The Daily Five, It’s All About the Good News!
by Jillian Heiner
Is Jimmy “ChUGG” a hit or miss? Image from Grazia.daily.co.uk In January I heard about the collaboration between Jimmy Choo and UGG (two of my guilty pleasures). And I thought, “What can these shoes possibly look like?” I imagined Uggs with heels and fur lined stilettos. My UGGs are usually the shoes I turn to when my Choo’s have murdered my feet. Although the collection doesn’t officially launch until O…
The Daily Five, It’s All About the Good News!
by Jillian Heiner
Christian Siriano’s Spring 2010 collection that walked down the runway and retailed at Payless (http://ny.racked.com/tags/christian-siriano-for-payless). So Fierce! What will this season bring? Welcome back after a long relaxing Labor Day weekend. For the “old-school” fashionistas out there, Labor Day is traditionally the end of white pants (does anyone still follow that rule? I do). It is usually celebr…
Video of the Day – Zappos Gets Gaga-fied!
by Ally Ulrich
Happy Friday – Zappos goes GAGA! Probably one of the most humorous Lady Gaga parodies out there from our friends at Zappos.com! I’m a huge fan of the fry glasses (fried in canola oil of course) and the double-layer donut hair piece. A big round of applause for a well-played performance!
The Daily Five, It’s All About the Good News!
by Jillian Heiner
Phillip Lim is debuting a line of footwear to compliment his ready-to-wear collection. Prices range from $395-$875. A little bit on the pricey side for someone like me, but hey, a girl can dream. Aren’t they a-ma-zing! These shoes speak for themselves. Read more at Fab Sugar. I’m not someone who usually watches the stock market, but this sounds like good news to me. According to Business Week, after the reces…
It’s 9-02-10!
by Ally Ulrich
The cast and their footwear 9-02-10 comes but once in a lifetime, so why not take time to celebrate our favorite television show from the 1990’s by paying homage to 90210 footwear fashion! Our beloved cast of 90210 sporting some of the 90’s most critical looks. Take a look at both David’s and the guy on the end’s shoes (anybody remember his name??). I’m still questioning why we th…
Why I Give Back…The Story of Gus and Anna
by Ken Proctor
When I posted the letter from Gus a couple days ago, I had no idea that Ken had met him recently or that he was going to write about his meeting. I had been meaning to post that letter for a while but it seems I had perfect timing! I am so happy to hear that Gus and Anna are taking a go at pursuing their dreams and I think I am an example of what you can do with hard work, passion and the one thing that I have found SUPER critical which i…
The Daily Five, It’s All About the Good News!
by Jillian Heiner
I would like to introduce our fabulous new intern Jillian Heiner! She’s a fashion merchandising major and will be taking over the daily five from the University of Delaware. We’re so excited to have her on board. Welcome to Shoe Bizness Jillian! Mary Some fabulous fall shoes from NayaShoes.com Brown Shoe company’s (and friends of Shoe Bizness), Naya has launched their eco-friendly fall lin…
See Kai Run Steps Eastward
by Mary Krajick
Congrats to See Kai Run who has taken the necessary steps to expand their presence world wide in Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, and Israel. Thank you to Julie Dodobara the marketing director for See Kai Run for sharing the press release with all of us! Press release: for immediate release See Kai Run® Steps Eastward With New Distributorships in Taiwan, Singapore/Malaysia, and Israel Seattle, WA (August 2010) —…
Join the Fun, Help a Charity
by Mary Krajick
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 pe…
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…
