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As a company we strive to not only teach our clients About Us
about the industry within fashion, footwear, Handbags
and accessories, but we assist along the way of creating What we do
your very own brand and we offer brand designing
courses.
Style Architects teaches, consults and manufactures, for
all our clients and students – we have various factories in
the country that we develop brands in.
We are also focusing on developing our retail strategy for
all our clients – to develop their brands and then
immediately place them in suitable retail markets, as well
as selling their brands on our online store.
We are developing our boutiques – first starting online,
then moving into a retail chain.
Style Architects is one of the very few companies in South
Africa to offer Footwear & Handbag Design Courses; and
still provide you with mentorship to assist you in starting
your dream…realistically.
We strive ourselves in assisting our students to become
the very best they can be, and assist them on the best
possible path, that suits their needs and goals – because
at the end of the day, it’s not actually About Us – but
About You!
Why Choose Us…
Reasons We Offer a wide range of courses – by industry
To Choose Us professionals
We offer manufacturing assistance and advice
We Manufacture locally, for a Proudly South African
product
We work with local community projects that promote
job creation and skill development
We supply components from machinery, tools, and
consumables
We have convenient supply chain logistics, to deliver
anything you require, straight to your door
We offer advice and training on starting your very own
Footwear or Footwear factory at home
We offer brand management services – from graphic
design to marketing your brand
We offer Post – Certificate assistance
We offer after sale service, with selling your products
and brands with our own Online Boutique.
We offer a wide range of courses, within the fashion and
design industry. Our courses are taught by industry
professionals.
We strictly keep our classes to specific low numbers, this
ensures each student will get the best assistance and
guidance throughout each course. Each class is strictly
capped at 10 students per class.
Complete Footwear Design & Making Course
3 Month - Full Time (Weekday)
6 Month - Part Time (Saturdays)
Includes Design, Pattern Making & 3 Day
workshop
Footwear Sketching Course Start a Career in…
5 Week - Sketching & Presentation Shoe Designing
Make-A-Shoe Workshops
7 Day - Footwear Workshop
5 Day - Custom Workshop
Comprehensive Courses
Study Footwear Our Shoe Design Short Course is fantastic for
About Our Courses beginners. Each student will have a taste of what is
needed to become a shoe designer.
Design, Pattern Engineering and Shoemaking is all
included in or courses. Once a student has
completed this all rounded course, each student
will see what their strengths are, and can then
specialize in that field of study, in the future, or within
their business.
Our Footwear Design Course is intensive, but was still
designed for beginners – the course is packed with
all the vital information to start your very own basic
shoe business from home or becoming the shoe
designer for your very own brand.
As a beginners course you will learn how to do
design a shoe from the very start, as well as learn
about all the styles of footwear and basic shoe
manufacture – Design a shoe from concept to
pattern – bring your most exciting ideas in your mind
to life, with this exciting footwear design course.
MODULE 1 MODULE 2 MODULE 3 MODULE 4
Creative Design & Pattern Engineering Practical Shoemaking 5 Day Skills Workshop &
Business & Paper Sampling 3 Day Workshop Machinery Use
Creative Design focuses on the This is the Core Module in our We add shoemaking to our design The 5 Day Footwear Making skills
sketching and presentation of course – and one of the most course, as this module ties everything course can be added to our complete
Footwear. This subject will assist valuable modules the student will learnt in the course together. Without shoe design course. This module can
with creative understanding, learn. Without the knowledge and some knowledge of shoemaking, the be learnt as a separate module, but
overcoming creative blocks, understanding of footwear application of pattern engineering will we recommend taking the module
proportions of bags, as well as Pattern Engineering, one cannot be vague. Learn the art of closed toe with all other modules, to obtain a full
client presentation. This subject take their Footwear design career and open toe. This module is vital for scope of knowledge. This workshop
brings out your true inner to the next level. Learn basic students who don’t have the capital to focuses on using industrial sewing
designer, converting the ideas styles, which are the foundation to spend on machinery. machines, different styles of shoes, and
in your head, onto paper. We most shoes. Footwear hardware, as well as
teach you how to draw using Footwear Materials & Leather inserting stiffeners and interfacings.
