The Daily 5 – All About the Good News!!

From super low-slung trousers to skull scarves, extreme shoes to sharp tailoring, British designer Alexander McQueen left his signature in many ways into the fashion industry. His contribution to fashion could, nevertheless, be lost on many others. Take a look on six ways McQueen changed fashion…

Fashion fans will be keeping a sharp eye on the runways as the hottest upcoming looks for fall ’10. Payless ShoeSource democratizes runway style for the season with the unveiling of designer collections at New York Fashion Week with unique shoe and handbag designs inspired by 1960s Parisian Women and Lunar and Earth Landscapes Hit by Christian Siriano and Lela Rose.

Michigan Industrial Shoe introduces the latest innovation in Foot Comfort – Airport Friendly Footwear. Many long-time customers of Michigan Shoe claim that these are also the most comfortable work boots and shoes that they have ever worn and guess what!? You’ll never have a problem passing through airport metal detectors when wearing those.

The Taiwanese students Toby Chih-Hao Lo and Chelsea Yu-Chi Liu are among six students who were then selected by a panel of industry experts for their innovative designs to be displayed at the MODA Footwear show on 21 – 23 February at the NEC in Birmingham. Their designs will also feature in leading trade magazine Fashion Extras. Chelsea said: “We are really delighted to both be selected to show our work at MODA. How exciting is that?? 

Jordan & Company has revealed that they own the shoes worn by Nelson Mandela twenty years ago. Brian Pollock, managing director of Jordan & Company said: “With more than 110 years in the footwear industry in South Africa, we are a very proud company. Having the world’s most famous pair of shoes is a treasure we hold very dear.” Yeah, those are the shoes to freedom…