FN Shoestar and Fergie!
by JULIA
I have been such a bad friend to Brown Shoe and keep forgetting to share their awesome competition they do with Footwear News! Well I am hoping they will forgive me and I promise to share all the updates on a regular basis starting…..um…now! Today Fergie is going to be a guest judge, so check it out! So fun to see the reality show competition intergrated into the industry in such a fun way and high five to Brown…
Two Ten NYC Community Service Day :)
by Kimberly Rice
I’m so excited to report that Two Ten has come up with a new way for us New Yorkers to get together and get involved! On November 12th, 210 and local NYC footwear companies are coming together and giving back by volunteering for a day of service. I love it!!! Two Ten NYC Community Service Day Together with Food Bank for NYC and Groundwork Hudson Valley November 12, 2010 ~ 8:30-1:00pm www.twoten.org / www.foodbankn…
The Daily 5 – It’s All About the Good News!
by Jillian Heiner
Croc’s focus on style, comfort, and toning. Image from marketwatch.com Footwear is on the rebound. We’ve broken up with the recession and are ready to play the field. 2010 is our year. Footwear News has the top 100 “bachelors”, if you will. Aka, the footwear industry is bouncing back quickly and some companies know exactly how to capitalize on this. Top 5 contenders include executives at Nike, Christian Loubo…
The Daily 5 – It’s All About the Good News!
by Jillian Heiner
Under Armour is stepping up their game. Image from Footwear News As predicted, sales of the NBA banned Concept 1 shoes skyrocketed. “We sold more shoes the day they were banned than we did in the previous month, and that repeated daily for the rest of the week,” designer Adam Goldston told The LA Times . They completely sold out of size 13s and had a higher than projected sales numbers due to the marketing. Th…
The Daily 5 – It’s All About the Good News!
by Jillian Heiner
Fergie’s Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Pumps from latimesblog The Wall Street Journal dives into the fashion behind the politics in the NY governor race between Republican candidate Carl Paladino and Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. Whoever overlooks fashion and presentation is surely mistaken. As a form of self-expression, it reflects ones beliefs and attitudes. Surely we have seen the importance of fas…
Twitter Action of the Day @msshoebizness!
by Mary Krajick
The Twitter Action of the Day is back! For those of you who haven’t see it, Julia started it last year to share her favorite tweets of the day and post her favorite as the winner. As a twitter newbie I can’t believe how much fun it is to see what everyone is up to via tweets!! I’m so excited to be starting this up again since social media is a vital part of any industry today. Honestly, I thought this was go…
The Daily 5 – It’s All About the Good News!
by Jillian Heiner
Never go barefoot again! Image from runningwithheels.com It’s often said that beauty is pain – and this couldn’t be any truer for heels. How many times do you think about your activity for the day or night before determining the height of your heels? Well, you’ll never have to walk home barefoot again. England has the right idea and has installed vending machines in many nightclubs with inexpensive and compact ballet…
The Daily Five – It’s All About the Good News!!
by Jillian Heiner
I’m sending my Fendi pick in a letter addressed to area code 10022. Vote here! Milan has been all about the platforms this week. Nytimes.com looks at the biggest trends like Prada’s platform mary janes and Alberto Ferreti’s leather sandals. Fendi was the favorite: “platform shoes appeared to be divided in blocks, with cork and wood in the mix, and had leather straps in both neutrals and bright colors” Saks 5th A…
The Daily 5 – It’s All About the Good News!
by Jillian Heiner
Ruthie Davis on the Dennis Basso runway from stylebistro.com As fashion week comes to an end, you may be letting out a sigh of relief. Your schedule will probably become more routine again after running around to different shows and after parties during the past week. Instead of marveling over the newest looks, it’s time to get down to business and figure out all the details of your s/s 2011 assortment. Will you go for th…
Fairchild Fashion Group Shoe Drive!
by Mary Krajick
Catherine Yiu, the Fairchild Online coordinator of Fairchild Fashion Group, the great people who bring us Footwear News and Women’s Wear Daily, has shared some information with ShoeBizness about a great new charity with Soles4Souls and Footwear News. They have teamed up to create the Great American Shoes Drive whose goal is to distribute shoes to people in need of footwear in 20 cities though out the United S…
The Daily Five, It’s All About the Good News!
by Mary Krajick
Fashion students are the future of the footwear industry especially when it comes to design. Footwear News and Brown Shoe Co. are recognizing the emerging talent coming from The Fashion Institute of Technology by sponsoring the second season of FN Shoe Star. Six students will compete on the web-based show to win the title of FN Shoe Star. Also from Footwear News, Boston Celtics player Kevin Garnett has a new sponsor f…
The Daily Five, It’s All About the Good News!
by Mary Krajick
Here’s a new one for the kids. Stride Rite will collaborate with Lucasfilm Ltd. to release a line of children’s sneakers themed with characters from Star Wars. According to Boston.com, the sneakers will include lights to appeal to the younger Star Wars fans. Check out the article here. Congrats to Via Spiga for hitting the 25 year milestone. Check out Footwear News for a timeline of the company started in 1985 by the de…
The Daily Five, It’s All About the Good News!
by Mary Krajick
In 2002, Marikina City crafted the world’s largest pair of shoes. Check out some more cool pictures from Marikina here. The shoe capital of the Philippines, Marikina City, has found its beloved industry dying out. Good thing there’s someone to save it! Reviving the footwear industry is going to be one of Mayor Del De Guzman’s top priorities as he starts his term as Mayor. According to the Manila Bulletin Publ…
Positioning for the Future – The story of Ed and Shoe Train”
by Ken Proctor
Ken and Ed of Shoe Train I love this! I want to meet Ed! I don’t have much more to say than cudos to Ed for what he is doing…I am a big fan of giving back and doing so in the manner he does certainly is award worthy in my opinion!! Great article Ken!! -Julia Positioning for the Future – The story of Ed and Shoe Train” There is an assault on independent shoe store these days. The Internet is eatin…
The Predictable Life of a Shoe Company
by Ken Proctor
Hmmmm….this topic is very interesting to me and while I cannot speak to it from experience or even long term observation, I can think of at least a couple of companies that have experienced what Ken outlines here. I heard the term, “going back to our roots” a lot throughout last year, and it makes sense. I guess from my point of view the key when growing a business is not to leave those roots to begin wi…
