www.acupuncturefootwear.com
ergonomically designed sport shoes |
www.adidas.com
sports footwear company |
www.alias.com/eng/index.shtml
the site of a major high-end CAD supplier. |
www.all-about-leather.co.uk
for info about the care and cleaning of leather. BLC Leather Technology Centre. |
www.americanapparel.org or www.apparelandfootwear.org
a merger of the former AAMA (American Apparel Manufacturers Association) and the FIA (Footwear Industries of America). Under Site Map, ‘Sole Source’ has a listing of footwear journals at ‘Trade press’. |
www.aofas.org
Informative site of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society. |
http://apparel.indiamart.com/lib/manufacturing/computer09221998.html
Indian apparel portal (includes references to footwear industry/products) |
www.apiccaps.pt/en/home.asp
APICCAPS = Portuguese Footwear, Components, Leather Goods Manufacturer's Association , based in Porto. |
www.arts.ac.uk/index.htm
The site of the University of the Arts, London: runs footwear orientated courses – formerly run by the Cordwainers College |
www.arts.ac.uk/library/4818.htm
University of the Arts London’s learning resources page > web guides > Footwear and Accessories: long list of sites, many listed individually above/below. |
www.assomac.it
Association of Italian leather and shoemaking machinery manufacturers based in Vigevano, Italy. |
www.audley.com
company run by Tim and Fiona Slack with images of current collections |
www.barker-shoes.co.uk
Barkers of Earls Barton |
www.batashoemuseum.ca
The Bata Shoe Museum: an interesting site, - “unique shoe museum. Over 10,000 shoes are housed in architect Raymond Moriyama’s award-winning 5 storey structure.” |
www.bigfeet.com
warehouse for large size shoes, mens & womens and childrens. |
www.bigshoesdirect.co.uk,
a sister site of www.shoesdirect.co.uk . |
www.bimeo.hu/bor-cipo/bcbte.htm
the Scientific Society Of The Leather, Shoe And Allied Industries, of Budapest,. Hungary |
www.biomechanica.com
Biomechanica LLC is a commercial Research and Development organisation, for sports footwear and golf equipment. It is a partner of the CTC Groupe |
www.blacktruffle.com
Shop offering ldesigner- products including footwear. |
www.blcleathertech.com
BLC Leather Technology Centre - acts as both a trade association representing the interests of the UK tanning industry, and as a research association. |
www.boatechnology.com
Developer of a patented steel lacing system for sports footwear, the Boa Lacing System™ , that is supplied on an OEM basis to be incorporated into footwear manufacturers own products. |
www.bontex.com
Major manufacturer and supplier of insole material for footwear. The site provides technical information. |
www.bofas.org.uk
The British Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society is a society of orthopaedic surgeons who have a special interest in surgery of the foot and ankle. |
www.bootmaker.com and
ref western boots (D W Frommer II), training courses and links to the HCC and Crispin Colloquy sites |
www.britfoot.com
British Footwear Association (3 Burystead Place, Wellingborough, Northants. NN8 1AH). |
www.brppa.co.uk
The BRPPA (the British Rubber and Polyurethane Products Association) represents the interests of British rubber & polyurethane product manufacturers, suppliers of raw materials and services. |
www.brogueshoes.co.uk/info.html
Mackie & Co. Limited sell Loake, Sanders & Sanders, Cheaney and Grenson mens footwear. The site has a detailed sizes & fittings chart page. |
www.bsi-global.com
BSI – the British Standards Institution is the world leader in standards and quality management services, and owns the most famous of all product quality marks - the Kitemark. It offers product testing, CE marking, and many other services. |
www.camper.es
spanish company site |
www.cecshoe.be
The European Confederation of the Footwear Industry is known as the official representative body of the European Footwear Industry. |
www.ce-mark.com
CE Mark - the mark of conformity that indicates compliance with a number of European Directives (e.g. those covering machinery, medical devices, toys, PPE, etc.). |
www.centuryinshoes.com/intro.html
features the history of the shoe - excellent images of shoes are shown in the context of fashion and the history of each era. |
www.chinashoesexpo.com
large portal |
www.cites.org
