PORTWALKER

Lifestyle Collection in KEEN’s Hybrid.Life Category


TASTEMAKER PATTERN

During my time as the KEEN Footwear Design Intern, I was given a brief from the Hybrid.Life development team to design a new lifestyle walking shoe.

TECH PACK PREVIEW

GENERAL PATTERN

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Material Map 1

Material Map 1

Material Map 2

Material Map 2

BRIEF & PROCESS

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OBJECTIVES

COLLECTION DIVIDED INTO TWO PATTERNS.

GENERAL PATTERN

  • Basic

  • 3 Eyelets

  • No Contrast Stitch

  • Low-Cut

  • 1 Black & 1 Brown Colorway

TASTEMAKER PATTERN

  • Greater Dimension

  • Unique Lacing

  • Neoprene Bootie

  • Contrast Stitch

  • Whip-Stitch

  • Bold & Bright Colors

GENERAL PATTERN IDEATION

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REVISIONS RND 1

Simplifying form


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REVISIONS RND 2

Leaders wanted to see concepts with decorative stitching to honor past Keen collections and explore what the general pattern looked like without a neoprene bootie or moccasin toe.


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W/O COLLAR & MOC TOE

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DIRECTION

English Moc Construction, 3 Eyelets, Toe Piece, Debased K Logo.

TECHPACK

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MATERIAL MAP

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TASTEMAKER PATTERN

SECOND SHOE IN COLLECTION


  • Greater Dimension

  • Unique Lacing

  • Neoprene Bootie

  • Contrast Stitch

  • Whip-Stitch

  • Bright Colors

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TASTEMAKER REVISIONS

APPLYING MORE KEEN HERITAGE DETAILS.


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TASTEMAKER DIRECTION

TECHPACK PREVIEW

Both General and Tastemaker in FW "25.