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    Beira Rio to build a factory in Argentina

    2021-04-25T16:13:00Z

    The Brazilian shoe maker Calçados Beira Rio plans to build a factory with an annual production capacity of 3 million pairs in the north of Argentina. The facility will supply the Argentine and international markets. It will be Beira Rio’s first manufacturing unit outside Brazil. The company has 11 manufacturing ...

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    Argentina imposes display of local sizes from July 31

    2021-04-25T16:13:00Z

    The Argentine government has set July 31 as the deadline for footwear manufacturers and retailers to display local sizes on shoes and boxes. Companies failing to comply will be sanctioned. The measure aims at providing clearer information to consumers as well as boosting the local production of footwear.

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    Salomon launches a recyclable shoe

    2021-04-25T08:43:00Z

    After three years of R&D – largely to find separable materials – the French sports equipment manufacturer Salomon is introducing this spring its first recycled and recyclable shoe, a road-running model designed to balance performance against the demands of the circular economy. The 285-gram Index.01 has the R.Camber rockered design ...

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    Camper revives a shoe model

    2021-04-19T14:39:00Z

    Camper has brought back the Camaleón model after a 46-year hiatus. The original, released in 1975, was patterned after the shoes of Mallorcan peasants. The redesign has eliminated all but six percent of the virgin plastic from the sole, substituting natural and recycled materials. The upper is made of cotton ...

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    Adidas uses mushroom fibers in a Stan Smith model

    2021-04-18T16:43:00Z

    Adidas has launched the Stan Smith Mylo, its first shoe whose upper is made with the Mylo material, a soft, natural and renewable alternative to leather that uses mycelium, which comes from the roots of mushrooms. Developed by a biotechnology firm, Bolt Threads, Mylo is described by the company as ...

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    ​Texon presents “ground-breaking” ProWeave technology

    2021-04-18T15:33:00Z

    Texon presented ProWeave, a “ground-breaking” jacquard weaving technology which it claims makes it possible to seamlessly integrate functional and design weaving into a single sheet of material. It commented that ProWeave opens up “infinite new design possibilities” by enabling the production of continuous woven substrates with the “zonal features product ...

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    J.M. Weston expands Weston Vintage to Japan

    2021-04-18T14:15:00Z

    J.M. Weston, the French producer of luxury shoes owned by the private investment company EPI, is expanding its Weston Vintage service to Japan. The service was launched early 2020 in France and enables pre-owned shoes to be restored at the company’s factory in Limoges and be put on the market ...

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    Luna Calzados launches Étika Shoes

    2021-04-18T14:12:00Z

    The Spanish company Luna Calzados has launched a new brand, Étika Shoes. The label will include collections for men and women and aims to cover a wide age range. It is available from the current spring-summer season through its own online store and third-party points of sale.

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    Nike is now refurbishing sneakers

    2021-04-15T10:09:00Z

    Nike has begun selling reconditioned sneakers at “up to” 15 stores in the U.S., with plans for more. The program is not going to be implemented in Europe until further notice. Inaugurated on April 12, the Nike Refurbished program operates with Nike sneakers returned within 60 days of purchase, which ...

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    Valentino Shoes Lab to resume production in May after fire

    2021-04-12T07:16:00Z

    Valentino Shoes Lab is scheduled to resume production on May 3 after its manufacturing unit located in the industrial estate of Bucine, Tuscany, was 90 percent destroyed in a fire during the night between April 1 and 2. Production will be distributed over several sites as the reconstruction of the ...

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    Icicle, Veja join forces to produce sustainable shoes

    2021-04-05T13:43:00Z

    The Chinese fashion brand Icicle has joined forces with the French footwear company Veja to produce two models of eco-friendly sneakers. The shoes will retail between €95 and €125 a pair and will be available on the brands’ websites from April 15 and in their stores when Covid-19 related health ...

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    Italian businessmen launch a new footwear brand

    2021-03-30T17:33:00Z

    The Italian businessman Cesare Pizzuti and the Torresi family, which owns the brand Galizio Torresi, are launching a new footwear brand called Just Another Copy targeting young, predominantly female, consumers. The first collection will be launched with the upcoming autumn/winter season and will comprise combat boots, boots, derbies, brogues and ...

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    Keen turns its process for PFC-free footwear open-source

    2021-03-29T10:51:00Z

    Portland, Oregon-based footwear brand Keen has developed an open-source model for manufacturing PFC-free footwear. To support this initiative, the brand has also challenged the entire outdoor footwear industry to be PFC-free by 2025. Product developers can visit www.keenfootwear.com/Detox to view details about the detoxification process Keen has followed since 2014 ...

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    Saucony launches its first 100% natural sneaker

    2021-03-29T10:28:00Z

    Saucony has introduced the Jazz Court RFG, a sneaker that contains zero plastic and was made using only seven natural materials: cotton, jute, wool, rubber, wood, gardenia and beet. It is the brand’s first 100 percent sustainable sneaker. The acronym “RFG” stands for “Run for Good,” Saucony’s ethos and global ...

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    Shone launches subscription service

    2021-03-29T08:38:00Z

    Shone, an Italian brand of shoes for children, has launched a subscription service enabling to buy shoes at a discount. The brand offers to buy a 12-month membership card for €29.90, which entitles its holders to buy any model at €9.90, resulting in discounts of up to 75 percent on ...

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    Ecoalf and Michelin jointly produce a sustainable loafer

    2021-03-29T08:38:00Z

    The Spanish brand Ecoalf and the French tire manufacturer Michelin have launched a loafer collection produced from waste rubber for the sole and plastic bottles for the upper. The shoes’ knitted fabric upper is produced from a mix of 30 percent polyester and 70 percent of Ocean Yarn, which derives ...

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    Stone Island, New Balance in co-branding partnership

    2021-03-22T16:38:00Z

    Stone Island, the Italian sportswear group owned by Moncler, and American athletic shoe brand New Balance announced a multi-year partnership that will see their first co-branded footwear being unveiled later this year. “Our collaboration with Stone Island is not only rooted in performance innovation, but elevating our mutual values of ...

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    Dr. Martens to release a boot redesigned by Rick Owens

    2021-03-19T16:09:00Z

    Through his company, the American designer Rick Owens has produced a new version of the Dr. Martens 1460 Bex platform boot, whose laces recall other Owens designs. The boot will be released on March 20, at a retail price of £299 (€349-$416), with a second Owens-designed model to follow in ...

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    Ugg's new capsule greens-up existing models

    2021-03-15T09:59:00Z

    Ugg has launched a capsule collection to bring some of its existing shoe lines, such as the Fluff series, into compliance with the Paris Climate Agreement of 2016. Plant Power, as the collection is called, shifts the raw materials toward biodegradability. The collection is on sale through Ugg.com, Ugg stores ...

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    Camper releases accessories made of used sails

    2021-03-12T15:30:00Z

    Camper is releasing a limited-edition capsule collection of accessories made from used sails. To collect its materials the Spanish footwear brand is dealing with North Sails, a sailmaker established in Connecticut. Items include a grey and white backpack, a white duffel bag, a red shoulder bag and a blue bag ...