A very interesting and a Unique question.

The footwear Industry is quite less spoken off, but when it comes to fashion, it is almost incompoleteg without a proper or a matching footwear.

Though earlier this field was restricted to only models or the fashion industry. These days it is a trend for all of us to go with a matching pair with our outfit.
So this industry is always in a demand.

As a designer, you would have to have a complete knowledge in terms of the fabric used, designs that can go in sync and the latest trend.

Being a vast industry, footwear design offers a wide range of bright employment opportunities in technical, designing and management areas. Different job titles include Footwear Designer, Product Developer, Quality Controller, Merchandiser, Marketing Executive, and Trend Analyst.

Most shoe designers prefer to work for mass merchandising footwear manufacturing companies, sportswear companies (Nike, Adidas, Reebok, etc.) or even designer houses.

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Some of the Institutes known for Footwear courses includes:

• Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI), Noida, Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Mumbai.
  http://www.fddiindia.
• Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Chennai http://www.clri.org/
• Chennai Central Footwear Training Institute, Chennai http://www.cftichennai.in/
• National Institutes of Fashion Technology (NIFT), New Delhi, Gandhinagar, and Chennai
  http://www.nift.ac.in/
• Government Leather Institute, Agra
  www.gliagra.com/