The Daily 5 – Its All About The Good
by Elizabeth Snoddon
It’s so a great when a solid business idea can be made a reality all while helping a good cause. Soles4Souls is at it again helping out in Japan. I hope everyone is following in their footsteps and giving a helping hand anyway you can. Soles4Souls is specifically reaching out to the footwear industry asking for any donations of footwear and money to continue the recovery efforts. So everyone lets help out and do…
The Daily 5 – All About the Good News
by JULIA
I love this! Canadian born Tal Dehtiar launched a footwear line last year, called Oliberte Shoes and has become the first international company to market casual shoes that are made in Africa! His goal is to provide quality made shoes at a reasonable price and while Africa is not the first place that comes to mind when attempting to do that, he is determined to show the world the potential the continent has for manufactu…
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 Five, It’s All About the Good News!
by Mary Krajick
Scoring the first goal of the 2010 World Cup is an exciting accomplishment and the South African Football Association will have that accomplishment displayed in their headquarters forever. The shoe worn by Siphiwe Tshabalala when he scored the goal will become a historic monument in South Africa. Check it out at VOANews.com! It seems that the majority of men do not feel the same way about fashion as many women do howe…
YP 210 Christmas in June Party! 30k Raised!! :)
by JULIA
Rick Paterno, Model Dashil Hernandez, Debbie Ferree, Model and Shoebizness contributor Anedie Azael Dresses were made all from WWD newspaper….Hey at least I recycle! I am trying to get everything about FFaNY week up asap, but keep getting interuppted, so bare with me! Last weeks YP party was so much fun and I was so happy to hear that the event raised more than 30k for the charity. If you were unaware, I was one o…
THE DAILY 5 – ALL ABOUT THE GOOD NEWS!!
by Richard Salmon
The Daily 5 All About the Good News!! HAPPY MONDAY!! English shoemaker Loake worked on an exclusive collaboration with CASH CA for the Japanese market…check out what we can’t get in the US Nine West announced today, an exclusive design collaboration with multi-platinum recording artist Joss Stone for the Nine West Vintage America Collection Fall 2010…read on China will not be deniedR…
Matisse Sheena’s Weekly Rant – DINNER MEETINGS
by Matisse Sheena
Sheena has been a total slacker lately and got this to me a day late again, but oh well. What are we going to do with her?? I have to agree with Sheena that dinner meetings really should only be used as a fun light outlet to establish relationships….I cannot say I have been to one myself where any major decisions were made…usually as the drinks come rather than discussing business, people start exchanging f…
210 YP’s get together NYC…Alison Muskat is an Inspiration!
by JULIA
Alison and me Why should you become a member of 210′s Young Professionals group?? Well if you like to meet other people in the industry in a fun setting with complimentary food and drinks then there is one good reason, haha. A better reason would be because you would like to be more involved in your industry and you would like to feel good knowing that you are making a contribution to supporting those in need and giv…
1 year anniversery!! Let’s celebrate this week!
by JULIA
A bottle of Champagne from on a dress I made! haha Seems appropriate for our Happy Anniversary! Wow, I really cannot believe it has already been one year since the launch of shoebizness.com. I remember walking the floor at WSA last year attempting to explain to people what my little site is all about. Honestly, at the time I didn’t even really know yet, but I knew I was on to something! At WSA I met Sheena and then in…
Video of the Day – Xllent Shoes
by JULIA
The power of social media strikes again! I made friends with Lawrence XL Gays via Facebook and he sent me this video. His designs are fun and how exciting for him as a new brand to already be collaborating with well known names such as Richie Rich! Yet another new brand emerging out of this crappy economy…..love it! Via YouTube: Lawrence XL Gays love affair with womens footwear began 1996 when he started a job as a…
Twitter Action @msshoebizness It’s a Zappos day!
by JULIA
Damn, what a day for Zappos! First I featured them in my video of the day, then Tony is listed as the 7th most powerful person in the footwear industry, then the announcement that their deal with Amazon officially closed, then Mike is featured on Shoebizness and just now as I logged into Twitter, none other than Bestsey Johnson tweeted this: xoBetseyJohnson Excited to present Zappos.com with the “Retailor of the Y…
Soles4Souls, Delilah Johnson and Purple High Heels!
by JULIA
Me and some of my favorite girls representing for S4S! I don’t even know where to start in regards to this past weekend’s show. To say it was perfect is an understatement because it far exceeded my expectations of what perfect would have been…..First off I have to give a HUGE thank you to all of the supporters for this event. They are getting bigger and better every time and I am so humbled by the response fro…
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…
The Daily 5, It’s All About the Good News !
by JULIA
Casadei 50th Anniversary-a half century of fabulosity As Style exactly quoted: “Unless you’re a foot fetishist, it’s not often that you’re looking at spreads of nude models and can’t seem to peel your eyes away from their feet.” But indeed it is the case in this Ellen von Unwerth image featured in Casadei’s coffee-table book to commemorate the Italian footwear label’s 50th anniversary. This piece of…
The Daily 5, All about the good news!
by JULIA
Payless is entering the Russian retail world and has plans to open their first stores in 2010. They have plans to open more than 5 stores by the end of next year and more than 90 over the next 5. They feel that the Russian market is perfect for them in its current state. Read the full article on FootwearNews.com. Wolverine World Wide has made some executive changes recently with the hopes of improving their Outdoor Grou…
