AAthleticism

The art and technique of creating footwear with a unique M-Katchi twist.

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Perfectl y preserved under lay-ers of sheep dung (who needs cedar closets?), the shoe, made of cowhide and tanned with oil from a plant or vege-table, is about 5,500 years old, older than Stone-henge and the Egyptian pyramids, sci-entists say.

Leather laces crisscross through numerous leather eye-lets, and it was worn on the right foot; there is no word on the left shoe.

While the shoe more closel y re-sembles an L. L.Bean-type soft-soled walking shoe than anything by Jimmy Choo, “these were prob-abl y quite expensive shoes, made of leather, very high quality,” said one of the lead scien-tists, Gregory Areshian, of the Cotsen In-stitute of Ar-chaeology at the University of California, Los Angeles.

This Shoe Had Prada Beat by 5,500 YearsThe perfectly preserved 5,500-year-old shoe that was

discovered in a cave in Armenia.

01 DISCOVERY

by Meline Katchi

a collection of work, my heratage being a decendent of a cutlure who was first to create luxury type of leather shoes

My heratige as an Armenian descendant

Meliné KATCHI8183704206

DESIGNERkatchi.mel@gmail.com

Industrial Footwear /www.MKATCHI.com

TAKE II

02 THE WOMAN BEHIND THE MASK

iDwith style.

Hi it’s me again ...

A Design Study of the Honest Machine (still in progress)

V & R LOVE04

04

Haute CoutureOVERHYPE?

This might be the ugliest “designer shoe” of all time.

“WE CAN ISOLATE OURSELVES FROM THE WHOLE SCENE, WHICH IS RELAXING. WE HAVE THE ROOM TO CREATE.”_ROLF

THE WHAT

Re-do2

a collection of work, created over a ten week period, exploring different typeface and image compositions.

05 WOVEN MOVEMENT

‘Twist’ THE FAMILIARTHE SHOE DESIGNS ARE HARD-EDGED BUT VERY SOFT AT THE SAME TIME

— I LIKE TO TWIST THE FAMILIAR.

Overshot weave coverlets were made with a plain woven undyed cotton warp and weft and repeating geometric patterns made with a supplementary dyed woolen weft. Made on a simple four-harness loom.

RECOGNIZED weave

06 WOVEN LOVE

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more competing explanations

Naïf and rock ‘n’ roll´creativity and craftsmanship of the highest level

07 GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI

Naturally ZANOTTI

GIUSEPPE SAW THE SHOE FACTORY AS SOMETHING MORE AKIN TO A FASHION HOUSE SET UP TO MEET THE NEEDS OF EVERY WOMAN’S FOOT.

08 ZIP IT UP

Zuzana Serbak’s futuristic shoe designs

Haute CoutureOVERHYPE?

“WE CAN ISOLATE OURSELVES FROM THE WHOLE SCENE, WHICH

09 TEXTURE

Women who have a passion for sports NOW...

RUN

Women who have a passion for sports NOW...

RUNIt’s time for the ladie’s to run

Naturally ARTISTIC

TODAY, WOMEN COMPETE PROFESSION-ALLY AND AS AMATEURS IN VIRTUALLY EVERY MAJOR SPORT

11 WOMEN’S SPORT

12 EXTREME

400 metre DASH“Extreme Regime” explores paradox, pop-culture,

surrealism, eroticism and fashion and is enveloped in trans-media madness,sexual fetishism and a serious wallop of artisanship.

“I THINK WE HAVE AN AMBIVALENT

RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS

ELEMENT IN FASHION. ON THE ONE HAND, THERE’S SOMETHING REALLY HORRIBLE ABOUT THIS

TENSION OF HAVING TO DO SOMETHING, BUT ON THE OTHER HAND THERE’S SOMETHING VERY

STIMULATING ABOUT IT, KNOWING THAT YOU HAVE TO GO ON, YOU HAVE TO CREATE.

THERE WAS THIS AMBITION AND CONVICTION THAT WE WANTED

TO WORK AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL POSSIBLE.”

Did someone say THE PERFECT FIT?Or try this at-home test: Wet your foot, then step on a paper bag. What shape do you see?

14 UNIQUE

“HOLES FOR VENTILATION AND WATER DRAINAGE, AND VERY LIT-TLE BULK (A STUDY FOUND THAT RUNNERS IN LIGHTER KICKS DIDN’T TIRE AS QUICKLY).”

You may underpronate (land on the outside of your feet), which can cause too much shock to travel up your legs. Look for a neutral or

cushioned shoe.

You probably have few foot or pronation problems. A neutral shoe is your best bet.

You likely overpronate (your feet turn inward too much). Try neutral or stability shoes.

PETER GRAY HIGH HAIR ARTSupport usually translates to added bulk. Not with this pair. Innovative lightweight

materials keep your feet steady but not heavy.

15 BREATHEABLE

16 GARETH’S PROFILE

HE DEBUTED WITH HIS FIRST SOLO COLLECTION DURING LON-DON FALL 2006 FASHION WEEK. SURPRISED AND KEEPS SURPRIS-ING. HIS CONTROVERSIAL WORK KEEPS GRABBING ATTENTION.

GARETH Pugh

“THE STAR DANCER”PUGH IS TRAVERSING A FOREIGN DESIGN LANDSCAPE WITH A BALLERINA’S HEALTH AND SAFETY PARAMOUNT, PUGH HAS HAD TO THINK ABOUT PRAC-TICALITY – POSSIBLY FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER – DURING THE CREATIVE

17 THE PUGH SHOE

“THE BARELY-THERE FEEL AND A TOUCH OF CUSHIONING MAKE THESE BABIES IDEAL FOR SHORT RUNS OR INTERVALS. PLUS, MOIS-TURE-WICKING FABRIC HELPS KEEP YOUR FEET COOL AND DRY.

Its just some BEADINGTHE ABOVE EXAMPLES ILLUSTRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF TEXTILE IN OUR

DAILY LIVES.

BECAUSE OF THE DECORATIONS AND ELABORATENESS ON THE COSTUME, THE SPANISH CALL THE TOREADOR’S OUTFIT AS TRAJE DE LUCES, MEANING THE “SUIT OF LIGHTS”AND WAS A FI-

Nicholas Kirkwood

Le “MATADOR”

19 TURN THE WHEEL

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10 BREATHE

Low cut running shoes = Less irritation on ankles These were designed just for the gym. Wearing them while lifting activates a wide range of

muscles and improves balance.

HARD

The softness of FOLDSTHIS PARTICULAR DESIGN WAS CREATED

RIGHT ON THE VERY FOOT OF THE MODEL. TALK ABOUT A PERFECT FIT.

HARD

22 / TURN THE WHEEL

23 OUTER SPACE

HE DEBUTED WITH HIS FIRST SOLO COLLECTION DURING LON-DON FALL 2006 FASHION WEEK. SURPRISED AND KEEPS SURPRIS-ING. HIS CONTROVERSIAL WORK KEEPS GRABBING ATTENTION.

MELINE Katchi

DAZED & CONFUSED #179 BY WILLIAM SHELDEN

24 BUCKLE UP

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Lineal Championship in three different weight classes.

25 MAYWEATHER

“I want to be able to separate the aver-age from the good and from the great. I want to separate the ordinary from the extraordinary.”

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Overlapping forms, withcoushin in between helpssupport aggressive ankle movement.

26 STANCE

Everything is IN FLUXA CONTINUED FLOW; SHOES MADE FOR GOOD TRACTION, BY WEARING

THESE SHOES IT ENSURES THE BOXER WILL NOT HAVE ANY SLIPS