Salehe Bembury: I Make Shoes
Author Salehe Bembury
- Publish Date: October 14, 2025
- Format: Hardcover
- Category: Design - Fashion & Accessories
- Publisher: Rizzoli
- Trim Size: 9 x 12
- Pages: 368
- US Price: $55.00
- CDN Price: $75.00
- ISBN: 978-0-8478-4496-8
Reviews
"Just last month, Bembury released his first two sneakers designs Puma: his own shoe, the Velum 1, as well as Tyrese Haliburton’s signature model, the Hali 1. October will also bring his retrospective book “I Make Shoes” published by Rizzoli." — Women's Wear Daily
"Bembury likes to do things that interest him, rather than chasing hype: One popular
collaboration was with the clog-maker Crocs. Popularity followed nonetheless. “Most
sneaker collectors would have never considered wearing Crocs a decade ago. Salehe is
one of the people who helped make Crocs cool in a major way,” Dunne said. (Much of
this journey is also captured in “I Make Shoes,” a new coffee table book about
Bembury.)" — WSJ. Magazine
"Functioning as both archive and manual, I Make Shoes reads almost like a diary, tracing Bembury’s fifteen-year journey chronologically. Structured like a high-end scrapbook in the first person, it details how he made things happen...by laying bare his mental and financial states, Bembury’s book is not only about sneaker design but about the headspace of someone who produces them. Added to the never-before-seen sketches, prototypes, behind-the-scenes images, and personal essays are contributions from Bliss Foster, Jian Deleon, Brandon Jenkins, and an intimate conversation with André 3000. In whole, Bembury offers a blueprint for the up-and-coming." — 032C (International)