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News briefsHunter introduces slippers and sandals with algae
Hunter, one of the bigger players in the rubber boots market, has introduced a capsule of summer slippers and sandals made from blown EVA and a share of a new material made with algae that are harvested by cleaning up waterways. The colorful “Bloom” line consists of a sandal and ...
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Lloyd wins Red Dot Design Award for newly launched cycling sneaker
Lloyd Shoes is this year’s recipient of the coveted Red Dot Design Award in the “Fashion and Lifestyle Accessories” category. The honor was bestowed on the German shoemaker for its newly launched LL/CYC cycling sneaker, which was announced in September last year. The sneaker is available in five ...
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Native Shoes partners with Braskem for bio-based EVA polymer
Native Shoes, a Canadian footwear brand founded in 2009, has started a collaboration with Braskem, a Brazilian petrochemical company, on the new line of The Robbie footwear. Through the partnership, Native Shoes is using Braskem’s I’m green, which it claims is a sustainably sourced carbon negative ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) sugarcane-based ...
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Katy Perry relaunches her footwear brand
The American singer Katy Perry has relaunched her namesake footwear brand with a new collection for spring/summer 2022. The collection comprises 19 pairs of shoes divided into two themes: floral and beach. It includes a variety of styles including platforms, kitten heels, loafers, sandals, sneakers, and wedges. The shoes are ...
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News briefsEcovative partners with Vivobarefoot and Pangaia in research project for mycelium hide
New York-based mycelium technology company Ecovative announced a joint research collaboration with the footwear brand Vivobarefoot and Pangaia, a materials science company. As part of the Fashion for Good initiative, the companies’ teams will work together to develop customized mycelial materials for use in their footwear and fashion products. ...
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Hoka and Boston streetwear boutique unveil footwear capsule
Hoka, a division of Deckers Brands, has entered a collaboration with Boston-based streetwear boutique Bodega, resulting in a limited-edition line combining outdoor performance technology with urban-inspired streetwear design. The capsule includes two items: a special edition Kaha Low GTX trail hiker and the Ora Recovery Slide, available now exclusively at ...
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FLO extends partnership with Nine West
The Turkish shoe company FLO has extended its partnership in shoes, bags and accesories with the women’s brand Nine West, which is owned by the U.S. company Authentic Brands Group. FLO first entered a licensing partnership with Nine West in 2019 that covered production and retailing rights for the brand ...
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Hermes to open two new leather goods workshops in France
The French luxury goods group Hermès plans the construction of two additional leather goods workshops over the next three to four years in France, resulting in the hiring of 500 craftsmen. The new workshops will become the 23rd and 24th production sites of Hermès’ leather goods & saddlery division, all ...
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News briefsFidlock unveils concept sneaker with Fidlock Winch system
On March 10, Fidlock, the German company specializing in innovative magnetic fasteners, unveiled a brand new Concept Sneaker with the innovative Fidlock Winch closure/adjustment system. The sneaker, an athletic shoe with the new Winch closure, will not be available to the public, but serve as a showcase for potential collaborations. ...
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News briefsSanuk celebrates 25 years with 90s limited edition sandals
Californian footwear brand Sanuk is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a small collection of Furreal beach sandals sporting the signature colorful and fun look of the brand’s early days. The limited-edition anniversary pack includes four styles featuring soft top foam footbeds that are manufactured with recycled materials, reground EVA foam ...
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Lululemon enters the footwear market
Lululemon, a Canadian producer of performance apparel for yoga, running and training, is entering the footwear category with the launch of the women’s running shoe, Blissfeel. The style will be available online and in select stores across North America, Mainland China and the U.K. beginning on March 22. Two additional ...
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ArticleOrthoLite launches a recyclable, compostable midsole foam
OrthoLite has launched Cirql, which it claims to be the first-ever ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) plastics free, recyclable and compostable midsole foam “with an end of life solution” that can be applied for athletic, casual, fashion, work and children footwear. The U.S. producer of insoles, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary ...
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Versarien provides graphene-enhanced elastomers to Flux
Versarien, a British provider of advanced materials, will be supplying graphene-enhanced elastomers to U.S.-based Flux Footwear. The material will be used to bring to market AdaptMid, an improved model of Flux’s Adapt shoe. Under the terms of the partnership between the two companies, the Adapt barefoot athleisure model has been ...
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A new plant-based textile fiber from Finland
Nordic Bioproducts Group, a Finnish start-up and a spin-off from Aalto University, has developed a new plant-based textile fiber called Norratex, made without any toxic chemicals or expensive solvents. In Nordic Bioproducts’ patented AaltoCell technology, the cellulose is first hydrolyzed in an environmentally friendly manner; then, it is further processed ...
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Cole Haan releases its first sustainable shoe
Cole Haan has released its first sustainable shoe. The Generation Zerøgrand has an outsole made of a material called FlowerFoam, at least 25 percent of which consists of natural dandelion rubber and for which the American brand has filed a patent. The vegan microfiber suede of the upper is 21 ...
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Steve Madden in jewelry licensing deal with Centric
Centric Brands entered an exclusive licensing agreement with Steve Madden in the jewelry and hair accessories categories. Centric has been producing jewelry under Madden’s Betsey Johnson brand for the past four years. Edward Rosenfeld, chairman and chief executive officer of Steve Madden, said that “Centric has done an excellent job ...
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News briefsTimberland’s icon boot heads into the metaverse
Timberland, a VF Corp. brand, has entered the metaverse with a digital gaming experience called “TimbsTrails.” “TimbsTrails provides a unique and fun platform to celebrate the footwear innovations and cultural moments that have shaped our past, and to explore our collective journey into the future,” said Chris McGrath, VP of ...
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Shoes 53045 launches its first virtual shoe
On Feb. 3, Shoes 53045 launched its first-ever virtual shoe in partnership with the blockchain company MetaJuice. Buyers can purchase the limited edition Cyb’Air non-fungible tokens (NTFs) and then bring them into the IMVU metaverse and showcase them in a specially-designed room. Cyb’Air is a virtual platform-heeled bubble air sneaker ...
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OrthoLite celebrates 25 years
OrthoLite celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2022, after posting the best year in its history in 2021 thanks to a vertically-integrated structure which helped lift sales. The U.S. producer of insoles was founded in 1997 by Glenn Barrett, its current CEO. OrthoLite claims that 2022 will be devoted toward finding ...
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Nexgen Packaging invests in Mexico, Guatemala
Nexgen Packaging, an American supplier of packaging for the retail, apparel and footwear industry, is expanding its manufacturing capacity in Latin America with two new strategic investments. The expansion will allow it to meet the increasing demand from retailers and manufacturers, as required by the fast-growing omnichannel retail market, ...
