKTAIL SNEAKERS

“Shoe girls studio is one of the most comprehensive and well-connected footwear design studios that provides excellent services at customizable budgets.”

- DR.NAJWA, EMAR ITALY