Tutorial

Following on from the brief group tutorial in the previous week, I had set some goals for myself to become more prepared for my text tutorial. This was to take out some more books and focus on choosing a brand so my essay has a clear direction to it. I took out the books “The Walking Society”, “Kicks Japan”, and “Art and Sole”, all based on footwear and trainers to give me more of a direction. This was helpful as the book “The Walking Society” was based on footwear brand Camper and luckily I found this interesting enough to began as a starting point for my essay. I chose this brand because I wanted to focus on a non sportswear brand that sells trainers to relate it to modern attitudes towards trainers which are utilised for their style or status rather than practicality.

As both my goals from were achieved, I was better equipped for the tutorial in which Alex suggested that my essay route would be appropriate in relation to my research. They suggested on looking more into current affairs and the social implications of trainers relating to issues such as femininity and masculinity as well as celebrity. I was also encouraged by Alex to look deeper into the connotations of the colour red in different cultures and how this could relate back to gender they also suggested I research into the personal and everyday use of trainers in contrast to the practicality aspect of trainers used for sports especially how women were shamed for wearing items as such and encouraged to look more feminine.