List of Shoemaking Schools
Should I go to shoe school?
If you are asking yourself, Should I go to shoe school? The answer is Yes!
Are you looking for a shoe making school near you? It can be hard to find a shoe school, but if you look hard you can find one. There are school schools in Portland, New York, Los Angeles, London, and now in the Era of Covid-19 many more online school schools. Outside the USA there are many great shoemaking schools. While the USA based shoe schools are more weekend or night courses, the European school schools such as the Astoria school tend to be full-term footwear certificate courses.
We have pulled together a list of school schools that focus on shoemaking and shoe design. You will need to find a school that suits your study plan. The small programs are more focused on a particular shoemaking skill, such and a boot making school or a fashion design school or a sneaker design program.
Also, see our article on How to become a shoe designer and Arsutoria School.
USA Shoe Making Schools
Shoemakers of LA, Los Angles CA
Sorrell Custom Boots – Oklahoma
Jeanne Bjorn – Portland, Oregon
Shoe School – Port Townsend, Seattle
Simple Shoemaking – Shutesbury, MA
D.W. Frommer 2 School of Western Bootmaking – Redmond, OR.
Tex Robin – Western Boots.
R.I.Merrell Institute of Bootmaking – Vernal, Utah – Western Boots.
FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising , LA CA – Western Boots.
Healthy Handmade Shoes – Lexington, VA
Fashion Institute of Technology – New York, NY
C.T. Chappell Bootmaking School – Saint Jo, TX
Bonney and Wills School of Shoemaking and Design – Ashland, OR
Carreducker Shoemaking School – New York
Chicago School of Shoemaking – Chicago
Shoemaking Courses with Marcell Mrsan, Savannah, GA
Arsutoria, NY
Romango Shoes, Eugene, OR
Mattimore Harness, Laramie, WY
Hope & Industry, Santa Fe, CA
College for Creative Studies, Detroit
Sutorial, Flint MI
Shoe Making Schools in Canada
The Art and Sole Academy, Toronto, ON
The Make Den, Toronto, ON
Bao Shoe, Victoria, BC
Terrenaut School of Shoemaking, Montreal, QC
Amber’s Leather Creations, Winnipeg, MB
UK Shoe Making Schools
University of Northampton
London College of Fashion
De Montfort University
Leicester College
Capel Manor College in Enfield
I can make shoes in London
London Sneaker School
Carréducker
Green Shoes in Devon
The Parachute Collective East London
British Footwear Association