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Kennel & Schmenger (K&S) is celebrating its 100th anniversary with...
Kennel & Schmenger (K&S) is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a special shoe collection that was designed with Catherine Hummels, wife of the German footballer Mats Hummels. The collection consists of three shoe models that will be on sale in the company's own stores, at selected retailers like the KaDeWe ...
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Hotter Shoes is launching a new wedding-inspired line of shoes...
Hotter Shoes is launching a new wedding-inspired line of shoes in response to the forthcoming royal wedding of Prince Harry and U.S.-born Meghan Markle, which will be held on May 19. To celebrate the relationship with the U.S., some of the shoes in the collection feature Union Jack and stars-and-stripe ...
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Keen has partnered with Nossa Familia Coffee, a coffee roaster...
Keen has partnered with Nossa Familia Coffee, a coffee roaster based in Portland, Oregon, to create a new range of sustainable handbags that help keep fabric waste out of landfill. The material used in the handbags of the new Keen Harvest Collection comes from twice-upcycled Nossa Familia coffee sacks. The ...
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Hamm Market Solutions has terminated its licensing agreement with Napapijri,...
Hamm Market Solutions has terminated its licensing agreement with Napapijri, starting with deliveries of the autumn/winter 2018/19 shoe collection. Hamm has been the licensee for this brand of VF Corporation for ten years, responsible for product development, production and distribution in Europe. As previously reported, Hamm, which is still the ...
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Skechers is expanding the launch of its limited edition Skechers...
Skechers is expanding the launch of its limited edition Skechers D'Lites & Toei Animation One Piece collection, a colorful collection uniting Toei Animation's anime series with Skechers D'Lites footwear, to Europe. The limited edition was originally launched in South Korea and China, with a launch reportedly upcoming in the U.S. ...
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Ecco has teamed up with Cambridge Design Partnership (CDP), a...
Ecco has teamed up with Cambridge Design Partnership (CDP), a technology partner based in both Cambridge, U.K. and Palo Alto, California, on a new project for the data-driven customization of footwear. The project, called Quant-U (“quantified you”), is said to allow for a full digital analysis of the consumer's foot ...
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Filling Pieces, a special Dutch brand of sneakers, has developed...
Filling Pieces, a special Dutch brand of sneakers, has developed its first collection of apparel, using the same combination of luxury materials and technical fabrics, in collaboration with Barneys. The American fashion retailer will sell it exclusively at its flagship stores in New York and Los Angeles as well as ...
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Hype, an independent streetwear label, has announced the launch of...
Hype, an independent streetwear label, has announced the launch of its first-ever footwear range in collaboration with Schuh, the British shoe retail chain owned by Genesco. Founded by Liam Green in 2011, when he was just 17, Hype is known as a cult brand aimed at the 18-25 demographic. Hype ...
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Mizuno is moving into the lifestyle segment with a sneaker...
Mizuno is moving into the lifestyle segment with a sneaker version of its Wave Rider running shoe, first launched in 1998. Called Wave Rider 1, the new sneaker will be the first product in a new Sports Style category for the Japanese brand. It is being introduced selectively at retail ...
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HS Footwear, a subsidiary of Hamm Market Solutions, has signed...
HS Footwear, a subsidiary of Hamm Market Solutions, has signed a long-term licensing contract for the development, production and worldwide distribution of footwear under the Scotch & Soda brand name. Sales to retailers will begin in June 2018 with product in-store from early 2019.
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Converse opened a hotel-inspired pop-up in a five-floor building in...
Converse opened a hotel-inspired pop-up in a five-floor building in London, in the heart of Shoreditch, on Feb. 16-17. The project, hosted at 155 New North Rd, Hoxton, celebrated in particular the brand's One Star trainers. The two-day “Converse One Star Hotel” featured exclusive One Star products from the spring ...
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Furla has announced the launch of its first sneaker. The...
Furla has announced the launch of its first sneaker. The new footwear of the Tuscan label is linear and lace-free. The sneaker features chewing gum colors and chunky ergonomic heels. The brand name can be seen on an upper ankle stripe.
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Arezzo&Co has announced the launch of Owme, the sixth brand...
Arezzo&Co has announced the launch of Owme, the sixth brand in its portfolio. The name of the new brand comes from the fusion of “own” and “me,” which together are supposed to express the “owning herself” attitude, the company explains. The key concept of the brand is wellness, with the ...
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Huntsman Corp. has announced the development of a new family...
Huntsman Corp. has announced the development of a new family of TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) materials that are expected to help footwear makers improve productivity for parts made by injection molding. According to Huntsman, the new Avalon AB DI range offers significant de-mould improvements when compared to conventional injection moulding materials. ...
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Allbirds, the Silicon Valley start-up best known for its wool...
Allbirds, the Silicon Valley start-up best known for its wool sneakers, is expanding its offering with a new shoe collection made from eucalyptus trees. The shoes are crafted from a textile that the company engineered using the pulp of eucalyptus tree. The pulp is taken from the wood and spun ...
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Tagliatore will soon be launching a shoe collection. The Puglia-based...
Tagliatore will soon be launching a shoe collection. The Puglia-based brand, which is best known for its jackets and outerwear, actually started out making shoes. The grandfather of Pino Lerario, the current company's owner and creative director, originally ran a cobbler's workshop, hence the name “Tagliatore,” which refers to the ...
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Repetto has introduced a new feminine fragrance called “Dance with...
Repetto has introduced a new feminine fragrance called “Dance with Repetto.” The new perfume is inspired to the values and expressions of dance, to reflect the identity of the brand. The fragrance has been created by Nathalie Lorson, Annick Ménardo and Olivier Cresp. The bottle features slight undulations which evoke ...
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In a three-year process, Floris van Bommel will partner with...
In a three-year process, Floris van Bommel will partner with Theo Scharpach, an Austrian manufacturer of guitars, for the design and production of a limited edition of two guitar models made in van Bommels' production site in the Netherlands. The exterior of the guitars is made to a great extent ...
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Balenciaga is reportedly planning to launch a lighter version of...
Balenciaga is reportedly planning to launch a lighter version of its Triple S shoe made in the Far East, shifting the production away from Italy
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Move On, the Portuguese shoe company controlled by the Indian...
Move On, the Portuguese shoe company controlled by the Indian Tata group, is coming out with a new brand of comfortable men's and women's shoes, called Saydo, which stands for extreme light weight. Made in Portugal with the company's typical stitch & turn technology, it will be shown for the ...
