Parker Boot Company is marking its 10th year in business with the launch of a new made-to-order program. Up until now, customers were coming to the Houston, Texas-based shoe company for fully bespoke Western boots. Now, according to founder Zephan Parker, the brand’s footwear will be open to a wider audience looking to enter the […]
After a bidding process that went on for weeks, Authentic Brands Group came out the winner after agreeing to buy the athletic apparel label Champion from Hanesbrands Inc. for a little more than $1 billion. “Champion agreed to be acquired by ABG last Friday or Monday,” said a source knowledgeable about the negotiations. “They should […]
Floafers has teamed up with country music artist Hardy on a new collaborative footwear collection. According to the Holmdel, N.J.-based EVA shoe company, the collection features one exclusive style and a curated selection of five core Floafers models. Exclusive to this drop is the “M+C Driver,” which features a design inspired from the country star’s […]
An activist investor in boot brand Dr. Martens is pushing the company to move towards a strategic review and potential sale. New York-based investment firm Marathon Partners Equity Management, LLC, which owns more than 5 million shares of Dr. Martens common stock, announced Tuesday that it recently sent a letter to Dr. Martens chairman Paul […]
Nearly a year after the launch of its first shoe, Alo Yoga is making some changes to the inaugural model. Starting on Monday, the shoe formerly known as the “Alo x 01 Classic” sneaker will now be referred to as the “Recovery Mode” sneaker. According to Danny Harris, co-founder and co-chief executive officer of Alo, […]
Anne Mehlman didn’t expect to become the brand president of Crocs. But as her role as the company’s chief financial officer evolved, the career move began to make a lot more sense. “I was really given the opportunity to continue to take on different areas and grow around the business,” Mehlman, who last month was […]
It’s Friday in early March, and the weather in Chapel Hill, N.C., is warm enough to beckon a variety of runners to the Crow Branch Overlook Loop trail. A pair of gray-haired women in tracksuits jog together. Young men and women form a group so large it must be a high school team. And a […]
Ariana Grande brought pink glamour to the 2024 Oscars on Sunday in Los Angeles. Channeling Glinda the Good Witch, her character in the upcoming “Wicked” movie, the singer wore a pair of Jimmy Choo Romy pumps on the red carpet. Ariana Grande at the 2024 Oscars. Getty Images Taking inspiration from the Barbiecore trend, Grande’s […]
“Wearable doesn’t have to be boring,” Dries Van Noten told WWD during a preview of his fall 2024 collection, dismissing in a Belgian stroke the conservative minimalist moment that’s dominated fashion for a while. With one of the standout shows of Paris Fashion Week, Van Noten expressed a sentiment that resonated with many fellow designers, […]
Celebrity stylists Danielle O’Connell and Alix Gropper are readying their closets and clients for spring. This month, the New York and L.A.-based duo have teamed up with Marc Fisher to launch a curated collection of shoe styles and a campaign to coincide with it. Within the spring ’24 edit, the stylists zeroed in on a […]