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Itochu and Aquafil join forces to sell recycled nylon
The Japanese trading company Itochu and the Italian chemical firm Aquafil have entered a partnership to promote and expand the businesses of circular nylon production. In 2011, Aquafil created the Econyl Regeneration System that turns recovered nylon waste such as fishing nets, carpets and post-industrial waste back to caprolactam (CPL), ...
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News briefsTeva releases second Anna Sui collection
Teva is releasing for the spring of 2021 a second limited-edition shoe collection designed by Anna Sui. The collection’s two models both feature a Liberty Fabrics print, titled “Botanist’s Diary,” on the theme of press flowers from English gardens. The Flatform Universal Anna ($150) is a variant of a Teva ...
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ArticleSpain to invest in the re-engineering of the Elche cluster
The Elche footwear cluster near Valencia is lauching a project called Eco Challenge, which aims to reduce manufacturing costs by 30 percent through the re-engineering of the manufacturing process. The project has led to the creation of a consortium supported by the national footwear association Fice, Valencia’s shoe industry association, ...
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Jana Shoes releases a vegan collection
Jana Shoes’ new capsule for autumn/winter 2021, the Vegan Collection, comprises three models with a selection of 17 colors. All have removable footbeds, pressure-elastic Jana Relax zones and Relax flexible soles. Moreover, PFI Germany, the testing company in the town of Pirmasens, has certified that all materials in the collection’s ...
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ArticleBirkenstock hikes investments, scales up production in Germany
The German footwear brand Birkenstock is stepping up investments and expanding its production capacity as global demand continues to grow despite the coronavirus pandemic. As production runs at near full capacity, the company plans to expand its site in Görlitz, in the Saxony region, its largest production site worldwide, and ...
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HIM to produce footwear under the Plan C brand
High Italian Manufacturing (HIM) has obtained the footwear license for Plan C, a brand founded and designed by Carolina Castiglioni. The collaboration starts with the autumn/winter 2021-2022 collection. Plan C is currently distributed in nearly 120 stores spread over 20 countries. With the partnership, the brand will benefit from HIM’s ...
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Elisabet signs a license agreement with Manila Grace
Elisabet, the manufacturer of children’s shoes based in Monte Urano, in Italy’s Marche region, has signed a multi-year license agreement to produce under the Manila Grace brand. The collaboration will start with the international distribution of the autumn/winter 2021-2022 footwear collection of Manila Grace Girl. Manila Grace is an Italian ...
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Wildberries faces strong demand for traditional Russian footwear
In the first weeks of 2021, Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer, registered a hike in demand for traditional Russian winter shoes such as felt boots and galoshes. According to the company, in early January demand in this segment grew by 60 percent compared to the same period in 2020. The ...
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Philippe Zorzetto launches sneakers with Sessile
The French shoe designer Philippe Zorzetto is launching a line of recyclable sneakers in collaboration with Sessile, a brand created by La Manufacture 49, the manufacturing unit of the French footwear retailer Eram. The sneakers will be available from March 2 at Philippe Zorzetto’s store in Paris and a handful ...
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Spyder diversifies into footwear
The lifestyle, ski and outdoor brand Spyder has partnered with Footwear Unlimited, a U.S. full-service company that designs, manufactures and distributes footwear. With the launch of its own shoes, Spyder is rounding out its head-to-toe offerings for men and women. According to the brand the new collection fuses elements of ...
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Rothy’s wins lawsuit against Giesswein on pointed-toe loafer
The San Francisco based shoe company Rothy’s has won a patent infringement lawsuit against the Austrian shoemaker Giesswein Walkwaren regarding its pointed-toe loafer-style flats. According to the High Court of Justice’s Business and Property Courts of England and Wales, Giesswein’s “Pointy Flat” shoe infringed on Rothy’s “Pointed Loafer” and can ...
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Asso obtains 4US license for kids’ shoes
The Italian shoe maker Asso signed a worldwide license agreement with the Italian footwear designer Cesare Paciotti for the production and distribution of children’s shoes under the 4US brand from the current autumn/winter season. Asso will offer boy and girl shoes for children aged from six to 13 years old, ...
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ArticleGore and Bionic Yarn jointly develop textiles made from ocean-bound plastics
W. L. Gore & Associates and Bionic Yarn, a material engineering company from New York, have announced a collaboration to drive the development of a high-performance textile made from traceable, recycled plastic. Gore said it recently made an equity investment in Bionic to help streamline its fiber supply chain and ...
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Giuseppe Zanotti enters license agreement with Alexandre Vauthier
The Italian shoe maker Giuseppe Zanotti has entered a license agreement with Alexandre Vauthier to manufacture and distribute footwear under the name of the French designer. Vauthier is scheduled to present the collection at his haute couture show in Paris in January, but Zanotti is unveiling a pre-collection in ...
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Teva collaborates with Chrishabana
Teva’s spring/summer 2021 collection will include a footwear line designed in collaboration with Chrishabana, a jeweler in New York City. Called Heavy Metals, the line comprises four revisions – with barbell piercings and pearls – of Teva’s Universal Sandals and is to celebrate trans people and BIPOC (black, indigenous, people ...
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Schuhe24 buys an online platform for bike dealers
The German Schuhe24 Group, which manages an online marketplace for independent retailers in many sectors, is branching out into the hot bicycle segment by joining Bike-Angebot.de and taking over majority control. That company claims it operates the largest platform for bicycle dealers in Germany, carrying over 25,000 bicycles offered by ...
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Cole Haan releases hiking boots and sneakers
Cole Haan has released a new hiking boot as well as a sneaker from its collaboration with the comedian and writer Hasan Minhaj. Introduced back in September, the 4.ZERØGRAND Hiker ($250) comes in men’s and women’s versions and in a number of colorways. The brand calls it its “most advanced ...
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Mizuno plans lifestyle footwear for Europe
The Japanese sports equipment and sportswear company Mizuno is planning to develop non-sports products like lifestyle footwear for the European market. In the first half of its fiscal year ending on March 31, 2021, Mizuno’s overall revenues declined by 22.5 percent from the year-ago period to 66.2 billion yen (€537.7m-$639.0m). ...
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News briefsRalf Ringer suffers staff shortage due to pandemic
The Russian footwear group Ralf Ringer is seeking 200 employees to replace labor migrants, who had to leave Russia because jobless during the Covid-19-related lockdown. The company manufactures 2 million pairs per year at four factories in Vladimir, Zarajsk, Moscow, and Taldom. Ralf Ringer also runs a retail network of ...