simple and comprehensive Pattern Cutting Basics Understanding Footwear
techniques. Creating Master Patterns Footwear Materials & Leather
Industry Standard Seams Factory Processes Understanding Footwear
Footwear Anatomy Footwear Sewing Techniques
History of the All and Edge Treatments in The Art of Cutting leather and Factory Processes with
Footwear machinery
Footwear Pattern Cutting Basics Tracing patterns accurately Understanding Footwear
Basic Art & Drawing Creating Master Patterns Understanding leather tools Factory Machinery
Industry Standard Seams Shoemaking Techniques – How to sew with a sewing
Techniques and Edge Treatments in machine
Understanding Design Footwear Stuck On Construction 3 Different styles of Footwear
Ladies Pumps (flat & High Setting up your own Footwear Understanding interfacings
Elements & Principles heel), Ladies Sandal (Flat and process of application
Designing Footwear & High Heel) Studio Setting up your own Footwear
The Gibson | Sneaker Developing your Brand Studio
and Styling (Ladies & Men’s) How to liaise with a factory
Design Presentation & The Loafer | Ankle Boot Business Outline Manufacturers & Suppliers in
Factory Specification SA
Mood Boards Writing Subjects
Client Presentation Paper Sampling
Business Presentation
Understanding & Course Breakdown
Identifying your target
market
Trend Analysis
Developing a Brand
identity
The Complete The Footwear Online Distance
Footwear Design & Sketching & Design Learning Footwear
3 Day Making Course Course Courses
This 3 Month Course consists of This 4 week course, is a All our online courses are
Footwear Design, sketching, fantastic add on course for based on the same syllabus
range development, Business presentation skills. The as the campus courses. Our
Branding techniques, pattern Complete course includes Online courses are different
engineering and includes a 7 sketching and presentation; to other courses, as we
day workshop focused just on but this course focuses on provide private one on one
Footwear making. Learn how the subject in more detail. lessons with our students via
to use industrial sewing Learn how to draw in more Skype, as though they were
machines, learn how to use depth, sketch and render in class with us. Each lesson is
shoemaking tools. Make ideas professionally. 2 hours, and students can
closed toe shoes, as well as Learn how to develop chat with a lecturer for full
sandals and more. This is a professional mood boards, understanding. All stationery
recommended course if you range boards for Footwear
wish to start your own business collections. Learn different and items needed for the
of making and selling techniques of sketching by course, are couriered straight
Payment Planshandcrafted shoes. hand and using different to the student’s doorstep.
All mediums (pencil, paint,
marker etc. INCLUDES MODULES
stationery and books are MODULE 1
INCLUDES MODULES MODULE 2
included in the course. MODULE 1
INCLUDES MODULES
MODULE 1
Course Tuition MODULE 2
MODULE 3
COURSE DURATION STUDY PLAN DAYS DEPOSIT BALANCE TOTAL
The Complete Footwear Course 3 Months 2 Lessons per week Mon. & Tues. R6 500 R6 700 x2 R19 900
The Complete Footwear Course 6 Months 1 Lesson per week Saturdays R 5000 R3000 x5 R20 000
The Online Footwear Design 6 Months 1 Lesson per week On Request R4 500 R2 000 x5 R14 500
Footwear Sketching Course 4 weeks 2 Lessons per week On Request ------ ------- R4 950
Online Footwear Sketching 8 weeks 1 lesson per week On Request R2 750 R2 750 x1 R5 500
Shoemaking Workshop (Module 4) 5 Days 2 Lessons per week On Request ------ R4250 x1 R4 250
Single Shoemaking Workshop – 1 Day 1 Weekday Lesson On Request ------ ------ R 990
Simple *
Single Shoemaking Workshop – 1 Day 1 Weekday Lesson On Request ------ ------ R1 350
Sneaker
Choose from the Following Time Slots on Mondays & Tuesdays Choose from the Following Time Slots on Saturdays
07:00 – 09:00 | 09:00 – 11:00 | 11:00 – 13:00 | 18:00 – 20:00 08:00 – 10:00 | 10:00 – 12:00 | 12:00 – 14:00 ( )t&c’s Apply
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Our head office is based in Modderfontein, Gauteng. We do
offer courses in Pretoria. Durban and Cape Town Bi-annually,
but only if demand permits.
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as much as we do!
Our Details…
Website www.stylearchitects.co.za
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Whatsapp +27 72 595 1661
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