‘Leather Loves’ with stylist Mike Adler
I am excited to begin my Leather Loves series, where I highlight some of my all-time favourite leather artists and leather products leading the way in craftsmanship and design.
Originally from Zhoukou City in Henan Province, Yu Wang is a 21-year-old student currently attending Guangling College at Yangzhou University.
What has inspired your designs?
This shoe is mainly inspired by octopus getting caught by fisherman and struggling in the fishing nets. The theme is ‘breaking free’, which refers to marine organisms breaking free from fishing nets, and which encourages people not to catch and kill animals indiscriminately, but to protect them.
What have you designed?
The main colors of the shoe are black, brown and red, and the fabric is mainly natural leather. The shoe can be disassembled into leather sandals and leather shoe covers. The shoe covers are easy to clean, and also easy to replace with plush shoe covers or cotton shoe covers.
I am excited to begin my Leather Loves series, where I highlight some of my all-time favourite leather artists and leather products leading the way in craftsmanship and design.
‘Leather Locations’ is a three-part series, taking a closer look at the leather industries across the globe.
Inspired by growing up on her family farm, Chloe's designs pay respect to the longevity of leather as she creates a garment that will be handed down over generations.
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