Home sweet home, is where top designers Giuseppe Zannotti and Pierre Hardy find inspiration for their upcoming collections. Peace in the city seems hard to find, but this two fashion genius are able to transform the noise into fabulous shoes.
Read more at http://www.wwd.com/footwear-news/#/article/footwear-news/fashion-forward-even-more-designer-inspirations-2100018?navSection=footwear-news

Arts and sports hold hands and bring an innovative and fun new way to make working out a TOTAL different experience. Through a partnership with Entertainment Company Cirque du Soleil, Reebok is attempting to create more fun in the gym and reclaim its reputation as the women’s fitness expert with an hour-long workout that includes a mix of cardio, strength training, balancing, and core training on a contraption known as the Fly Set. The equipment hangs from the ceiling and consists of a three-stranded rope with a 360-degree swivel point attached to a steel bar that strengthens and lengthens the body and creates the sensation of flying during the workout. Jukari comes from the Italian word “to play.”Check this out at http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/04/09/reebok_hopes_to_launch_fad/

Shoes from 65 footwear designers including Irregular Choice, Be & D, Donald J Pliner and Casadei will be on display at the International Shoes & Champagne gala on May 8 in Ottawa, Canada.

The event will take place to celebrate as well Ottawa’s Canadias Tulip Festival and will also raise funds for Soles for Souls and donations for Shoe Mountain.
And guess who is going to be there… Julia! So we’ll be able to have every single detail about it!!!
For more info visit www.shoesandchampagne.ca

Consider opening a health savings account, Lower the costs of inventory are some of the new tips to make tax season a little bit easier for retailers featured at www.wwd.com
“[Business owners] can get a credit for the contribution to the HSA,” said Bonnie Lee, a certified public accountant in California, and author of “Taxpertise,” due in August. “So they get that as a write-off, plus they can write their checks for the amount not covered by the deductible, for all their medical expenses and get those deductions as well.”
Read the full article at http://www.wwd.com/footwear-news/#/article/footwear-news/tax-tips-for-small-business-owners-2100009?navSection=footwear-news  

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