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Tod’s and Lamborghini enter a partnership
Lamborghini, an Italian maker of sports cars owned by the German group Volkswagen, and Tod’s, an Italian fashion house, announced a partnership in luxury leather goods, shoes, apparel and accessories. “The two Italian brands’ exclusive collaboration celebrates Italian craftmanship and tradition as well as technological research and innovation: qualities that ...
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Desenrasco launches sustainable, resoleable sneakers
The German footwear brand Desenrasco has embarked on the path of sustainability with the launch of a new welted sneaker that is intended to blend durability with repairability. The limited-edition sneaker, which is made entirely of vegetable-tanned leather in a family-run factory in Portugal, can be resoled. The ...
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News briefsSaucony turns 125 and celebrates with new release
Saucony is celebrating its 125th anniversary with the release of its “lightest, fastest and energy-efficient shoe.” Endrophin Elite Source: Saucony The Endorphin Elite combines PWRRUN HG foam with an articulated and forked carbon plate, an upper of knitted fabric and mesh, and a “race-ready” midfoot webbing. The ...
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ArticleiHeel presents an extendable heel for women’s shoes
iHeel, an Italian company proposing an extendable heel for women’s shoes, is obtaining a lot of interest from end users, resellers, distributors and e-commerce companies, according to Veronica Crisafulli, the company’s co-founder along with Alessandro Filosa. The pair has been working for three years on the heel’s prototypes and invested ...
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Scarpa and Politecnico di Torino collaborate on foot insulation
The Italian outdoor footwear specialist Scarpa and Politecnico di Torino are collaborating on a new project to develop a thermal insulation analysis model for mountaineering boots. To improve footwear performance, the project is defining a scale of thermal comfort for foot insulation in severe cold. To aid development, Scarpa and ...
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Dee Ocleppo teams up with Titan Industries
Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger, the U.S. American fashion designer and entrepreneur married to Tommy Hilfiger, has joined forces with Titan Industries to expand her Dee Ocleppo collection. The partnership will start with footwear and expand into other categories, including handbags. Titan will oversee sourcing, manufacturing and logistics to expand the brand ...
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Nike launches a sneaker with Tiffany
Nike and Tiffany & Co. are releasing a Nike x Tiffany & Co Air Force 1 1837 sneaker, with a limited-edition sterling silver accessories range. The collaborative sneaker, made of black suede, features a Tiffany Blue-colored swoosh and sterling silver badges over each heel. The accessories include a shoe horn, ...
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Adidas launches a new label
Adidas has launched a new label, Adidas Sportswear, “curated to serve the next generation.” The spring/summer release includes a reimagined tracksuit, a silk-like striped dress and a shoe made in part with recycled materials. Designed for everyday wear but described as “sporty in essence” the pieces come with added performance ...
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Aerosoles launches a shoe collection for kids
Aerosoles is launching a collection of children’s footwear as it seeks to establish itself as a global lifestyle brand by expanding beyond women’s shoe. The U.S. brand recently announced that it would be introducing men and women’s flip flops as well as men’s socks, slippers and roller skates to its ...
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ArticleLee Jeans launches into footwear in Europe with Brandsplus partnership
The American denim brand Lee Jeans is expanding its product offering with a collection of casual shoes and sneakers for men, women and children. The new footwear collection, which will launch in the EMEA market in the autumn/winter 2023 season, will be produced under license by the Belgian footwear ...
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Copenhagen, Liebeskind founders to launch a footwear brand
The founders of Liebeskind Berlin and Copenhagen Studios, the brothers Johannes and Julian Rellecke, are about to launch a new footwear label, according to the German trade magazine TextilWirtschaft. After Copenhagen Studios - which became in 2021 part of the s.Oliver Group and is currently expanding into the French ...
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Vans and Timberland launch a joint capsule collection
VF’s brands Vans and Timberland have teamed up to design a capsule collection together for the first time. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Vans’ iconic Half Cab, the two brands offer a brand new style based on Vans’ iconic model first released in 1992 and Timberland’s Euro Hiker boot, created ...
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Havaianas releases app for custom flip-flops
According to Lorena, Havaianas is celebrating its 60th anniversary with the release of an app that will enable customers to customize the flip-flops they purchase through it. Limited to the Brazilian brands’ two most traditional models, the Top and the Slim, the service covers prints and color combinations for straps ...
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DX opens a warehouse in Plymouth
DX, a British provider of delivery solutions, including parcel freight and logistics services, announced the opening of a new depot in Plymouth, England, the fourth of eight depots currently expected to be opened by summer 2023. The new depot will be predominantly dedicated to the parcels activity, supporting growth of ...
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ArticleBalena launches fully biodegradable slides
Balena has launched fully-biodegradable slippers called BioCir Slides colored and scented using natural cinnamon. The Israeli material science company founded in 2020 with offices in Tel Aviv and Milan develops compostable and biodegradale thermoplastic materials. The shoes are designed and manufactured in Italy and made entirely of BioCir, a proprietary ...
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Xtep in partnership with Covestro to produce low-carbon running shoes
Xtep International Holdings established a strategic cooperation arrangement with Covestro, a German chemical group, and Silan Group, an integrated footwear platform, to produce low-carbon running shoes. The announcement of the partnership was made jointly with the presentation of Xtep’s low-carbon running shoes, 360-ECO, which uses biomass raw materials. Compared with ...
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ArticleEcco Leather in partnership with Ecovative
Ecco Leather, which is part of the Danish footwear group Ecco, has joined forces with Ecovative to develop new mycelium materials for the fashion industry and other sectors. In a joint statement, the parties claim it is the “first-of-its-kind partnership”, between a traditional leather tannery and a mycelium technology company. ...
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Coats changes auditor
Coats intends to appoint Ernst & Young as auditor for the financial year commencing Jan. 1, 2023. The appointment is subject to shareholder approval at the 2023 annual general meeting. Deloitte, the current auditor of the British producer of industrial threads and footwear components, will undertake the audit of the ...
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Cobblers Direct offers shoe repair services in DSW stores
Cobblers Direct has entered a partnership with DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse to offer shoe repair services in over 500 stores across the U.S. “We want customers to enjoy and get the most out of their purchases, so if they ever need a product repair, DSW’s partnership with Cobblers Direct ensures ...
