All Products & Services articles – Page 58
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Camper is launching a line of waterproof shoes together with...
Camper is launching a line of waterproof shoes together with a British sailing specialist, Musto, in connection with its big investment in the Volvo Ocean Race
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Timberland PRO, the branch of the footwear company that makes...
Timberland PRO, the branch of the footwear company that makes industrial and work shoes, has announced that it will include its new anti-fatigue technology in its slip-resistant footwear. The new technology involved inverted cones that support the key pressure points of the foot, thereby “returning” energy expended through the day ...
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Bär presented a new brand of comfort and sports shoes,...
Bär presented a new brand of comfort and sports shoes, Joe Nimble, whose basic concept is to provide customers with the feeling of walking barefoot. The innovative cushioning foam Poron XRD has been used to create this feeling. The material is said to be dynamic, adapting to the texture of ...
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Men find women who wear high-heeled shoes sexy in 94...
Men find women who wear high-heeled shoes sexy in 94 percent of the cases, judging from a survey of 1,088 persons made by Women's Health magazine, and 81 percent say they are excited when they look at them. However, 53 percent of the men feel pity about high-heeled women. Another ...
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Dr. Martens has launched a small line of shirts and...
Dr. Martens has launched a small line of shirts and other men's and women's garments for sale in its own stores in the U.S., the U.K. and Asia and through its website
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Presenting its second collection of the new Maasai line of...
Presenting its second collection of the new Maasai line of handcrafted ethnic moccasins and sandals, Pikolinos reports that it has already sold 10,000 pairs of the line, which it launched this year in Spain as well as in France, the U.K., the U.S. and Russia, along with coordinated handbags. The ...
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Noël has obtained a license to produce and distribute children's...
Noël has obtained a license to produce and distribute children's shoes under the Absorba brand name. The French shoemaker has annual sales of €55 million and expects the license to generate an additional €3 million in annual revenues in three to five years' time. The group is developing four ranges ...
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Cat Footwear is offering three updated styles of its...
Cat Footwear is offering three updated styles of its Colorado boot for the next fall/winter season that have been restyled by a young British designer, Martine Rose
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Priority Group, a Brazilian footwear manufacturer, introduced what it calls...
Priority Group, a Brazilian footwear manufacturer, introduced what it calls a 100 percent sustainable shoe at the Fimec exhibition in Novo Hamburgo last month. Priority Group worked on the shoe with Coelho Assessoria, a local consultancy, as well as the Brazilian Institute for Technology for the Leather and Footwear Industries. ...
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Ciao Bimbi has signed an agreement with Flash & Partners...
Ciao Bimbi has signed an agreement with Flash & Partners to produce and distribute worldwide a line of children's shoes under its Nolita Pocket brand name
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Delcam Crispin has released the 2011 versions of its design...
Delcam Crispin has released the 2011 versions of its design and manufacturing software for the footwear industry. The new versions include enhancements to the LastMaker program for last design and the Engineer Pro system for the production of 2D footwear patterns, plus general improvements across the full range. The LastMaker ...
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Together with local institutions, the German shoe industry federation, HDS,...
Together with local institutions, the German shoe industry federation, HDS, and Messe Düsseldorf presented the first Deutscher Schuhpreis (German shoe award) at a ceremony after a fashion show at the last edition of the GDS fair. The prize was given to Berkemann for an ankle boot in high-quality nubuk with ...
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The Danish Kolding School of Design has entered a three-year...
The Danish Kolding School of Design has entered a three-year strategic collaboration agreement with ECCO, worth 3 million Danish kroner (€402,250-$567,000). The agreement covers internships for students and input from ECCO on student projects. The opening of the exhibition “My Shoe – personal dream shoes for the real world,” showcasing ...
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The Kang Shoe company of China has made a small...
The Kang Shoe company of China has made a small car designed to look like a giant leather shoe. The shoe, made of the hide of five bulls and costing about €4,500, will hold two people. It can travel at up to 30 kph and go up to 400 km ...
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The French shoe industry federation, the Centre Technique du Cuir...
The French shoe industry federation, the Centre Technique du Cuir (CTC) and other organizations have joined a dozen firms, including Mephisto, Luxat and Fargeot, to help develop better and more comfortable shoes for the elderly, who are becoming a more important part of the population. The project will have three ...
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Stonefly has introduced a comfortable, new lightweight walking shoe, called...
Stonefly has introduced a comfortable, new lightweight walking shoe, called Infinity. It uses a technology, called Blusoft, developed together with an Italian university. The company claims that it speeds up the stride and forces some muscles to work harder, but it is not a toning shoe. The system absorbs shocks ...
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John Lobb, the brand owned by Hermès, is paying tribute...
John Lobb, the brand owned by Hermès, is paying tribute to 11 global cities with its new line of custom-made shoes, Spirits of Capitals, with two pairs of men's footwear each from Beijing, Dubai, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Moscow, New York, Paris, Seoul, Taipei and Tokyo. Designers for the company ...
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Harbor Wholesale has been chosen as the licensee for Izod...
Harbor Wholesale has been chosen as the licensee for Izod brand footwear in the U.S., its territories and Canada by Izod's parent, Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation. The products include casual and dress shoes for men, women and children, as well as leisure athletic shoes and non-beach sandals. Harbor has rights to ...
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A Turkish company, Komcero Ayakkabi, has started the production of...
A Turkish company, Komcero Ayakkabi, has started the production of comfort shoes that massages the bottom of the foot and speeds up blood circulation while walking through 82 springs made of soft rubber, placed between the insole and the sole
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Porsche Design has won a Red Dot Award for the...
Porsche Design has won a Red Dot Award for the design of its P'1700 Cannes moccasin, and Ricosta's new Pepino baby shoe (see previous issue) won one, too
