Join the Fun, Help a Charity
by Kimberly Rice
So exciting to introduce some awesome new contributors! Starting with Kim who I met a couple of weeks ago networking. She is a designer here in NYC but she has a passion for writing and to my great fortune, charity! We met up with her for Taco Tuesday last week and we had a great time. By we, I mean Mary, Ally (remember her??) and myself. So she will be bringing you weekly articles regarding our industry from a charitable per…
Letter from a Fan! :)
by JULIA
I have been meaning to post this for a while now. I recieved this email from our fan Gus Martinez and simply was so excited to have made a difference in someone’s life and career through this outlet. Ken emailed me a couple weeks ago and it seems he has become quite the mentor to Gus which is amazing! I hope that this happens more and more as we continue to grow and while Gus was inspired by Ken and Shoebizness…. I…
101 Countries!!
by JULIA
I continue to be overwhelmed by the response that this site recieves on a daily basis! I haven’t had time to check stats for a bit, so you have to imagine my surprise to see that we had people from over 100 countries visit the site between July 31 and August 30 and more than 8500 hits with 3500 of those being from new users! So exciting!! Check out the map to see who is checking us out!! Go us!
The Daily Five, It’s All About the Good News!
by Mary Krajick
Nike Air Maxes with a Wii Balance Board from Gizmodo.com I always thougt the Wii was a really cool concept even though I’m not much of a video game person. Well, Nick Marsh, a contestant in a Nike challenge to “remix and adapt the function of Nike shoes”, made the Wii and Nike sneakers even cooler. He took a Wii Balance Board which is used with the Wii Fit and inserted it into the soles of a pair of Air Maxes to make his sneakers t…
Notes From The Field – Clarity Borne Back Ceaselessly From My Past
by William Weiss
One thing comes to mind…It takes a big person to not only admit jealousy but speak about it and commend the person who caused this stir of emotion. We all have an idea of who we thought or think we want to be and there is often someone out there who defines that image we have in our head. What I have found is that rather than focus that jealousy (which is actually admiration) on trying to compete with that person or try…
“Eco Sassy Sandals”
by Mary Krajick
Leticia posing with (and wearing) her favorites It was in the late afternoon on the first day of Platform where I was getting pretty tired from walking around when I got a boost of energy from Leticia Calvo Treffot when she described her “eco sassy line”, de la Rue to me. De la Rue (means from the road) are truly beautiful shoes made from actual car tires! The tires the soles are made from are literally just cut…
Footwear for Yoga Enthusiasts!
by Mary Krajick
Simone and Mariam my lovely hosts at the Swamisz booth. I really enjoyed finding the truly unique footwear brands at Platform. This one caught my eye as I walked by the Swamisz booth because of the uniqueness of the structure of the shoe. Simone Eccleton and Mariam Anvarali were happy to share the cool yoga inspired footwear with us! The brand launched at the last Platform in February and has been a big hit in Japan, New…
The Daily Five, It’s All About the News!
by Mary Krajick
The Fabulous Rebecca Minkoff shoes from WWD Rebecca Minkoff makes such fabulous hand bags (my favorite are the studded ones) and she is now entering the wonderful world of footwear! I’m so excited to see her debut spring collection which will be presented during fashion week in September. Check out the NBC New York blog for more info. So, do you remember when you were learning how to tie your shoes when you were a kid and h…
Lessons Learned at the Atlanta Shoe Show
by Ken Proctor
I still have yet to attend the Atlanta show, but I have heard some good things about it. I am curious to know why it was a little slower than usual…over the past couple of years it seems that show has been one to stay consistant. Anyhow, I have to chuckle at Ken’s list of things he learned while there. I can just hear the conversations now….It’s unfortunate that there are those out there who are sti…
Sixty-Seven at Platform
by Mary Krajick
My favorite pair from the line! Julia’s took me over to the Sixty-Seven booth at Platform to check out her good friend Sam’s Weizel’s footwear line. We had met at an event during FFANY and I was thrilled to go over and check it out. Sam and Carlos, one of their sales reps took me through the line which is based in Spain and was started in 1967. All the leather for the spring 2011 line comes from Spain and the…
Fairchild Fashion Group Shoe Drive!
by Mary Krajick
Catherine Yiu, the Fairchild Online coordinator of Fairchild Fashion Group, the great people who bring us Footwear News and Women’s Wear Daily, has shared some information with ShoeBizness about a great new charity with Soles4Souls and Footwear News. They have teamed up to create the Great American Shoes Drive whose goal is to distribute shoes to people in need of footwear in 20 cities though out the United S…
The Daily Five, It’s All About the Good News!
by Mary Krajick
Some grey muted skater sneakers from HUF. Hey everyone! Julia and I have been super busy but I’m finally back to the daily five! Today we have some great info from Emily Rodrigues from Pitch Control PR about the new HUF sneaker collection being sold on Karmaloop.com. The men’s shoe collection has a skater feel to it with some cool new styles. She shared with us that the new comfortable sneakers are made of canvas or suede,…
Jaguar Footwear Launched at Platform!!
by Mary Krajick
The man behind it all, Fred Levey. I started talking with Marcia Goodman from Jaguar Footwear when we posted a press release about the new and exciting brand that is launching this season. I was so excited to check it out at Platform because of our previous exchanges. I knew there was a sense of excitement coming from the person behind the e-mails. I could not have met a more pleasant person who was as excited for a brand as s…
“Butterfly Bliss”
by Mary Krajick
Vicky McGeaun posing with the fabulous fold-able footwear. I’m a girl who LOVES her high heels and but (as much as I hate to admit it) I can’t last more than a couple hours without doing the side to side dance to make my feet feel better; I’m always carrying around another pair of shoes with me. On the second day of Platform (in flats, I wasn’t going to kid myself two days in a row) I walked into the Butterfly Twists booth whe…
Naya Round Two
by Mary Krajick
Kasey posing with the Ana eco-friendly peep toe shootie I had the honor of being welcomed to the Naya booth again at Platform (the first time was at FFANY) and got a chance to chat with the wonderful people there. I experienced another personal tour of the fall and spring lines from Kasey Gibbs, the head designer for the eco-friendly yet stylish line. I also got to meet fellow FIT alum Jillian, who is also a designer for the…
