The Daily Five, It’s All About The Good News!
by Nina
ASICS Set to Open First Flagship Store in New York City According to EarthTimes, ASICS will be opening their first flapship store in the city that never sleeps. This is great for them since they have come a long way, and really New York is the place to be. ”New York is an active city in the running community which ASICS has long been a part of through our support of the ING New York City Marathon. We feel this is th…
Some Trivia !!!
by Nina
What brand has been releasing the very popular sheepskin boots that became a fashion trend in the early 2000’s? What name was given to the first sneaker made in America? There is only one shoe museum in North America, where specifically is it located? Which British high fashion shoe brand threatened to sue a New Zealand Website for trademark infringement? What brand recently released a shoe that’…
The Daily Five, It’s All About The Good News!
by Nina
Black Diamond’s Finest Boot New President Black Diamond Footwear announces new president. Rob Mills, former of Rocky Brands will take the lead ! “Rob has a track record of success in the footwear industry and his passion for the business and leadership skills will be a great asset for Black Diamond as we continue to grow our business” Says Alan Lunder , CEO at Black Diamonds. Congrats Rob !!! RE…
The Daily Five, It’s All About The Good News!
by Nina
Let Me Upgrade You ! Congratulations to Michael Spillane for being named new CEO at Converse. He’ll be taking over after Jack Boys’ retirement this year. Converse has been around for a while. Nike made the decision on Monday and know that Michael is the perfect candidate. He had been working with Jack for over two years and knows all duties very well. Read more about it HERE. Shoes 4 Kids… Payles…
The Daily Five, It’s All About The Good News!
by Nina
Singer-Songwriter Madonna Madonna’s Good Deeds Romanian Times tells the story on how the hugely famous Madonna has donated shoes to a Hallowen Charity Ball in Bucharest. She gave out a pair of her favorite Christian Dior’s, that will go for auction and all of the proceeds will go to children who need school supplies. Behind this whole idea , is a very important cause. Just read more about HERE FFANY…
Trivia Featuring Marcelo From China!!!
by Nina
Last week Marcelo did a great job answering my questions! He sure is good on the trivia, let’s see who take his title… Which shoe designer holds the most titles for designing the world’s most expensive shoes? What two countries do brands go to the most when it comes to manufacturing? What was the name of a Nike Documentary that focused in the lives of Sneaker Heads and their daily struggle on ob…
Video Of The Day !!!
by Nina
They carry Sergio Zelcer also!!! See I don’t understand why I’m not notified when things like this happen … Seems like fun !
Video Of The Day!!!
by Nina
This girl definitely knows fashion! I’m taking it back a little to the day Fergie released her shoe line at Nordstrom. Really cool video on her just chit chatting with Laffit.
The Daily Five, It’s All About The Good News!
by Nina
Dina looking great as usual Go Dina ! According to NewsDay.com, Dina Lohan, mother of the tabloid queen Lindsay Lohan seems to probably be doing better than her daughter these days. Dina will be launching her new line “Shoe-Han” . The shoes will be very affordable and the line will include, flats, sexy pumps, and a few other styles. You can get these at Lovemyshoes.com Monkey Feet So I was browsing thr…
Answers to Trivia Featuring Last Week’s Winner Mike Ponce
by Nina
Congrats to Marcelo for answering all but one ! HaHa. He’ll be asking one question next week! During the 1972 Summer Olympics, which shoe brand provided running shoes for the 400m hurdles champion, John Ake Bua? A: In 1972 PUMA provided running shoes for the 400m hurdles champion, John Ake Bua, from Uganda. PUMA even employed Ake Bua and tried to help integrate him and his family in German society, but even…
The Daily Five, It’s All About The Good News!
by Nina
Walsh was very excited about contributing Looking Sexy for a Good Cause Singer Kimberley Walsh stepped into high heels to lead Breast Cancer Haven’s first High-Heel-a-thon. She was one of the 300 participants in the walk. Both men and women after one mile of walk were allowed to take off their heels once they started to feel the pinch J Walsh said it was very exciting to take part in an event that raised so much mone…
The Daily Five, It’s All About The Good News!
by Nina
One of the sketches from Ernesto Eposito found at WWD WWD’s Drawing Room For Fall 2009 WWD recently posted on their site the freshly designed sketches of these really cool Brands. Such as , Francesca Mambrini, Cole Haan, Charles David and much more. WWD got their hands on some good stuff! This is a great chance to find out these new styles coming in this fall. The drwings show tat ankle straps and artdeco inspr…
Answers to Trivia by Intern Erika
by Nina
Hi there! Here are the answers for last week’s Trivia. Congratulations to Mike Ponce for answering all the Trivia correct after his last two tries! Now Mike gets the chance to come up with one question for next week’s trivia. Let’s see if he can come up with something good! Under what company name was Nike originally founded as back in 1964? A: Nike was originally founded as Bue Ribbon Sports bac…
Monique Capelta’s Cool Boots
by Nina
Monique Capelta in her booth at SMOTA Hello there! Erika here! As you may know I’m the new intern here at ShoeBiz. After a long week of hard fast paced work with the amazing Julia and learning a whole bunch of new things, I was given the task of attending SMOTA in Miami. Of course, I was extremely excited but the nerves kicked in as well. Just the thought of meeting all these cool people that play such an important role i…
so sorry-Julia’s not feeling well
by Nina
Hello everybody, Happy Monday! Poor Julia is under the weather today so she apologizes that there will not be updates. There must be something going around! Please come back tomorrow and things will be hopefully back to normal. Ciao Ciao, Nina
