Don’t be Afraid to Admit You Made a Mistake
by Ken Proctor
I love this topic because it is something that I try to always practice. I think there is WAY too much time spent with people arguing over whose to blame or why something isn’t their fault. I look at it like this: I have better things to be doing than spinning my wheels on something that should already be taken care of. To me, it’s a complete waste of time….so rather than argue about who made a mistake, le…
More Cool Sketches by Chelsa Ziegler!
by JULIA
I am starting to love when Chelsa Ziegler travels because she gets all creative and stuff… I love these! Chelsa has been all over Europe the past few weeks and I am pretty sure she had a great time! Thank goodness she didn’t get PO’d at me for posting a pic of her in her snuggie a couple weeks ago and has even offered to share her drawings with us on an ongoing basis. If there are any trends that you would l…
Launch of first studio series by designer Andreia Chaves
by Elizabeth Snoddon
I am a new contributor to Shoebizness.com and one of my first tasks was to go through a collection of emails of cool product that Julia has saved. She was especially excited to share an email sent by Andreia Chaves who is a Brazilian footwear designer. Andreia recently launched her first studio series ‘Invisible Shoe’ during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week last month. Looks like design really does…
The Daily 5 – Its All About The Good
by Elizabeth Snoddon
Every morning when I wake up first thing I do is grab my computer from my bedside and check out what’s going on in the world, whether its face book, WWD or The New York Times its just a good way to start the day, helps me to slowly motivate myself to start the day. (So not a morning person!) The only problem is news can be pretty depressing, and well just not always fun and exciting. So this morning I decided to start off with somet…
Bootights and Oprah
by Elizabeth Snoddon
There is a very cool new product out called Bootights and we recently received an email from them telling us about all the great feed back they have been getting from the product. Oprah even handed them out as a gift on her show. How cool is that! Check out what this woman had to say. “First, I want you to know I never write to manufacturers, however, I wanted you to know of my thoughts on your product. I was in the O…
Video of the Day – Trends for NY Fashion Week
by JULIA
There were some hot shoes on the runways this season! Check out the video above and be inspired!
The Daily 5 – Its All About The Good
by Elizabeth Snoddon
It’s so a great when a solid business idea can be made a reality all while helping a good cause. Soles4Souls is at it again helping out in Japan. I hope everyone is following in their footsteps and giving a helping hand anyway you can. Soles4Souls is specifically reaching out to the footwear industry asking for any donations of footwear and money to continue the recovery efforts. So everyone lets help out and do…
K.I.D.S. – K.I.D.S. Japan Earthquake Tsunami Children’s Fund
by JULIA
Great to see K.I.D.S. is getting right to work to help the wonderful nation of Japan…One of my best friends in the whole world is Japanese and I have spent time with her family and hosted her friends when they came to visit Miami. The most amazing thing I admire about Japanese people is their optomistic and positive outlook on life. They are amazingly forgiving, resiliant and strong and have been able to thriv…
The Daily 5 – All About The Good News
by Elizabeth Snoddon
They must be thinking of their fans on a budget! Nike Inc., the world’s largest athletic-shoe maker, debuted a collection of sneakers for women exclusively at Payless ShoeSource Inc. Timberland Company opens their first store front in India in 2011. The authentic outdoor footwear and apparel brand, announced the opening of its first store in South India at Express Avenue Mall, Chennai. Is your target cus…
The Fastest Way to Improve the Economy: Turn off the TV – turn on the music – get creative – and get on with it!
by Ken Proctor
“Turn off the TV – turn on the music – get creative – and get on with it!” I just love this and it’s so incredibly true!! This reminds me of my first few weeks in the East Village when I moved to NY. As any fellow NYC resident probably knows it can take forever to get an appointment with the cable guy and as much as I was wishing for the internet for work purposes, I never missed the boo…
The Daily 5 – All About The Good News
by Elizabeth Snoddon
Reliance Brands Ltd. and Steve Madden Ltd. have signed a deal to bring Madden footwear and accessories to India! The first standalone store is expected to open in the first quarter of 2011. “India and its diverse consumer base is a very important and strategic market for us,” said Edward Rosenfeld, CEO of Steve Madden. “Our association with Reliance Brands culminates a long-cherished goal of entering this unique ma…
