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Andrea Montelpare, the Italian children's shoe specialist located in the...
Andrea Montelpare, the Italian children's shoe specialist located in the Marche region, has announced two new licenses for girls' shoes with two Italian fashion brands, Ermanno Scervino and Marni. The first lines, developed for autumn/winter 2016/17, were presented at last month's Pitti Bimbo fair in Florence. As previously reported, Montelpare ...
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Geox is pursuing a new phase of diversification into apparel...
Geox is pursuing a new phase of diversification into apparel with two new product lines that were presented at the Pitti Uomo and Pitti Bimbo fairs in Florence last month. One is Nordplus, a line of high-end jackets for men and women with “dynamic transpiration.” The other one is a ...
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Palladium, the French brand owned by K-Swiss, launched its first...
Palladium, the French brand owned by K-Swiss, launched its first premium shoe collection made in Portugal at the Seek show in Berlin last month
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Marc Cain launched its first in-house shoe collection at the...
Marc Cain launched its first in-house shoe collection at the Panorama show in Berlin in January
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Bates has been awarded contracts estimated to reach $27 million...
Bates has been awarded contracts estimated to reach $27 million to produce its Temperate Weather Combat boots for U.S. allied forces in Afghanistan. The boots feature Vibram outsoles and Gore-Tex waterproof-breathable technology. The contracts cover the production of the boots in black and tan colors. The boots will be made ...
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Andrea Montelpare has signed a three-year licensing agreement with Alessandro...
Andrea Montelpare has signed a three-year licensing agreement with Alessandro Dell'Acqua for a line of children's shoes, called N°21 Kids, that will become available from the next autumn/winter season. The designer's fashion brand, N°21, is opening its first Italian store on via Santo Spirito in Milan this month. It already ...
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New Balance has worked with Grenson, a famous British footwear...
New Balance has worked with Grenson, a famous British footwear producer, to put out a sneaker made at their factories in England. Using calfskin leather, Grenson decorated the upper at its own plant in Northampton, and New Balance assembled the components at its own factory in Flimby. New Balance describes ...
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Extra Butter has partnered with Diadora on the design of...
Extra Butter has partnered with Diadora on the design of Titan II, a sneaker inspired from “spaghetti westerns,” as reported by Footwear News. Spaghetti westerns are the subgenre of western films that emerged in the mid-1960s and were popularized by Italian film directors, especially Sergio Leone, whose iconic films are ...
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Harrys of London has launched its first line of handbags...
Harrys of London has launched its first line of handbags and luggage
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W.L. Gore has revamped the Gore-Tex websites for France, Germany,...
W.L. Gore has revamped the Gore-Tex websites for France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Spain, the U.K. and the U.S. The Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Poland and Russia will follow soon. The new websites present all the new products of Gore-Tex' partner brands, using a simpler and more intuitive architecture for easier ...
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Melissa is launching a line of shoes, inspired by a...
Melissa is launching a line of shoes, inspired by a Brazilian version of the baroque style, developed in collaboration with two Brazilian furniture designers, Humberto and Fernando Campana, who specialize in using scrap items. Recycled PVC is used for 30 percent of the styles. Melissa, which is owned by Grendene, ...
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Atossa has launched a funding campaign on Kickstarter, the global...
Atossa has launched a funding campaign on Kickstarter, the global crowdfunding platform for creative projects, to fund the development of its 3D printed high-heeled shoes. The people interested in the concept can receive a pair of Atossa's 3D printed shoes for an investment of $99. As reported by World Footwear, ...
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Hogan has finished its two-year-old collaboration with the British designer...
Hogan has finished its two-year-old collaboration with the British designer Simon Holloway
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The Footwear Technology Center of La Rioja (CTCR) in Spain...
The Footwear Technology Center of La Rioja (CTCR) in Spain is working on a new project called Lactishoe which uses microencapsulated lactic acid in the soles and linings of shoes for enhanced comfort. Technologists plan to develop a new hybrid fermentation process to extract lactic acid with high levels of ...
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Högl is going to work more intensely with Gore-Tex in...
Högl is going to work more intensely with Gore-Tex in terms of the product range and merchandising, starting in February
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L.K Bennett is working with Bionda Castana on a limited...
L.K Bennett is working with Bionda Castana on a limited edition shoe line which is due to be launched globally on Feb. 10, 2016. The capsule collection will comprise 20 designs made up of six different styles. Bionda Castana was founded in 2007 and its shoes have been worn at ...
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Pollini will integrate its diffusion line into its main collection,...
Pollini will integrate its diffusion line into its main collection, starting with the autumn/winter 2016/17 season
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MBT, the company reportedly acquired by Star 360 of Singapore...
MBT, the company reportedly acquired by Star 360 of Singapore for $10 million three years ago, is introducing next spring its own line of running shoes, consisting of three styles, accompanies by branded compression apparel and socks. The shoes feature the brand's rocker construction and use a proprietary sensor technology ...
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Authentic Brands Group, which recently acquired the Tretorn brand from...
Authentic Brands Group, which recently acquired the Tretorn brand from Puma, has appointed Marc Fisher Footwear as its footwear licensee. For Authentic Brands, which is more specialized in apparel, the deal indicates that the Tretorn brand will move more into the luxury market, especially in footwear.
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Marc O'Polo has decided to work again with Hamm Market...
Marc O'Polo has decided to work again with Hamm Market Solutions (HMS) for the design, development and sourcing of its footwear collection, starting with the spring/summer 2016 season. HMS will take care of the design through a Swedish studio in which it has a financial stake. Marc O'Polo will continue ...