The site of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, an international agreement between Governments to ensure that trade in specimens of wild animals (and plants) does not threaten their survival. Under the Convention, species that provide specialist leathers and are under some level of ‘control’ include crocodiles and alligators, snakes, lizards and monitors, and African and Asian elephants. |
www.clarks.com
large manufacturing and mktg. company in SW of UK. |
www.coolkit.com.au
sells combat boots /campinggear: under ‘FAQ’ a Mondopoint <> US shoe sizes conversion chart is provided. |
www.crespi.it
shoe linings manufactured in Italy. Includes styling and materials forecast |
www.crispindynamics.com
CAD/CAM systems for shoemaking. Owned by Delcam – see www.delcam.com . |
www.ctcgroupe.com
organisation based in Lyon France, provides inspection, testing, consultancy services for footwear ( & other products). |
www.customboots.net
Based in Oklahoma, USA., Lisa Sorrel’s exceptional and very highly decorative western boots. |
www.daintyfeet.co.uk
for womens shoes sizes 1 – 3 x ½ sizes |
www.dancer.com/aboutgm.html
interesting commercial site about ballet shoes. |
www.delcam.com
Delcam plc : A general-purpose engineering CAD/CAM software system, for designing, modelling and mould-making. Also footwear-specific s/w. |
www.departures.com/fa/fa_0300_lattanzishoes.html
article from ‘Departures’ journa,l about about Silvano Lattanzi – shoemaker. |
www.desma.de
for moulded-on machinery. |
www.diabetic-foot.com.au
information about diabetic foot conditions. |
www.drfoot.co.uk
commercial site about foot conditions and remedies |
www.drmartens.com
products, construction and brand history |
www.duoofbath.com
make boots to order, to fit your calf measurement. |
www.deyoproduction.com/hol.htm
Hands On Learning: Making your own small custom shoe operation. (Mr. James Designs) |
www.ec.europa.eu/enterprise/reach/index_en.htm
REACH regulations (EU legislation - Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals) came into force on 1 June 2007. Manufacturers, importers and downstream users of chemicals should be aware of the impact this new legislation has on their business.
“ The main aims are to improve the protection of human health and the environment from the risks that can be posed by chemicals, the promotion of alternative test methods, the free circulation of substances on the internal market and to enhance competitiveness and innovation.” |
http://ecoshoe.info
Information about the European Eco-label for footwear. |
www.emeraldinsight.com/tqm.htm
Total Quality Management (TQM) – the web-site leads to the home page of the Total Quality management magazine. A sample article is available. |
www.emotionshoes.co.uk
shoes for ladies with wider feet and/or calves: UK-based site. |
www.fairchildfashiongroup.com/brands/fn.html
for Footwear News journal. |
www.fair-eu.org
Footwear Association of Importers & Retailers. The EU organization, in the footwear sector, that looks after the interests of importers and importing retailers operating in the EEC. |
www.faytex.com
company which markets high performance comfort lining materials |
www.fddiindia.com/aboutus/aboutus_default.htm
Footwear Design and Development Institute commonly known, as “FDDI” is the leading Institute in India for Infrastructure Development for the footwear industry |
www.feetforlife.org
The Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists: head office London. An interesting site, majoring of feet, but with much information about footwear: there are many links to other sources of information. |
www.fidm.com/Academic/Majors/advanced/fdsn.html
The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, California, USA, site shows footwear design courses. |
www.firstview.com
‘Magazine’ type designer catwalk collections. Includes shoes & accessories. |
www.fitnyc.edu/aspx/Content.aspx?menu=Future:SchoolsAndPrograms
Site of FIT (the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, USA.) for many courses including Fashion Design and Accessories Design. |
www.foot.com/
useful site with valuable information for footwear design students, with definitions, causes and treatment of foot conditions |
www.footwear.bayerpolymers.com
‘Bayer’ products for the footwear industry |
www.footwear-findings.co.uk
Footwear Findings Ltd supplies of materials and components to the shoe manufacturing, orthopaedic, footcare and foot comfort markets. |
www.footwearhistory.com
Interesting site about footwear history, with a glossary of historical terms at www.footwearhistory.com/resourcesglossary.shtml . Includes a listing of footwear museums.
