The Importance of Being a Black Footwear Designer

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After two years as a designer at LA Gear, you moved to Detroit to work for a small footwear company. But then Robert became the owner of Sketchers and he asked you to join him as head designer back in LA. "I was just as young as they were, but here I am in the middle of it working with these amazing talented artists"

Over the course of his storied career as a designer and educator, Dr. D’Wayne Edwards has created more than 500 footwear styles for premier entertainers such as Tupac, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dog, and Notorious B.I.G. His designs have been worn in six Olympics and graced all MLB, NFL, and NBA stadiums. He joins to talk about his remarkable career and current role as President of Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design.