Shoebiz Trivia
by Jorge the Intern
Whoa! where’s my Trivia!!??!!?! Got some down time to look here and post some finally – everybody needs a little dose of trivia for their brains! I have been busy like you wouldn’t believe and thought that I would never get to this – but I made it work, like Julia does! So here we go…ooh these are kinda tough! SHOEBIZ TRIVIA This world-famous manufacturer of athletic shoes has its origi…
Shoebiz Trivia
by Jorge the Intern
So I just got back home in New Orleans!! Very nice to be home with all 9 of my other family members (that’s right N-I-N-E family members!) and my heart is very happy…but I do miss Miami and everything it stood for. But I’ll still be around here. Keep an eye out! SHOEBIZ TRIVIA Dior is the contraction of what three words in the French language? The answer is God, Jew, and Gold Check it out here! Who is the p…
Shoebiz Trivia
by Jorge the Intern
So first I(the dude in the black shirt) would like to send a big shoutout to Julie The Frenchie and her super cool boyfriend Benjanmon(in the white shirt)! It was a pleasure to meet you Ben in Miami and Julie, I’ll be back in New Orleans by when you come but I know you are gonna have a fabulous time here for so many reasons. So this is mostly a Shoebiz exclusive on Sigerson Morrison, but they have a really hip site and st…
Shoebiz Trivia
by Jorge the Intern
YAY!!! WE SURVIVED, and Jorge the Intern became Jorge the Model / Convict but it was a great time!!! shoutouts to the coolest people that came down for us: Geoff, Brandon, Tracy, and Matt!! lots of good memories SHOEBIZ TRIVIA Which decade of the 20th century was dominated by enormous platform shoes? The 1970s. Garish colours and glitter also made their presence strongly felt by the middle of the 1970s. Some men enjoy…
The Daily 5, It’s all about the good news!
by Jorge the Intern
Future may get brighter for China and Vietnam footwear industry. In September, the EC is expected to reconsider whether or not it will remove the anti-dumping tariffs of ten percent and 16.5 percent, which have so far been imposed on shoes imported from Vietnam and China respectively into European countries. Read more at GP DAILY! Planning to build bizness on the shoe industry focusing on health and comfort? Ta…
Naughty Monkey & Dereon @ SMOTA, by Jorge the Intern
by Jorge the Intern
Whoa, so this is Beyonce’s shoe line! Pretty cool styles I must say! Rolling in on the floors of the smota showroom is the two fabulaous salespeople, Al and Rebecca, sporting two fabulous brands: Dereon and Naughty Monkey. Both owned by Beyonce’s main company: House of Brands in San Diego, California. According to what Mr. Al from Atlanta says, Beyonce’s mother, Tina, used to be a seamstress a…
Shoebiz Trivia, By Jorge the Intern
by Jorge the Intern
SHOEBIZ TRIVIA What does the word “stiletto” originally mean? The correct answer is “little dagger”. The Italian stiletto had a strong period of popularity in the 1950s, replacing the chunky styles of the 1940s and complimenting the postwar “New Look” in clothes. Later problems with carpets and flooring in general brought the competition between common sense and fashi…
Shoebiz Trivia
by Jorge the Intern
Cool huh? Nina found these and they are the sponsor of trivia this beautiful Friday. SHOEBIZ TRIVIA What is the main design that designer Serge Cajfinger of Paule Ka is known for? (Hint: the one design that started his company?)The answer is a black dress. This is the model with which he launched his company. Check it out here! Which school in England is known as “the legendary cobbling school”? The answer is Cordwainer…
The FLEXX @ SMOTA
by Jorge the Intern
It’s a BOY!! Congratulations FLEXX on it’s seventh week in business! I found The FLEXX, just relaxing in the middle of an aisle after they just experienced the typical hysteria of these trade shows: astronomically high food prices. spent $30 for four hotdogs, it was a stick-up in broad daylight! But despite the shock, we got to converse a little about their business. The FLEXX, a company based upon the…
Me Too @ SMOTA
by Jorge the Intern
Another stroll down the colorfully adorned aisles of the SMOTA showroom lead me to one particular booth intrigued by its name: ME TOO. I thought to myself, “What is it about these shoes that would make someone say ‘me too’?” So, like any curious Jorge would do, I walked up to it and was greeted by Mr. Smooth Max Taylor – He was just such a cool dude. We got on the subject of how much of a latin influence the SMOTA show has and that…
Shoebiz Trivia
by Jorge the Intern
SHOEBIZ TRIVIA What Shoe Designer, didn’t want to be one initially as his father “Mr. Seymour” was, was studying for Wallstreet but at age twenty sketched a design that sold so well it set him down the designer path? The answer is Stuart Weitzman! His father proudly added it to the Mr. Seymour line, where it sold very well – so well that his father had “Stuart’s first shoe” bronzed. Goodbye Wa…
I.B.I.C.
by Jorge the Intern
So I’m walking down the aisles at the SMOTA show and just browsing through the exhibitions to see if something catches my eye or someone catches my attention with a nice greeting. Low and behold, I pass by this table that is full of small black shoes; all of similar style but different sizes. The both is leased by “IBIC” and so the spokesperson greets me and I ask him about why there are so many black shoes. He starts explaini…
Bruno Menegatti
by Jorge the Intern
Oh Brasil! Eu tenho muita saudade de voce! EU AMO BRASIL! Outside of our doors is a big world, very big. Beauty can be found in so many places at any given moment someplace and it changes your life! Amazing is the creation that we live on and neverending are its wonders. To tell you personally, there is no other place that has touched my heart so strongly than the blessed Brazil. I marvel at its culture, at its history, at i…
Shoebiz Trivia
by Jorge the Intern
Well, I hope everyone had a great Independence Day July 4th, As did we with our relaxed work schedules and extended party hours! So back to the trivia SHOEBIZ TRIVIA When was the launch of the company Beatrix Ong? The answer is in September 2002, during Fashion Week in London, check it out here! Which designer, a more recent entry into footwear, spent her childhood in Indonesia, Phillipines, Singapore, Switzerland, I…
Shoebiz Trivia, By Jorge the Intern
by Jorge the Intern
Above is what you could win if you get all the triva right!! maybe. We’ll see. So then… SHOEBIZ TRIVIA What was the ancient Roman name for shoemakers? The answer is Caligarius, after which is named the respective company. Check it out here! After what was designer line Dsquared2 named after? The answer is Dean and Dan Caten, its two founders. Check it out here! What shoe company has been described as cateri…
