This study aims to analyze the influence of culture in footwear design through the six cultural dimensions of Geert Hofstede. Initially, it was developed an experimental work involving the data search of the footwear
industry of countries evaluated by Hofstede and statistical analysis of correlation with their cultural dimensions to identify some explanatory relationship. Posteriorly, the analysis of the relations between the aesthetic elements shoe design and the cultural model of Hofstede in order to check for explanatory relations between them. To evaluate the shoe design, it was conceived an evaluation tool of the shoe design that includes the parameters: shape, color, surface, style and material. Through the use of the evaluation tool, it was concluded that the cultural model of Hofstede is not completely explanatory, although there are some relations with the aesthetic aspects shoe design of the selected countries.Este trabalho é financiado por Fundos FEDER através do
Programa Operacional Factores de Competitividade –
COMPETE e por Fundos Nacionais através da FCT –
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia no âmbito do
projeto UID/CTM/00264.”info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