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www.footwearnews.com/home.cfm
‘Footwear News’, a weekly American news and fashion magazine |
www.freedoflondon.com
all types of dance shoes and accessories - ballet, ballroom, jazz and tap. Includes how to fit, and how to make a Pointe shoe www.freedoflondon.com/cat/pointshoemaking.php |
www.frenchsole.com
fashion shoes based on the classic ballet pump, by Jane Winkworth |
www.gazabowen.com
about Gaza Bowen, and her classes and her work (Santa Cruz, California) |
www.geocities.com/FashionAvenue/1495/contents1.html
about platforms and platform shoes |
www.ginashoes.com
ladies high fashion footwear |
www.handmadeshoes.co.uk
Annello and Davide ‘Direct service’ |
www.hds-schuh.de
site of HDS - Hauptverband der Deutschen Schuhindustrie e.V. |
www.healthandsafety.co.uk/cosele.htm
COSHH - Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1999 (COSHH) - the UK Government regulations.This is a starting point for information on this subject. |
www.heschung.com
web-site of a long established shoemaker (1934) in Steinbourg in Alsace. |
www.highheelshoemuseum.com
features high heel shoes with links to online shopping and related sites |
www.history.org/foundation/journal/Summer00/shoemaker.cfm
Information about historic shoemaking and Colonial Williamsburg, USA. |
www.hullachanpro.com
Irish dancing shoes and Highland dancing shoes. |
www.i18nguy.com
The I18n Guy web site is about cultural differences, internationalization (i18n), localization (l10n), globalization (g11n), translation and software engineering. |
www.i18nguy.com/l10n/shoes.html
International Shoe Size Conversion Charts for Adult, Girl’s and boy’s shoe sizes: and conversion info/tables for American, Australian, British, Canadian, European, Japanese, Korean, Mexican, Russian, Ukrainian, New Zealand, Inches, Centimeters, Mondopoint shoe sizes. (Note the caveat in the accompanying text.) |
www.ideas.be
I.D.E.A.S. SA : CAD/CAM systems, for digitising parts of the human body, esp. feet, and, for last manufacturers, ‘custom’ shoemakers and orthopaedic shoemakers. |
www-ieem.ust.hk/dfaculty/ravi/papers/seamec2.pdf
Article -Designing footwear for people, by Ravindra S. GOONETILLEKE of the Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong.
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www-ieem.ust.hk/dfaculty/ravi/papers/landmarking.pdf
very erudite thesis re foot analysis, entitled ‘Foot landmarking for footwear customization’, by Ravindra S. GOONETILLEKE |
www.iilg.org/
site of the International Internet Leathercrafters' Guild, a USA-based organisation. |
www.inescop.es
web-site of the Spanish Technological Institute for Footwear and Related Industries (INESCOP). |
www.indianshoebazaar.com
a large site with general information and many links - India-orientated in part: much info relates to China |
www.intertek-labtest.com
A provider of testing and inspection services of Consumer Goods
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www.iso.org/iso/en/aboutiso/introduction/index.html
The ISO organisation promote the development of standards in manufactured goods and services, internationally. |
www.italianshoemachinery.com/index.php?topic=news&lang=en
a portal to Italian shoe machinery companies’ and other Italian footwear-related web-sites |
www.italiaplease.com/eng/megazine/stylefile/2002/01/sportshoes
on-line magazine style site, with links. Reference to museum on sports and trekking boots at Montebelluna near Treviso. (www.museoscarpone.it/ Italian text) |
www.jamesinglis.com
Suppliers of ladies footwear in a wide range of sizes and fittings. Their site claims “UK's Leading Narrow Fitting Specialist in Ladies Footwear™ “ |
www.jonesandvining.com
major last and components suppliers, based in USA. |
www.kenhall.co.uk
Orthopaedic shoemakers. The company is based in Kettering Northants. |
www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content4/saving.childrens.soles.html
info from California Podiatric Medical Assoc. |
www.kinderstart.com/shopping/shoes/childrenshoes.html
‘search engine’ for childrens shoes |
www.leatherbiz.com
Site of the publishers of the journal ‘World Leather’. |
www.leatherchemists.org
The American Leather Chemists Assoc. To promote the interests of leather and leather products industries |
www.leathernet.com
a leather industry journal/portal |
www.leatherol.com/english/index.php
China Leather on-line web-site. |
