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Le Coq Sportif and Opium, a dedicated sneaker shop in...
Le Coq Sportif and Opium, a dedicated sneaker shop in the dead center of Paris, have collaborated on a limited-edition sneaker. Based on the Freestyle, a mountain-bike shoe from Le Coq's back catalogue, the LCS R1000 was designed in part by – and exists in tribute to – the three ...
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For spring/summer 2019, Kavat is launching a new collection of children's...
For spring/summer 2019, Kavat is launching a new collection of children's rubber boots, in four colors. One-third of the materials used to make the “Skur” collection are drawn from Brazilian sugar cane. In March 2018, Kavat received its second EU Ecolabel for continued commitment to high quality and sustainable production, despite tougher requirements. In ...
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Högl, which regards itself as “the Austrian quality shoe brand,”...
Högl, which regards itself as “the Austrian quality shoe brand,” is offering a new collection for the next autumn/winter season inspired by Gustav Klimt and other artists from the Viennese Art Nouveau movement that lasted from 1890 to 1910
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Birkenstock is expanding its beauty business. This month, the German company...
Birkenstock is expanding its beauty business. This month, the German company will launch its first comprehensive facial care collection. It will be part of the Birkenstock Natural Skin Care category, a line of natural cosmetics that, according to Birkenstock's chief executive, Oliver Reichert, may represent half of the company's total turnover in ten ...
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At its own stores and online, Deichmann is beginning to...
At its own stores and online, Deichmann is beginning to sell 23 spring styles of affordable shoes named after the famous sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner. Priced at between €12.90 and €39.99 per pair, they have been developed by Pajar Canada, which took over the related license from Marc Fisher ...
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Chiemsee, the German brand of boardsports clothing, has granted a license for...
Chiemsee, the German brand of boardsports clothing, has granted a license for footwear to another German company, MCB. Directed by Markus Bennemann, MCB has already made the second shoe collection for Chiemsee. The first collection for spring/summer 2019 is currently being delivered to the trade. For winter 2019/20, MCB recently presented the new ...
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Vans has partnered with Led Zeppelin for a capsule collection...
Vans has partnered with Led Zeppelin for a capsule collection commemorating the 50th anniversary of the rock band's eponymous first album. Like the original band, the Vans x Led Zeppelin collection is a four piece, comprising a long-sleeve T-shirt, a baseball cap, high-top sneakers and low-top sneakers. The low-tops, called Era, ...
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Satra, the U.K.-based “knowledge, research and testing” company that is...
Satra, the U.K.-based “knowledge, research and testing” company that is celebrating its 100th anniversary, has developed a technique for 3D scans which, it claims, is accurate to three-hundredths of a millimeter and takes only minutes to complete. As the company explains, the technique makes it possible to compare new samples ...
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Puma has launched a special edition of its RS-X sneaker...
Puma has launched a special edition of its RS-X sneaker in partnership with MTV
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Furla, the Italian fashion house known for its handbags and...
Furla, the Italian fashion house known for its handbags and leathergoods, launched a Furla Sneakers collection during the Milan Fashion Week, which ran from Feb. 19 to 25. In the second part of February, the company had a couple of pop-up stores in Milan for the launch. A similar program ...
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Birkenstock has announced the opening of an office in Paris....
Birkenstock has announced the opening of an office in Paris. Located in Rue Saint-Honoré, in Paris' 1st district, the office will mostly serve as an incubator to develop special projects and collaborations. Also in January, the German footwear company will reveal its new 1774 premium line, at the same time ...
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Ricosta, the big German brand of children's footwear, recently launched...
Ricosta, the big German brand of children's footwear, recently launched a new shoe model made of leather offcuts. The model, called “Patch,” was developed by Momdou Jallow, a Gambian apprentice in leather processing who came up with the idea to create a shoe out of scrap leather from Ricosta's regular ...
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Ermenegildo Zegna has launched My Cesare, its first entirely customizable...
Ermenegildo Zegna has launched My Cesare, its first entirely customizable sneaker. The shoe is part of the Ermenegildo Zegna XXX collection presented by the Italian high-end menswear specialist during Milan's Men's Fashion Week. It is composed of various materials and can be personalized by using a series of Pantone colors ...
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Ecco has teamed up with Dow Chemical and Dassault for...
Ecco has teamed up with Dow Chemical and Dassault for a project called Quant-U. With Dow supplying elastomer and Dassault supplying software, the three companies have come up with a midsole that is made of liquid silicone rubber. It can be produced with a 3D printer, fitting the shape and ...
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Tamaris is collaborating with Doppler, the manufacturer of umbrellas. Their...
Tamaris is collaborating with Doppler, the manufacturer of umbrellas. Their first collection, released under the Tambrella brand, consists of three models each in three colors and will hit stores this March. Doppler also collaborates with brands like Bugatti and S.Oliver.
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Marks & Spencer (M&S) is launching a range of vegan...
Marks & Spencer (M&S) is launching a range of vegan shoes for the spring. The new range of vegan products is meant to address the growing interest for vegan alternatives across a variety of sectors. The British retailer already sells vegan items within food and beauty sections in its department ...
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For its urban outdoor collection, Keen has developed a new shoe...
For its urban outdoor collection, Keen has developed a new shoe model, called Innate x Sherpa, together with Sherpa Adventure Gear, the U.S. outdoor brand of garments and accessories from Nepal. The model will be presented for the first time at the Ispo 2019 show in Munich. For each pair of ...
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Collonil, the German supplier of shoe polish, has developed its...
Collonil, the German supplier of shoe polish, has developed its first sneaker in cooperation with Hikmet Sugoer, sneaker pioneer and designer as well as collector of more than 800 pairs of sneakers. Sugoer created the Solebox chain of sneaker stores, which he sold to Snipes at the end of 2015. He ...
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RG Rossi e Galié, the Italian company specializing in kids'...
RG Rossi e Galié, the Italian company specializing in kids' shoes, has signed a global partnership deal with Simonetta for the production and distribution of Simonetta girls' shoes. The deal will be effective from autumn/winter 2019/20. RG and Simonetta were already collaborating on the production of Emilio Pucci and Balmain ...
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Rucoline has reviewed its strategy and will now only sell...
Rucoline has reviewed its strategy and will now only sell its men's collection under the label Rcln Progetto. Meanwhile, the Italian company's women's collection will be labeled Rucoline for the main collection and Rcln for capsule collections aimed at a younger target.
