The Daily 5 – All About The Good News!
by JULIA
L-R: Jay Schmidt, Jennifer Masella, Diane Sullivan, Paola Venturi, Ron Fromm Wow! A big congrats to Diane Sullivan from Brown Shoe who was jsut promoted to take the spot of CEO beginning in May! It’s been an amazing couple of years for Diane and I know for a fact this promotion is well deserved! Current CEO, Ron Fromm will remain as an active chairman of the company. While I am sure there is much excitement ar…
Press Release: New for Fall/Winter 2011! See Kai Run® Introduces Kai
by JULIA
Congrats to See Kai Run on their continued growth and success!! Love the boots! So cute!! Press release: for immediate release New for Fall/Winter 2011! See Kai Run® Introduces Kai™ – A Line of Bigger-Sized Shoes Seattle, WA, January 2011 — See Kai Run, popular manufacturer of the perfect first shoe is poised to debut its new big kid line, Kai, at this season’s upcoming trade shows. Kai continues on where See…
Predictions for 2011
by Ken Proctor
I love these predictions and I believe Ken is spot on! Looking back at his predictions from last year, I am a little sad that Shoebizness didn’t grow like we had hoped BUT all things happen in due time and I learned last year about the importance of sticking to the core of what makes a product unique and building at a pace that is managable. With a move from Miami to NYC and building a new business here, I simply couldn&#…
The Daily 5 – It’s All About The Good News
by JULIA
I am not sure if this is good news for anyone but her, but Lindsay Lohan is set to launch a footwear line for her brand 6126 now that she is out of rehab. Okay….I can’t wait to meet the sales rep who has the responsibilty of selling the new line. I am a little curious what the spin will be on Lindsay’s involvement. I suppose she has been fashionable in moments, but I can’t really imagine that peo…
FFANY: Apepazza
by JULIA
Costina and I also had the pleasure to meet with Ted Finn in the Apepazza suite. The brand has a rich family history as well as great style. Ted was great and walked us through where the brand came from, what they’re up to nowadays, and where they see themselves in the future. Before we get to that, check out some great pictures of what you can expect from Apepazza in the Spring! Apepazza is known for detailed bead wor…
FFANY: Tiggers
by JULIA
Check out that heel! Costina and I loved this print.This pair goes from a simple pump… Another eye-catching heel… The Tiggersbrand is still making a name for themselves in the U.S. market. As you can see, they are looking to sell to customers who want to stand out in a crowd, but are not willing to sacrifice comfort or quality to do so. Their sales representative Christine Westermayr, as well as the d…
One in a Million
by Alan Lugo
Happy New Year everyone!!! I hope everyone is easing back into the work grind with fond memories of the holiday season! I can personally say that I am truly looking forward to 2011!! We haven’t heard from Alan Lugo who a designer for Hush Puppies for a little while, but I absolutely love this article! The design process is very fascinating to me and I have so much respect for designers since as an artist, I understa…
FFANY: Anbessa Shoe Share – Sourcing in Ethiopia
by JULIA
Better late than never! I will be posting my intern Nicole’s write-ups from the December FFANY show over the next couple of days…she did such a great job!! -Julia A very interesting exhibit we visited and had the opportunity to learn a bit more about was the U.S.A. Project called Anbessa Shoe Share. The idea is to use the shoe industry as an outlet to build up Ethiopia’s economy. Their country has g…
