PrettyBOY’s Sneaker Picks of the Week!
by JULIA
Reebok “White Gucci” Brandon “PrettyBOY” just made it a whole lot easier for me to keep up with all his super cool shoe postings by adding a list of categories to the right hand side of his site. Now you don’t have to wait for me to post them here every week if you really want to see what he is finding out there! This week B’s favorite might be the Reebok pictured above, but mine is mos…
Daily Twitter Action @msshoebizness
by JULIA
So this is how it goes….you all do your thing on Twitter, then at the end of the day I go through and see what everyone is up to, post a summery of the tweets with my own words and input and then I decide who wins the Twitter Action of the Day award. The prize you might want to know???? Well the prize is the opportunity to be featured on Shoebizness.com which will get you or your company a bit of industry props and PR. Soun…
PrettyBOY’s Sneaker picks of the Week!
by JULIA
These are “Dope” for sure. Check out the posting HERE! I am late with this again, but it’s better late than never!! Brandon has some hot hot hot shoes on his site right now and I tried to get most of them up! He obviously has a think for Nike, but I understand why…actually…there is a lot of Nike in general all over this site today! Besides seeing what’s happening with Nike, I al…
Review of MAGIC-by Ross Evans
by JULIA
Ross tweeted me when he was out in Vegas a couple weeks ago asking if I was there and unfortunately I wasn’t….but knowing that he was, I asked him to provide a little review of the show. I have heard and am continuing to hear that MAGIC is going to be filling up with more and more shoe vendors next year. With the conflict of dates between WSA and FFANY, a tremendous amount of shoe peeps are opting for a FFANY/M…
Young Professionals: Searching for Camaraderie, by Ross Evans
by JULIA
Young Professionals: Searching for Camaraderie Two weeks at FFaNY Two Ten hosted a kick-off meeting for a new group we are forming – Young Professionals for 210. The idea for the group came about after Alison Muskat, Creative Director of Deer Stags and myself teamed-up to throw a successful fundraiser at last June’s FFANY focused at engaging a younger audience with Two Ten. Alison approached me a week or so after…
The Daily 5, It’s all about the good news!
by JULIA
Kicks inspired on the coach instead of the player? Nice! It’s Phil Jackson’s turn to get in the sneakers hall of fame thanks to Adidas. Check this out at Slamonline.com Guns for shoes? Pretty fare. ORLANDO, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35 News) – Law enforcement agencies across the state are working with CRIMELINE for the Annual Kicks for Guns Program The program was originally designed to encourage citizens t…
Shoebiz Trivia
by JULIA
1990 Reebok Pumps Commercial….Bungee Jumping and Pumps! Hilarious. How did Reebok make its way into the US in 1979 and what country did the brand originate? According to the website www.fundinguniverse.com - ”Reebok began its growth into a worldwide enterprise in 1979 when Paul B. Fireman, a marketer of camping and fishing supplies, noticed the products of a small British athletic shoemaker, Reebok…
The Daily 5, All about the Good News…
by JULIA
Today Croc’s introduced three new styles to their Crocs Work Collection designed specifically for the Health and Hospitality Industries. They are premiering the new styles at the National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago starting tomorrow and going through Monday. The new styles are called Juniper, Barista and Amaretto. The styles are specially designed to be slip resistant on a variety of oily surfaces…
The Daily 5-All about the good news!
by JULIA
Home sweet home, is where top designers Giuseppe Zannotti and Pierre Hardy find inspiration for their upcoming collections. Peace in the city seems hard to find, but this two fashion genius are able to transform the noise into fabulous shoes. Read more at http://www.wwd.com/footwear-news/#/article/footwear-news/fashion-forward-even-more-designer-inspirations-2100018?navSection=footwear-news
The Daily 5-All about the good news!
by JULIA
Jimmy Choo is continuing to make an effort to expand in Asia by signing a joint venture with Bluebell Far East Group starting with a 1000 sq ft flagship store in Hong Kong. Hong Kong should be excited!!! Read more here: http://www.wwd.com/footwear-news/jimmy-choo-expands-in-asia-2095991 Upper Echelon Shoes (UES) continue to draw the attention of celebrities all over! Recently they had Carmen Electra stop in t…
Results for Companies that Started out of the Trunk of a Car!!
by JULIA
Last week I posted a question about what companies are known to have started out of the trunk of a car….and even better what kind of car?? Well, I received quite a few emails and here is the list: Kenneth Cole-Actually started out of a truck. It’s a pretty cool story. Apparently the reason the company is called Kenneth Cole Productions is so they could park a big truck on the street in front of the Hilton duri…
The Daily 5-It’s all about the Good News!
by JULIA
I have been trying to find good news to highlight for the last couple of days and it is not such an easy task these days. I decided to reach out to the most optimistic, positive person in the shoe industry Rebo McFadden for help. Thanks to him and Blackberry Messenger, I was able to complete my list: 1. Reebok came out with their version of a fitness shoe and a new workout in collaboration with Cirque du Soleil: http://www.…
