The Cordwainers Footwear Award winners were revealed at a ceremony held at Merchant Taylors’ Hall in London on Wednesday. Fifteen student finalists from the London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London and De Montfort University competed to win the coveted Cordwainers Footwear Award trophy this year, along with two new prizes: the Sneaker/Athleisure Award and the Sue […]
It’s been an overall rough quarter for retailers and brands. As consumers pull back on discretionary spending, retail companies have largely reported softening sales in their most recent quarters. Some companies, like Macy’s and Designer Brands Inc., have downgraded their full-year outlooks to reflect the hit to sales. Despite the headwinds, other companies have managed to top estimates and […]
Close to 650 footwear industry professionals gathered last night for an evening of networking, celebration and philanthropy at the Two Ten Footwear Foundation’s annual gala at Pier Sixty on the Hudson River in New York. The gala returned to a cocktail format that allowed attendees to make the most of out of networking opportunities. The fundraising event raised over $600,000 by the end […]
It’s not even noon in midtown Manhattan, and Martha Stewart has already put in a full day of work. After traveling from her Bedford, N.Y., farmhouse into the city for a very early appearance on “Squawk Box,” the indefatigable icon is posing for FN’s cover at PMC Studios. When the video portion of the shoot gets going, Stewart, styled […]
On June 6 at Pier Sixty on the Hudson River in New York, the shoe industry will gather once again at Two Ten Footwear Foundation’s annual gala. This year, the gala is returning to the same waterfront venue and format the organization first debuted in 2022. “The cocktail format we unveiled last year worked really well,” Two Ten […]
After months of speculation, Authentic Brands Group has agreed to acquire the intellectual property of British heritage footwear and outerwear brand Hunter. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but according to a May report by SkyNews, Authentic’s deal could be valued at 100 million pounds ($124.8 million). Authentic has signed an agreement with Marc Fisher Footwear to be the […]
The retail landscape has changed dramatically, thanks to e-commerce and direct-to-consumer brand competition, supply chain and inventory issues, inflation, hiring challenges and today’s fickle consumer. “The entire shoe ecosystem used to be easier to navigate and flourish in,” said Jeffrey Seidman, owner of Ahh Comfort Shoes in Illinois. But many independent stores have embraced the opportunities. […]
Wolverine Worldwide announced several senior leadership changes on Wednesday as the footwear company looks to accelerate its global brand-building efforts. Among the major changes includes the promotion of Chris Hufnagel to president. According to the Rockford, Mich.-based company, Hufnagel will now be responsible for leading and driving strategy across the company’s portfolio of footwear brands, along with leading […]
Once again, Dior has decided to partner with Birkenstock on a limited-edition collection with vibrant colorways just in time for the summer. Dior and Birkenstock gained a lot of attention when they collaborated on a reimagination of the comfort footwear brand’s infamous iconic Arizona and the Boston clog. The luxury label revealed the collection during their fall 2022 […]
The luxury retail summer rush continues in the Hamptons with the opening of Louis Vuitton’s new store. The French luxury house opened the doors to its first-ever retail location in the Village of East Hampton, N.Y., right on the northwest corner of Main Street and Newtown Lane. The store, which opened on Friday, will remain open seasonally through September […]