www.lectra.com
Lectra: provider of “software, CAD/CAM equipment and related services for industries using textiles, leather and other soft materials”, which includes the footwear industry, www.lectra.com/en/footwear/ . |
www.ledermuseum.de/frames/hfr_in_e.html
Footwear history together with some wonderful images from Germany's shoe museum |
www.leftfootcompany.com/flash/index.html
stylish site for men's customised footwear company (Finland) using foot scanning technology. |
www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1990/Ukpga_19900043_en_1.htm
EPA - Environmental Protection Act. The outline of a book on this subject is at this web-site. |
www.leicestercollege.ac.uk
in Leicester UK: runs shoemaking courses. |
www.lovethoseshoes.com
sales outlet, specialising on shoes and sandals that encourage good posture. |
www.magnusshoes.com
for large-sized shoes: Northamptonshire (UK) based. |
www.mandmsports.com
for discounted and end-of-line products |
www.marketresearch.com/browse.asp?categoryid=126
List of Footwear Market Research Reports (available to look at after logging in ). 149 reports are available – as priced. |
www.marquise.de/en/themes/schuh/index.shtml
Hidden Fashion: the shoe special - this page contains images of shoes from 1434 – 1928 |
www.marywalesloomis.com
- to make your own shoes |
www.mbt-uk.com
site describes Masai Barefoot Technology shoes that ‘exercise the foot’ during wear for various activities. |
www.mcny.org
site of the Museum of the City of New York |
www.moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=45
for links to sites relating to footwear and history |
www.msauk.biz
The MultiService Association, which includes the Society of Master Shoe Repairers, is the National Trade Association for the Shoe Repair industry and other related services. |
www.museocalzado.com
Spanish site, text in Spanish or English (scroll-down, click on ‘English Ver.’ on left side): museum amd general information portal |
www.natashascafe.com/html/shoes.html
Mary Jane shoes |
www.net-a-porter.com
fashion-orientated site for all clothing including shoes. |
www.newandlingwood.com
site of London-based company New and Lingwood, offering menswear, including shoes. |
www.newlast.com
a company that specialises in providing last development and CAD software and n/c-controlled last manufacturing equipment. (‘Registration’ is required to change the language from the defauly Italian.) |
www.nicholasdeakins.com
site of Leeds (UK)-based company offering high-quality footwear and clothing. |
www.nike.com and
www.nikeid.com to customise your-own products. |
www.nist.gov/
The National Institute of Standards and Technology in USA. Established by Congress to develop and promote measurement, standards, and technology to enhance productivity and facilitate trade, etc. |
www.noblefootwear.com
for shoemaking consultancy, books and training courses. |
www.nomisfootball.com
Nomis, a newcomer to the sports footwear industry: primarily for football. Nomis Sports is a Trademark of SS Sportswear Pty Ltd.: started by Simon Skirrow (ex VP of adidas). |
http://www2.northampton.ac.uk/appliedsciences/appliedscience/bslt
The British School of Leather Technology, part of the University College Northampton |
www.northampton.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=639 and
www.northampton.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents.php?categoryID=200070
provide access to National/Northampton Shoe Collections and Northampton Museums sites. |
www.nsra.org
site of the USA-based National Shoe Retailers Association, representing independent shoe retailers, founded in 1912. |
www.office.co.uk
colourful site selling up-to-the-minute shoes, trainers and boots around. |
www.oki-ni.com
a small store that specialises on limited-edition footwear, clothing etc.. |
www.otabo.com
for custom shoes (incl. orthopaedic footwear). Stylish site of Howard Schaffer. |
www.otal.umd.edu/%7Evg/amst205.F97/vj08/project6.html
site about shoes/history, AKA Greenbelt Shoe Museum |
www.p2ilabs.com
British company P2i Ltd have developed an ion-maskTM treatment for textiles and footwear materials and finished products that is claimed to provide true waterproofing, with no loss of breathability. |
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/buisson/english/elna_chronology.htm
a site about sewing machines – interesting ‘in parts’. |
www.pando.ca/about.php
