footwear

hi-lo footwear ss25

designing women’s heels for production

man walking in front of textured wall

contact me to learn more about my final deliverables for this project! (under nda)

“a startup footwear company with a groundbreaking hybrid innovation in women's footwear”

sketches of the Ss26 line

crowd of people on a town square

the 5 pairs of heels to be manufactured for ss26

ai rendering explorations

lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration

explorations done by plugging my sketches into vizcom

Research & analysis on hi-lo footwear

i researched and analyzed the company to understand who I would be designing for and the needs

crowd of people on a town square

market/trend research

some of the research and analysis for the current market/trends through fashion articles

crowd of people on a town square

some of the research and analysis for the current market/trends through social media

crowd of people on a town square

questions my client had in consideration of hi-lo footwear about the current market/trends

crowd of people on a town square

market/trend forecasting for ss26

crowd of people on a town square

combining my research on hi-lo and the general market/trends i made a design board specific for hi-lo footwear’s spring/summer 2026 line

crowd of people on a town square

color trend Research & analysis

i did another phase of research and analysis for the color trend forecasts for Ss26

crowd of people on a town square

through my color trend research and forecasting, i extracted colors for the heels that would go well with nude, black, or white uppers requested by the client

crowd of people on a town square

then i found specific Pantone colors for the palette to be used for the ss26 heels

crowd of people on a town square

material Research & analysis

i also conducted material research for the uppers in consideration of the specific manufacturing restrictions hi-lo has for their heels

suede research
pu leather

Ideation & sketches

wedding heel inspiration
wedding heel inspiration
wedding heel inspiration
wedding heel inspiration
wedding heel inspiration
wedding heel sketches

i used the inspiration boards to support me when ideating and sketching

wedding heels

lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel sketches

lifestyle heel 1

lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel sketches

lifestyle heel 2

lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel sketches

lifestyle heel 3

lifestyle heel 4

for the last set of sketches, i based my inspiration purely from my imagination and creativity

lifestyle 4 sketch 1
lifestyle 4 sketch 2
lifestyle 4 sketch 3
lifestyle 4 sketch 4
lifestyle 4 sketches

high & low heel sketches

(23 designs)

crowd of people on a town square
blue circle
blue circle
blue circle
blue circle
blue circle

these are the 5 designs that my client chose that would be pushed for manufacturing

design color specifications

lifestyle heel sketches
lifestyle heel sketches
lifestyle heel sketches
lifestyle heel sketches
lifestyle heel sketches

footwear

sneaker heels

sneaker-like heels or heel-like sneakers?

explore

soft goods

head-oriented objects

unfitted methodology: the head as a site

explore

blurry photo of sunset over ocean with logo on top
blurry photo of sunset over ocean with logo on top

footwear

hi-lo footwear ss25

designing women’s heels for production

man walking in front of textured wall

contact me to learn more about my final deliverables for this project! (under nda)

“a startup footwear company with a groundbreaking hybrid innovation in women's footwear”

sketches of the Ss26 line

crowd of people on a town square

the 5 pairs of heels to be manufactured for ss26

ai rendering explorations

lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration

explorations done by plugging my sketches into vizcom

Research & analysis on hi-lo footwear

i researched and analyzed the company to understand who I would be designing for and the needs

crowd of people on a town square

market/trend research

some of the research and analysis for the current market/trends through fashion articles

crowd of people on a town square

some of the research and analysis for the current market/trends through social media

crowd of people on a town square

questions my client had in consideration of hi-lo footwear about the current market/trends

crowd of people on a town square

market/trend forecasting for ss26

crowd of people on a town square

combining my research on hi-lo and the general market/trends i made a design board specific for hi-lo footwear’s spring/summer 2026 line

crowd of people on a town square

color trend Research & analysis

i did another phase of research and analysis for the color trend forecasts for Ss26

crowd of people on a town square

through my color trend research and forecasting, i extracted colors for the heels that would go well with nude, black, or white uppers requested by the client

crowd of people on a town square

then i found specific Pantone colors for the palette to be used for the ss26 heels

