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Jennifer Lopez partners with Revolve for a line of footwear
Jennifer Lopez, the American singer and actress, has joined forces with Revolve, a U.S. lifestyle brand, to launch an exclusive line of footwear under the JLO Jennifer Lopez brand. JLO Jennifer Lopez for Revolve will launch in three drops, starting with a 16 piece collection of sculptural heels. The first ...
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Adidas, Y-3 present glueless shoe that can be easily dismantled
Earlier this year, Adidas and Yohji Yamamoto introduced the new Y-3 Atelier. Now, the German sporting goods brand and the Japanese designer present the first footwear from their experimental new collaboration: the Y-3 Itogo. The shoe consists of just five components, each highlighted by a number on the shoe: Elastic ...
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Vapesol invests to bolster annual output to 5 mln soles
Vapesol, a Portuguese sole manufacturer that is celebrating its 25th anniversary, will invest in a 15,000 square meter facility to bolster its annual production to 5 million units. The Felgueiras-based company recently invested €2 million in a new factory exclusively dedicated to the production of EVA soles, which are 70 ...
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OrthoLite partners with Novamont to produce its circular solution for footwear
Insole and footwear materials brand OrthoLite has announced a partnership with Novamont, a B-Corp manufacturer of bioplastics and biochemicals, to escalate the scalability of its circular foam material solution for footwear, the OrthoLite Cirql, originally launched in 2022. OrthoLite Cirql foam is positioned as free from “forever chemicals” and responsibly ...
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K-Swiss in a collaboration with the New York brand Corridor
K-Swiss, an American heritage tennis brand, said that it is launching a premium footwear collection with Corridor, a New York-based men’s clothing brand, through a ”creative editorial campaign” in Racquet magazine. The unisex footwear collection consists of the performance tennis shoe SpeedTrac, retailing at $140 a pair, and the heritage ...
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Xero Shoes and Michelin partner for new barefoot hiking shoe
Xero Shoes, the U.S. barefoot footwear specialist, has partnered with JV International, the global licensee of Michelin soles with offices in Italy, Hong Kong and China, for the Scrambler Mid, a new, ultra-light trekking shoe. According to the manufacturer, the lightness of the Michelin sole, conceived, designed and manufactured exclusively ...
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OrthoLite reaches 500 footwear brand partners
OrthoLite, the U.S.manufacturer and provider of insoles and material solutions for footwear since 1997, is celebrating a major milestone by welcoming its 500th footwear brand partner. OrthoLite insoles are now found in more than 550 million pairs of shoes each year across all categories – athletic, running, comfort, golf, lifestyle ...
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Loro Piana opens a new footwear factory
Loro Piana, the Italian fashion brand bought by the French luxury goods group LVMH in 2013, has inaugurated a new footwear factory in Porto San Giorgio, in the central Italian region of the Marche. Production will focus on the brand’s White Sole shoes.
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Skechers enters a new fashion collaboration
Skechers has teamed up with style icon Diane von Furstenberg of luxury fashion brand DVF for Skechers first-ever footwear and apparel collab. Skechers x DVF features Furstenberg’s signature prints and bold colors and launches with the Endless Kisses capsule featuring the DVF “Lips” print. The collection aims to reflect ...
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Salomon launches first shoe featuring SCF-made Elastollan
Salomon is releasing the Index.02 running shoe with a midsole featuring Elastollan made with Supercritical Fluid (SCF) direct injection foaming technology. Elastollan is the brand name for BASF’s thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU).The Salomon Index.02 marks the first-ever footwear application of SCF-made Elastollan. The SCF technology enables an even gas dispersion, which ...
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Tod’s and Lamborghini enter a partnership
Lamborghini, an Italian maker of sports cars owned by the German group Volkswagen, and Tod’s, an Italian fashion house, announced a partnership in luxury leather goods, shoes, apparel and accessories. “The two Italian brands’ exclusive collaboration celebrates Italian craftmanship and tradition as well as technological research and innovation: qualities that ...
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Desenrasco launches sustainable, resoleable sneakers
The German footwear brand Desenrasco has embarked on the path of sustainability with the launch of a new welted sneaker that is intended to blend durability with repairability. The limited-edition sneaker, which is made entirely of vegetable-tanned leather in a family-run factory in Portugal, can be resoled. The ...
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Saucony turns 125 and celebrates with new release
Saucony is celebrating its 125th anniversary with the release of its “lightest, fastest and energy-efficient shoe.” Endrophin Elite Source: Saucony The Endorphin Elite combines PWRRUN HG foam with an articulated and forked carbon plate, an upper of knitted fabric and mesh, and a “race-ready” midfoot webbing. The ...
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iHeel presents an extendable heel for women’s shoes
iHeel, an Italian company proposing an extendable heel for women’s shoes, is obtaining a lot of interest from end users, resellers, distributors and e-commerce companies, according to Veronica Crisafulli, the company’s co-founder along with Alessandro Filosa. The pair has been working for three years on the heel’s prototypes and invested ...
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Scarpa and Politecnico di Torino collaborate on foot insulation
The Italian outdoor footwear specialist Scarpa and Politecnico di Torino are collaborating on a new project to develop a thermal insulation analysis model for mountaineering boots. To improve footwear performance, the project is defining a scale of thermal comfort for foot insulation in severe cold. To aid development, Scarpa and ...
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Dee Ocleppo teams up with Titan Industries
Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger, the U.S. American fashion designer and entrepreneur married to Tommy Hilfiger, has joined forces with Titan Industries to expand her Dee Ocleppo collection. The partnership will start with footwear and expand into other categories, including handbags. Titan will oversee sourcing, manufacturing and logistics to expand the brand ...
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Nike launches a sneaker with Tiffany
Nike and Tiffany & Co. are releasing a Nike x Tiffany & Co Air Force 1 1837 sneaker, with a limited-edition sterling silver accessories range. The collaborative sneaker, made of black suede, features a Tiffany Blue-colored swoosh and sterling silver badges over each heel. The accessories include a shoe horn, ...
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Adidas launches a new label
Adidas has launched a new label, Adidas Sportswear, “curated to serve the next generation.” The spring/summer release includes a reimagined tracksuit, a silk-like striped dress and a shoe made in part with recycled materials. Designed for everyday wear but described as “sporty in essence” the pieces come with added performance ...
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Aerosoles launches a shoe collection for kids
Aerosoles is launching a collection of children’s footwear as it seeks to establish itself as a global lifestyle brand by expanding beyond women’s shoe. The U.S. brand recently announced that it would be introducing men and women’s flip flops as well as men’s socks, slippers and roller skates to its ...
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Lee Jeans launches into footwear in Europe with Brandsplus partnership
The American denim brand Lee Jeans is expanding its product offering with a collection of casual shoes and sneakers for men, women and children. The new footwear collection, which will launch in the EMEA market in the autumn/winter 2023 season, will be produced under license by the Belgian footwear ...