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    Erik Lemaitre, a French executive who worked with Reebok, Lacoste...

    2013-04-26T00:00:00Z

    Erik Lemaitre, a French executive who worked with Reebok, Lacoste Footwear and Upla, has launched a new brand of sneakers, called Barons Papillom, together with an Italian investor, Giovanni Fontana Giusti, who worked for Salvatore Ferragamo and Bally. The first collection consists of five styles retailing from €119 to €475 ...

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    Nicholas Kirkwood has developed his first model of men's shoes...

    2013-04-26T00:00:00Z

    Nicholas Kirkwood has developed his first model of men's shoes for a special shoe sale at Selfridges' flagship department store in London, which opened an expanded men's shoe department last autumn, as part of a “Shoe Carnival” that ran until April 21. He also developed a limited edition of women's ...

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    Sioux will be offering larger shoe sizes from the coming...

    2013-04-26T00:00:00Z

    Sioux will be offering larger shoe sizes from the coming autumn/winter season. The new collection includes 16 styles for women and 30 styles for men in larger sizes. Shoes for women can now be purchased up to size 10.5 and for men up to size 15.

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    GMS, the young German buying group, presented a new trade...

    2013-04-26T00:00:00Z

    GMS, the young German buying group, presented a new trade concept, SportXtreme. Like Intersport or Sport 2000, which work with Sabu and ANWR, respectively, SportXtreme is meant to be an alternative for specialist sporting-goods stores. Eighty existing clients of GMS are currently interested in implementing the new concept. A pilot store will ...

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    Brako has come out with its first two models of...

    2013-04-26T00:00:00Z

    Brako has come out with its first two models of men's shoes for the next autumn/winter season

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    Cat Footwear, a division of Wolverine Worldwide, has announced the...

    2013-04-26T00:00:00Z

    Cat Footwear, a division of Wolverine Worldwide, has announced the launch of the brand's first-ever Made in America boot. Every component used to make the new Liberty work boot is manufactured in the U.S., including the packaging materials. The boot features leathers from Minnesota, stitching from Michigan, a sock liner ...

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    Joya has diversified its product line to include a new...

    2013-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Joya has diversified its product line to include a new outdoor segment, developed in cooperation with Proof-Tex. The new outdoor shoe collection is available in four different styles for men and six different styles for women. It was presented for the first time at this month's GDS show in Düsseldorf. For ...

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    EMU Australia is diversifying its collections into new types of functional and...

    2013-03-25T00:00:00Z

    EMU Australia is diversifying its collections into new types of functional and fashionable shoes to balance out the decline in sales of its traditional sheepskin boots, which have been very successful for a short period of time. The company has launched a completely new waterproof collection and a more fashionable collection of leather boots with ...

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    DSW, the American shoe retail chain whose name stands for...

    2013-03-25T00:00:00Z

    DSW, the American shoe retail chain whose name stands for Designer Shoe Warehouse, has announced the launch of Luxe810, a luxury segment offering top luxury brands at up to 50 percent off. The Luxe810 assortment includes shoes, handbags, jewelry, and other accessories for men and women, and features brands such ...

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    Bugatti Shoes aims to attract younger customers with its new...

    2013-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Bugatti Shoes aims to attract younger customers with its new Dynamic line, which was presented at this month's GDS trade show in Düsseldorf. The Astor Mueller Group, headquartered in Switzerland, is the footwear licensee of the Bugatti brand. The German subsidiary, MST Shoe Trade & Service, takes care of the ...

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    Zalando has launched a new label for clothing and accessories....

    2013-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Zalando has launched a new label for clothing and accessories. The collection of Kiomi, currently encompassing 1,000 pieces, is priced in line with those of H&M and Zara. In addition to shoes and other accessories, Kiomi's collection features apparel targeted at men and women aged 25 to 35 years, with ...

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    Synclaire Brands has recalled some 5,000 pairs of Stuart Weitzman-branded girls' Cha...

    2013-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Synclaire Brands has recalled some 5,000 pairs of Stuart Weitzman-branded girls' Cha Cha boots, manufactured in China, for posing a fall hazard. The Cha Cha and Cha Cha 2 girls' boots feature a zip on the inner side whose pulls can become entangled. Synclaire Brands said that it has received three incidents reports, ...

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    GMI USA Corp. is launching a line of men's shoes...

    2013-02-18T00:00:00Z

    GMI USA Corp. is launching a line of men's shoes under the Seven for All Mankind label of premium denim jeans for next autumn. GMI is not related to the former GBMI, which licensed the brand's footwear in the past. Schwartz & Benjamin has been licensing the brand's women's shoes ...

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    Sean John, the sportswear company owned by the music mogul...

    2013-02-18T00:00:00Z

    Sean John, the sportswear company owned by the music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, is branching out into footwear through a licensing agreement with 2 Feet Productions. The company will source, manufacture, sell and distribute a collection of casual and athletic shoes aimed at men and children. Styles will include athletic-inspired ...

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    +++ Allen Edmonds Shoe Corporation is putting out a line...

    2013-02-18T00:00:00Z

    +++ Allen Edmonds Shoe Corporation is putting out a line of four signature golf shoes and related products named after Jack Nicklaus, the famous golfer +++ H.H. Brown is adding a line of women's shoes, made in Italy, for Carmon Marc Valvo, a couture and read-to-wear fashion label based in ...

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    Bebe Stores has signed a licensing deal with Aldo Product...

    2013-02-18T00:00:00Z

    Bebe Stores has signed a licensing deal with Aldo Product Services, a division of the Aldo Group, to design, manufacture and distribute the retailer's footwear. Under the global licensing agreement, the Brisbane-based high fashion retailer will collaborate with Aldo's design team to create a full line of shoes, including boots, ...

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    Marc Shoes, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year,...

    2013-02-18T00:00:00Z

    Marc Shoes, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, wants to listen more to its clients around the world in developing new products following the appointment of a new 38-year-old head designer, Alexander Lindau, who lives in London and worked for the brand on and off in the past ...

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    The designer Kevin Sefton and Diana Currie, managing director of...

    2013-01-31T00:00:00Z

    The designer Kevin Sefton and Diana Currie, managing director of Buchanan Bespoke Footwear of Scotland, launched a new brand of men's shoes entirely made in Scotland at the Pitti Uomo fair in Florence this month. Called Govan Originals, the new Scottish luxury line is made by hand Govan, an industrial ...

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    Nicholas Kirkwood introduced his debut collection of men's shoes, Nicholas...

    2013-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Nicholas Kirkwood introduced his debut collection of men's shoes, Nicholas Kirkwood Men's, as part of the U.K. collections, in London on Jan. 8. Kirkwood, who is also Pollini's designer, launched his eponymous luxury women's footwear label in spring 2005. Similarly to his women's range, craftsmanship plays a key role in ...