Vote for the Next Allen Edmonds Shoe Design

Three finalists remain in the student design competition in partnership with Parsons The New School for Design and as celebration of the company's 90th anniversary.

"We’re always working to push the design boundaries at Allen Edmonds," Allen Edmonds President and CEO Paul Grangaard said in a press release. "Parsons is an absolutely premier American design school, and we believe the creativity of Parsons’ student designers will give us a fresh perspective on classic American styling.

The three remaining designs are:

• The Seventh Avenue: Designed by student Patrick McCabe, who says"My design combines the classic silhouette and detailing of the Allen Edmonds Park Avenue with iconic, American-made selvedge denim from Cone Denim Mills."(Video)
  
• The Austin: Designed by student Ick Jeong Ahn, who says, "I combined several elements of the city such as the longhorn-shaped perforation detail on the toe, the Texan-blue rubber sole and the untamed texture of the leather."(Video)
  
• The Kings Point: Designed by student Melanie Berger, who says, "The Kings Point is a nod to the long-time Allen Edmonds customer. Even while the modern gentleman moves forward, classic styling and heritage should never be forgotten.My inspiration came from World War II American soldiers who wore Allen Edmonds boots to both battle and R&R." (Video)

Voting remains open until May 1 at www.allenedmonds.com/parsons.

More from the press release:

The design competition began with submissions from Parsons Fashion Design students. Six semi-finalists were chosen and afforded the opportunity to spend two days at the Port Washington factory working with the Allen Edmonds design team to transform their sketches into 3-dimensional CAD designs ready for public voting.

The top three finalists are given the opportunity to work the factory floor in Port Washington and bring their designs to life. Allen Edmonds leather cutters, master sewers and burnishers will show the students the ropes as they develop their drawings into shoe prototypes for the final voting stage of the competition.

The winning design will be chosen based on public voting, as well as the input of an expert judging panel and included in the upcoming Allen Edmonds Collection.