site of Canadian Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists (CAPO), for Prosthethic and Orthotic Services and Professionals across Canada |
www.pan-group.com
the web site of the Pan-Group of companies – e.g. see ‘Shoe Last’ under COMPANY MENU for the association with Jones & Vining. |
www.pantone.com
Pantone Inc. of Carlstadt, NJ, Pantone, Inc. are a world-renowned authority on colour and provider of colour systems and leading technology for the selection and accurate communication of colour across a variety of industries. |
www.pediwear.co.uk
Mens footwar including ‘ English-made gentleman's shoes’ |
www.pendragonshoes.com/index.htm
exclusive hand-crafted leather shoes. |
www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/shoe/SHOEHOME.HTM
Footwear of the Middle Ages: detailed information about this specialised subject. |
www.pidigi.com/home.htm
Italian supplier of leatherboard, linings, machinery and production systems, consumables, and accessories |
www.podiatrychannel.com/aPodiatrist.shtml
site for information about the work of a podiatrist. |
http://podiatry.temple.edu/pages/about/shoe_museum/shoe_museum.html
museum of the Temple University (USA), School of Podiatric Medicine |
www.polimoda.com/fashion-school/design-school-courses.html
Fashion Textiles, Knitwear and Footwear design school in Florence, Italy,: for footwear and accessories design courses. |
www.precision3d.co.uk
foot scanning technology |
www.pretty-small-shoes.com
very attractive site of a London company specialising in small size high fashion women’s shoes (sizes UK 1-3 and Euro 33 to Euro 35). Their range includes wedding shoes, and sexy petite small size 'heels', pumps and stilettos. |
www.prescottandmackay.co.uk
Handmade shoes from Black Truffle in Broadway Market, E8. Also runs shoemaking, (bag and millinery) courses. |
www.probertencyclopaedia.com/costume.htm
glossary of Costume in the on-line Probert Encyclopaedia: includes many definitions / explanations of footwear terms, mainly of historical interest. |
www.procam-networks.com
a range of footwear CAD/CAM products (hardware and software). |
www.profeet.co.uk
web-site for made to measure / specialist sports footwear in London: site illustrates sophisticated foot measurement systems: focused on ‘fit’. |
www.ptc.com/solutions/industry/index.htm
a major supplier of engineering CAD/CAM software products. |
www.redwood.uk.com
leather-orientated information, and links to other sites on a large range of subjects. Inc trade associations. There is a glossary of terms used in the leather industry. |
www.reebok.com
site of Reebok International Ltd |
www.revware.net
Revware, inc., of Raleigh, NC., for Microscribe 3D digitisers and related products |
www.rhenoflex.com
site of Rhenoflex GmbH, who supply components and materials for components for footwear, such as toe puffs, insoles, linings etc. |
www.rhino3d.com
an industrial design CAD/CAM system, for 3D modelling. See also
http://www2.rhino3d.com/resources/default.asp and scroll down to sub-heading ‘Footwear’ |
www.rockport.com
site of Rockport (The Rockport Company). |
www.runandbecome.com
specialist running shoe shop, womens trainers from size 2.1/2 to 10.1/2 and mens up to size 15: sells garments too. |
www.runnersworld.ltd.uk/jargon.htm
lists the words or names associated with the technical features of the running shoes of Adidas, Asics, Brooks, New Balance, Saucony , with explanations. |
www.satra.co.uk/
SATRA – Shoe and Allied Trades Research Association. The SATRA Technology Centre is a large international, membership-based research and technology organisation for the footwear, apparel, furniture and safety product industries. |
www.salvatoreferragamo.it/index.html
includes information on the Ferragamo Museum and a history of the company, advertising campaigns and current collections |
www.schuhindustrie.de/
Verband der Schuhindustrie in Rheinland-Pfalz e. V. (German text) |
www.schuhmarkt-news.de
German footwear journal, with references to other sites (German text) |
www.scire.com/sds/Pages/design.html
“Slam Dunk Science” - a sports research lab in the classroom: about the major parts of a sports shoe, and more! |
www.shoe-galaxy.com
a huge on-line discount shoe store |
www.shoeinfonet.com
a large site, providing a large range of information relating to footwear and the shoe industry, under more than 20 main headings. |
www.shoemakers.org.uk
