Elegnano footwear at FASHIONCLASH Festival 2016

photo: Gunther Vansteelant

Meet Belgian shoedesigner Katrien Herdewyn and her women's shoe brand Elegnano, which offers elegant, exclusive shoes made for fashionable, gracious women who are confident. Italian craft and high-tech innovations are being combined into unique designs creating luxury and sustainability.

In 2010 she graduated in civil engeneering at KU in Leuven and in 2014 she graduated in footwear design at Academy of Fine Arts Sint-Niklaas. Because of the two completely different educations, she has a very wide spectrum of interests and set of skills.

You can see and buy Katrien Herdewyn's work at the Designer Market. Friday July 1 open at 18:30 and Saturday July 2 open at 16:00 (free entrance).

When did you realize you wanted to be a designer? How long have you been designing shoes? 
As long as I can remember I was obsessed with shoes. For some time, I designed and made clothes, because it making shoes without the right machinery is very difficult. Only at the age of 23 I shifted back from clothes to shoes.