For three months I moved to Florence to study Orientation in Shoe Techniques at Polimoda, an international institute of fashion design and marketing.
The culture in Italy is so different to Australia, but I immediately fell in love with the food, the fashion, the architecture, and most importantly the language. I would try and take a different route each day to class to discover something new. I even spotted a sign - 'scarpe' meaning shoes in Italian. I opened the door to find an Italian man sitting on a stool hammering away at a new pair of red leather shoes. I had to take a picture!
The course covered areas in drawing techniques, pattern making, fashion history, CAD, leather technology and shoe making. There were eight students in my class from all over the world – and we still keep in contact today.
The culture in Italy is so different to Australia, but I immediately fell in love with the food, the fashion, the architecture, and most importantly the language. I would try and take a different route each day to class to discover something new. I even spotted a sign - 'scarpe' meaning shoes in Italian. I opened the door to find an Italian man sitting on a stool hammering away at a new pair of red leather shoes. I had to take a picture!
The course covered areas in drawing techniques, pattern making, fashion history, CAD, leather technology and shoe making. There were eight students in my class from all over the world – and we still keep in contact today.
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