site of the Independent Shoemakers Association. Links to the members’ sites offering a wide range of shoemaking services. |
www.shoemakingbook.com
promotes a Bespoke Shoemaking book. A list of shoemaking schools worldwide can be found on the site. |
www.shoemap.com
an extensive online sourcing tool and a large range of information, for the footwear industry. |
www.shoemaster.co.uk
CSM3D International Ltd : a range of footwear CAD/CAM products and systems. |
www.shoemat.com
supplies specialist materials for the footwear industry. |
www.shoenet.co.uk
ShoeNet is a retail division of Livingston & Doughty, suppliers to the boot and shoe trade in Northamptonshire for over 100 years. |
www.shoenet.co.uk/shoe_construction.asp
shows a cross-section of a welted shoe |
www.shoeschool.com
- course on custom shoemaking, in Port Townsend, Washington, USA: (with links to digitoe.com and digilast.com etc.) |
www.shoesdirect.co.uk
well organised site,offers a wide range of shoes for sale, and with a telephone help-line. There is a link to www.bigshoesdirect.co.uk, a sister site |
www.shoesforlife.com/
Softmoc™ Inc.: an on-line shoe shop. |
www.shoe-shop.com
Shoe-Shop.Com LTD.: an online shoe shop. |
www.shoeshop.org.uk
site of the Independent Footwear Retailers Assoc., a UK-based organisation. |
www.shoe-shop.org.uk
CFHR - Children's Foot Health Register. A UK organisation of members committed to offering good foot-fitting for children shoes. |
www.shoetailor.com
specialist retailer of ladies’ wide fitting shoes. Part of J D Williams & Co Ltd. |
www.shoetrades.com/dev
English language books on all aspects of the footwear / manufactirung / leather etc. |
www.shoeworld.com
a footwear industry journal |
www.simpleshoemaking.com
– a book on making simple hand-made shoes |
www.simpleshoes.com/gb/index.aspx
A site of Deckers Outdoor Corporation, selling footwear with the emphasis on ‘shoes for a happy planet’: - eco-friendly footwear made from sustainable materials, with an explanation of their Ethical Supply Chain. |
www.sltc.org/
SLTC - Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists: The Society was formed to encourage interest in all branches of the leather industry. |
www.small-shoes.co.uk
UK ( Staffordshire) shop that specialise in small-sizes ladies shoes |
http://sneakers.pair.com/index.html
Athletic Shoe Brands: Addresses, Phone Numbers, Web Sites, E-mail, and Stock Information - mainly American companies but includes some international ones. |
www.solepedia.com
open-source guide to trainers. ( ‘The Online Sneaker Encyclopedia That Anyone Can Edit ‘) |
www.songsmyth.com/shoes.html
Jessamyn’s Regency Companion: shoes. |
www.spearshoes.com/
company making shoe for circus clowns. |
www.specialfeetures.com
(in UK, phone 020 8398 8810) specialises in long narrow fittings, classic rather than high fashion. |
www.sportsshoes.com
A large on-line sports footwear shop. Has a Bigfoot section and an extensive ‘Jargon Buster’ listing (under Customer Service ) for features of Adidas, Asics, Brooks, Mizuno, New Balance, Nike, Saucony footwear. |
www.sportstextiles.com
magazine and news site, majoring on textiles and sportswear |
www.startriteshoes.com
Children's shoes: site aimed at parents |
www.strategosinc.com/just_in_time.htm
“a brief history of ‘Just in Time”: also referred to as ‘lean manufacturing’. See also www.strategosinc.com/team_series.htm |
www.tallgirls.co.uk
the site of the ‘Nine to Eleven’ store for tall women, garments and shoes. |
www.tandyleatherfactory.co.uk
- for components/materials for hand shoemaking and leathercraft |
www.taylormadeshoes.co.uk
a London company for bespoke footwear founded in 1857: includes orthopaedic footwear. |
www.texi.org
The Textile Institute, which incorporates the former CFI - Clothing and Footwear Institute (which in turn was the successor to the BBSI). The professional organization of the clothing and footwear industries, based in the UK. It is the Chartered Institute granting the qualifications FTI, ATI and LTI. |
www.texon.com
Texon International plc: manufacture and market materials for shoemaking and apparel etc.. |
www.thehcc.org
The Honourable Cordwainers' Company :. “ provides a forum for the exchange of technical expertise, research, training, and material needs such as tools, supplies,” etc. |
www.thehcc.org/discus/ or www.thehcc.org/cgi-bin/discus/discus.cgi
a discussion area know as The Crispin Colloquy. |
www.thelittleshoeshop.com
for shoes from size 3 – 12.1/2. |
