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Expedition Sneaker by David Fuller

ENTRY CATEGORIES

Across four categories and over twenty-eight subcategories, the Brand Design of the Year Award, the Independent Designer of the Year Award and the Emerging Designer of the Year Award seeks talented professional footwear designers whose work elevate the shoes industry, either with an innovative design or a new sustainable approach.

The Global Footwear Award is the most comprehensive program of its kind; a powerful platform from which to promote your designs to a truly international market.

Global Footwear Awards accepts submissions in the following categories :

SPORTS PERFORMANCE

  • RUNNING/TRAIL RUNNING
  • BASKETBALL/FOOTBALL/RUGBY
  • HIKING SHOES
  • PERFORMANCE ARTS
  • INDOOR ATHLETIC SPORTS
  • OUTDOOR ATHLETIC SPORTS
  • SUMMER ATHLETIC SPORTS
  • WINTER ATHLETIC SPORTS

FASHION SHOES

  • MEN’S FASHION
  • WOMEN’S FASHION
  • UNISEX FASHION
  • KIDS FASHION
  • SNEAKERS
  • BOOTS
  • SANDALS
  • HIGH HEELS
  • BROGUES
  • BAREFOOT

SUSTAINABILITY

  • NATURAL MATERIAL/VEGAN FOOTWEAR
  • BIODEGRADABLE FOOTWEAR
  • RECYCLED MATERIALS / CLOSED LOOP MANUFACTURING
  • OTHER SUSTAINABLE FOOTWEAR

SPECIAL AWARDS 

  • COLLABORATION
  • MEDICAL FOOTWEAR
  • ARTISTIC FOOTWEAR
  • 3D PRINT FOOTWEAR
  • GRAVITY SKETCH FOOTWEAR
  • SOCIAL IMPACT

Click here to submit your project.