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…
The Daily 5, It’s all about the good news!
by JULIA
Image via Footwear News Footwear News announced their annual list of the 100 most powerful people in the footwear industry. I am excited to see some of my favorites topping the list this year, including Zappos.com, CEO Tony Hsieh and TOMS Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie as well as, Ron Fromm and Diane Sullivan from Brown Shoe coming in at number 4!! I have a lot of friends who know/work for Diane and I always hear the be…
The Daily Five, It’s All About the Good News !
by JULIA
“When you walk, it is almost on tiptoe,” Mr. Berardi said. “You look really dainty.” . . Killer designed boots The New York Times was at Paris Fashion Week, and I particularly liked one of their articles on the most daring heels. As they described: “The appearance of so many shoes that were either ingenious, architecturally marvelous or potentially murderous gives credence to what some designers have predicted is a f…
Twitter Action @msshoebizness
by JULIA
Just to remind you….I go through my twitter feed and choose the feeds that stand out the most, post them here and then choose my favorite for the day. Also, keep in mind that I have summerized the “tweets” in my own words so you have to click on the brand/person to see all of their action!! I have decided to only choose 10 a day because if not, I would be surfing Twitter all day!! Wow-choosing a winner yesterday was even tougher…
My Celebrity Story – Jay Z and Nine West’s Angel Calva
by JULIA
I met Angel Calva a while back and hanging out with him is an absolute priority during each trip to NYC. Not only is he one of the nicest guys I have ever met, but he is also an industry vet who has an amazing perspective on the industry. I love talking to him as he still has a positive outlook and always has a funny story to tell me. He is also responsible for introducing me to Rick Paterno, the President of Nine West who was kind e…
The Daily 5-All about the good news!
by JULIA
1. According to Big Research, the most frequented shoe stores are Wal-Mart, Payless, Kohl’s, DSW, JC Penney and Famous Footwear! The list is based on a survey of 8,000 consumers. Congrats to these stores…visit the link for the rest of the list! http://www.wwd.com/footwear-news/#/article/footwear-news/shoe-selection-consumers-name-most-frequented-stores-2084989?navSection=footwear-ne…
