Mea Shadow – Hot new brand!
by JULIA
Nicole Rivers and Yosi Samra at the FFaNY industry event. I was introduced to Yosi Samra by my good friend Nicole Rivers who works for FFaNY at the industry party last week. Apparently Yosi is not one to show a lot of expression or I guess you can say he is not impressed by much. He grew up in the footwear industry as his pops owns the brand J Loren, but he did not go right into the family business. Growing up in NYC he was one of th…
Whirlwind trip to NYC – FFANY and 210 Dinner
by JULIA
Me and Peggy Kim Meill right before I jetted out to the airport! I had a great time in NYC last week and really enjoyed catching up with all my shoe friends! I didn’t even have a chance to inform many of you that I would be making an appearance up there, but fortunately I ran into a bunch of you and it was a nice surprise. I was on a 6am flight and immediately made my way to the Hilton once I landed. I first saw Nicole Rivers fro…
Trivia of the Week
by JULIA
Thanks to Nicole Rivers from FFANY and Faye Rapoport DesPres from Aetrex who responded to my plea on Twitter yesterday asking for help with the trivia this week. From Nicole: Where are most shoes manufactured? What is the difference between between the d’orsay and an espadrille? What’s a choncleta? From Faye: Where did the name “sneaker” originate? From Shoes.com via Twitter: Ap…
Never Sink into the Grass Again: the Origins of SoleMates!
by JULIA
Becca Brown & Monica Murphy I was introduced to Becca Brown at the FFANY Shoes on Sale event (more on that tomorrow) by my friend Nicole Rivers at FFANY. Becca along with her partner, Monica Murphy is the founder of SoleMates which is a product that protects the heels of ladies shoes. Becca was full of energy and I could tell right away that we had a lot in common. I spent some time on the phone with her yesterday and ca…
FFANY Shoes on Sale-I cannot wait!!
by JULIA
Getting to know the team at FFANY, especially Nicole Rivers was one of the highlights of my summer trips to NYC. I quickly found a friend with similar drive, ambition and passion for the industry in which I am anticipating many future partnerships!! I have heard about the “FFANY Shoes on Sale” event but have never attended so of course when my invitation showed up in the mail I was super excited. I cannot wait to go!! I fin…
Bebe Launch Party during FFANY
by JULIA
Me, Nicole and one of the Bebe models at the launch party on August 6th. Photo by Duffy-Marie Arnoult Hanging out and getting to know Nicole Rivers from FFANY was certainly one of the great outcomes of my trip to NY a couple weeks ago. I mentioned her in my original article about FFANY and she is quite awesome. I watched her in action during the show as she tended to the needs of the exhibitors and she handled each situation w…
FFANY-What it’s all about!
by JULIA
The entrance to FFANY in June at the Hilton Hotel When I was in NYC in June and talking to everyone about the re-launch of the new Shoebizness site, I was telling everyone that I would be featuring stories about my week at the FFANY show. Unfortunately the launch took a lot longer than I anticipated, but since FFANY is approaching next week I feel it is still appropriate to feature everything about my last trip. First of all…
