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These boots were made for walking

Wet or ill-fitting boots for women could be a thing of the past. For BA (Hons) Industrial Design graduate Tora Haslum has created a boot design to solve these problems.

Tora, 27, is from Bergen, Norway. She decided to focus her final year project on women鈥檚 boots after failing to find a comfortable fit. Tora said: 鈥淚 couldn鈥檛 find a boot to fit me, either my legs were too skinny or big. My design has an extendable calf so the boots can fit anyone. There鈥檚 also the problem of what to do if the boot gets wet in the winter, so I鈥檝e suggested anti-bacterial lining to remove the smell from wet or damp boots. I really liked the project and have been in contact with two companies to get them interested in the design.鈥�

Tora enjoyed her three years at the University. She said: 鈥淚 always wanted to study in another country, to develop my languages and see other cultures. It鈥檚 so different to back home. My computing and language skills have really improved and I know how to work realistically and under pressure. You also get a really nice welcome from the University鈥檚 society for international students, Interlink. It helps you to make friends from different countries.鈥�

Tora is now aiming to start her own business back in Norway, with Aina Moe, another 海角直播 design graduate.

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