Puma signed a nontraditional sports partnership with the prestigious New York City Ballet (NYCB), one of the foremost dance companies in the world, as their official off-stage active wear partner. This new alliance furthers Puma’s commitment to and efforts within the women’s training category as...
Kevin Plank has been vocal in his desire to make Under Armour the premier innovative athletic brand in the marketplace. Today, the label’s founder and CEO took a step in making that possible by unveiling its new Baltimore-based manufacturing and design center....
June 28, 2016: Alexander Wang announced that he will add the roles of chairman and CEO to his title at his eponymous label, effective immediately. The roles of chairman and CEO were roles previously held by Wang’s mother, Ying Wang, and sister-in-law, Aimie Wang, respectively....
Travel guides have lots of different indexes categorizing the highlights of various destinations, such as beaches, restaurants and nightlife. But for reasons not understood by FN, they always fail to highlight what — to us at least — is of chief concern: the shoe-shopping situation....
Chuck Taylor is heading East for a bit of inspiration in latest limited-edition All Star pack by Converse. Inspired by the Japanese painting technique known as Suminagashi (“ink-floating”), the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star 70 Suminagashi celebrates the particular appropriation of these patterns in late...
Sourcing is complicated business. At a recent FDRA Summit Payless ShoeSource Global Sourcing SVP Mike McBreen talked strategies on how to deal with challenges in the sourcing business. “Sourcing trends today are all about the definition of source country and market country, and those definitions...
Years before his label amassed a big sneaker fan base, Rick Owens remembered a time when shoes were still unfamiliar territory. “Like I’ve done with everything in my life, you fake it until it comes true,” the designer said in an exclusive interview with Footwear...
Will you be attending Coterie New York this fall? Held during the show September 18-20, UMB Fashion Group has announced a new arm to the exhibition, Sourcing@Coterie. The section will feature a curated selection of under 100 factories including apparel, accessory and footwear manufacturers....
High fashion and sneakers now go hand in hand. Take, for example, this Off-White x Umbro “Coach” collaboration, which just debuted at Paris fashion week. The renowned soccer brand teamed up with Off-White designer Virgil Abloh for a Spring/Summer 2017 capsule, first seen today on...
We are living in the age of choice, and slide versus flip flop is just one of the many decisions today’s fashion consumer makes every day. Tomorrow, Boston-based footwear brand ISlide is asking customers to eschew flip-flops in favor of slip-on sandals, declaring June 28...