crowd of people on a town square

material Research & analysis

i also conducted material research for the uppers in consideration of the specific manufacturing restrictions hi-lo has for their heels

suede research
pu leather

Ideation & sketches

wedding heel inspiration
wedding heel inspiration
wedding heel inspiration
wedding heel inspiration
wedding heel inspiration
wedding heel sketches

i used the inspiration boards to support me when ideating and sketching

wedding heels

lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel sketches

lifestyle heel 1

lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel sketches

lifestyle heel 2

lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel sketches

lifestyle heel 3

lifestyle heel 4

for the last set of sketches, i based my inspiration purely from my imagination and creativity

lifestyle 4 sketch 1
lifestyle 4 sketch 2
lifestyle 4 sketch 3
lifestyle 4 sketch 4
lifestyle 4 sketches

high & low heel sketches (23 designs)

crowd of people on a town square
blue circle
blue circle
blue circle
blue circle
blue circle

these are the 5 designs that my client chose that would be pushed for manufacturing

design color specifications

lifestyle heel sketches
lifestyle heel sketches
lifestyle heel sketches
lifestyle heel sketches
lifestyle heel sketches

footwear

sneaker heels

sneaker-like heels or heel-like sneakers?

explore

soft goods

head-oriented objects

unfitted methodology: the head as a site

explore

blurry photo of sunset over ocean with logo on top
blurry photo of sunset over ocean with logo on top

footwear

hi-lo footwear ss26

designing women’s heels for production

man walking in front of textured wall

contact me to learn more about my final deliverables for this project! (under nda)

“a startup footwear company with a groundbreaking hybrid innovation in women's footwear”

sketches of the Ss26 line

crowd of people on a town square

the 5 pairs of heels to be manufactured for ss26

ai rendering explorations

lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration

explorations done by plugging my sketches into vizcom

Research & analysis on hi-lo footwear

i researched and analyzed the company to understand who I would be designing for and the needs

crowd of people on a town square

market/trend research

some of the research and analysis for the current market/trends through fashion articles

crowd of people on a town square

some of the research and analysis for the current market/trends through social media

crowd of people on a town square

questions my client had in consideration of hi-lo footwear about the current market/trends

crowd of people on a town square

market/trend forecasting for ss26

crowd of people on a town square

combining my research on hi-lo and the general market/trends i made a design board specific for hi-lo footwear’s spring/summer 2026 line

crowd of people on a town square

color trend Research & analysis

i did another phase of research and analysis for the color trend forecasts for Ss26

crowd of people on a town square

through my color trend research and forecasting, i extracted colors for the heels that would go well with nude, black, or white uppers requested by the client

crowd of people on a town square

then i found specific Pantone colors for the palette to be used for the ss26 heels

crowd of people on a town square

material Research & analysis

i also conducted material research for the uppers in consideration of the specific manufacturing restrictions hi-lo has for their heels

suede research
pu leather

Ideation & sketches

wedding heel inspiration
wedding heel inspiration
wedding heel inspiration
wedding heel inspiration
wedding heel inspiration
wedding heel sketches

i used the inspiration boards to support me when ideating and sketching

wedding heels

lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel sketches

lifestyle heel 1

lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel sketches

lifestyle heel 2

lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel inspiration
lifestyle heel sketches

lifestyle heel 3

lifestyle heel 4

for the last set of sketches, i based my inspiration purely from my imagination and creativity

lifestyle 4 sketch 1
lifestyle 4 sketch 2
lifestyle 4 sketch 3
lifestyle 4 sketch 4
lifestyle 4 sketches

high & low heel sketches (23 designs)

crowd of people on a town square
blue circle
blue circle
blue circle
blue circle
blue circle

these are the 5 designs that my client chose that would be pushed for manufacturing

design color specifications

lifestyle heel sketches
lifestyle heel sketches
lifestyle heel sketches
lifestyle heel sketches
lifestyle heel sketches

footwear

sneaker heels

sneaker-like heels or heel-like sneakers?

explore

soft goods

head-oriented objects

unfitted methodology: the head as a site

explore

blurry photo of sunset over ocean with logo on top
blurry photo of sunset over ocean with logo on top