www.timpson.co.uk
a UK major chain shoe repair shops |
www.tn29.com
Tracy Neuls site: general updates on the 3 collections |
www.uitic.org
UITIC - The International Union of Shoe Industry Technicians - an organization to develop technical knowledge in the footwear industry. |
www.ukas.com/
UKAS United Kingdom Accreditation Service – “ recognised as the UK national body responsible for assessing and accrediting the competence of organisations in the fields of calibration, measurement, testing, inspection and the certification of systems, personnel and products”. |
www.unido.org/
UNIDO - United National Industrial Development Organization. “Fighting Poverty and Marginalization through Sustainable Industrial Development.” |
http://www.unido.org/fileadmin/import/userfiles/timminsk/leatherpanel14schmeltraining.pdf
enables a download of a major article by Ferenc SCHMÉL, of UNIDO, entitled PROFESSIONAL TRAINING in the Leather-Based INDUSTRIES |
www.unshod.org/pfbc/swintro.htm
contains a reference to the origin of the ‘Munson last’. “Major Edward Lyman Munson, Jr., in 1912, in his book The Soldier's Foot and The Military Shoe, succeeded in convincing the Army that shoes should be built on a last which would conform to the natural shape of the foot.” |
www.vegetarian-shoes.co.uk
for the fully committed vegetarian who wants to wear shoes not made from animal skins. |
www.vorum.com/
Vorum Research Corporation: equipment and CAD/CAM systems for orthopaedic shoemaking. |
www.walkingfashion.com
a shoe fashion-orientated site selling small range of books |
www.webstershoes.co.uk
make wide fitting and orthopaedic shoes: their stated aim is to “make shoes that fit your feet rather than make your feet fit your shoes”. There are many interesting pages discussing 'foot conditions' like arthritis, bunions and arch pain. |
www.widemedia.com/fashionuk/fashion/index.html
on-line fashion magazine site (fuk.co.uk) |
www.worldwar1.com/dbc/l_tanks.htm
Article on the Development of the American Field Shoe [Boot] during the World War, (the 1st world war). |
www.zipor.com/
CEI Companhia de Equipamentos Industriais Lda : cutting equipment for shoemaking, (and other industries).. |
Adelaide boot – a ladies side laced ankle boot, named after Queen Adelaide, wife of William IV.
field-boot – A
style of military boot, with a high leg and a Derby-style exit which
does not extend to the top of the leg. The exit allows the front and back of
the leg to be shaped to fit the leg closely. This style of boot is now widely
available for ‘outdoor/country’ activities.
golosh - 1. waterproof
overshoe, made of rubber, and worn over a normal shoe to prevent damage to
the latter from water, snow or mud . May also be known
as gumshoe or overshoe.
See drawing under Balmoral.
Manchester nippers – specially designed pliers (approx. 300mm in length) for cutting off tacks that are found protruding above the surface of the insole inside a shoe, after the shoe has been made. 
pass line – in a boot with no exit, this
line represents the position (- the angle and dimension) where foot has the
greatest constriction when it is inserted. On the foot it is the line and dimension
of the long-heel. In a boot with no exit ,
the pass-line MUST NOT be less than the long-heel measure.
The pass-line is a critical dimension when the standard (pattern) is being
created. 
pincers – 1. hand-pincers
or hand-lasting pincers, a tool for lasting uppers by hand (illustration shows
hand-lasting pincers suitable for mens’work): 
segs – (to replace existing entry.) small cast iron shoe ‘protectors’ marketed under the brand-name ‘Blakey’ by Pennine Castings Ltd.. Often referred to as ‘blakeys’, they are hammered onto soles and heels to extend the wear-life. 
tap
shoe - a shoe made specifically for ‘tap-dancing’,
which has metal plates attached to the toe of the sole and the back of the
heel to give a strong ‘tap’ sound. The upper-style can vary, but
the upper style shown here is typical for a girl’s/ladies’ tap-shoe.
Wellington – 1. a calf length boot, of vulcanised
rubber or injection-moulded plastic: the boot has no ‘ exit’ and
is completely waterproof: aka ‘gum-boot’. The name ‘ Wellington ’ derives
from the name for a leather boot of a different style, worn by the-Duke of
Wellington (traditionally a Wellington Boot had the seams of the leg at
the side, not at the front and back): -2. as in a dress-Wellington: -3. as
in full Wellington in USA .