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Shakira becomes global brand ambassador for Ipanema
Shakira, the Colombian singer, is the new global brand ambassador for Ipanema’s Sempre Nova collection, starting with next year’s spring/summer collection. Ipanema, a brand of women flip flops, sandals and slides, is owned by the Brazilian footwear manufacturer Grendene. “This collection, recently launched worldwide, resonates with people from diverse ...
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Skechers sues Laforst Shoes for allegedly copying its slip-in shoe design
Skechers has filed a patent infringement lawsuit accusing California-based Laforst Shoes of copying its slip-in shoe design. Skechers is accusing Laforst of infringing on five patents related to its slip-in, hands-free sneakers. The lawsuit was filed on Aug. 17 in the central district of California. In June, Skechers filed a ...
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New Balance files lawsuit against Golden Goose for allegedly copying its Dad sneakers
New Balance has filed a lawsuit against luxury Italian label Golden Goose, claiming that the brand copied New Balance’s signature Dad sneakers, notably its Model 990 line. The lawsuit was filed on Aug. 18 in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts. According to the complaint, Golden Goose’s ...
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ArticleFootasylum picks NewStore for its omnichannel experience
The British footwear retailer Footasylum has selected NewStore, which provides a German omnichannel cloud platform for retailers, to power its omnichannel experience across some 60 stores in the U.K. “This new partnership builds on Footasylum’s modern technology architecture, which also includes Talon.One, a promotion and loyalty automation solution. Together, NewStore ...
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Vibram becomes a bluesign system partner
Vibram, an Italian producer of high-performance rubber soles, has become a partner of the bluesign system. Bluesign is a Swiss material verification solutions firm. The collaboration between the two parties started in November 2022. According to Vibram it is the “first shoe sole manufacturer and the first footwear brand ...
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Havaianas renews eyewear license with Safilo
Alpargatas, the Brazilian footwear group, has renewed the license agreement between its brand Havaianas and the Italian eyewear manufacturer Safilo. Under the agreement, Safilo has the right to design, produce and distribute frames for corrective eyewear and sunglasses under the Havaianas brand until Dec. 31, 2028. Safilo first announced its ...
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News briefsFrom 3D printer to foot to compost heap
With the help of a materials-science company, designer Kitty Shukman has produced a slide with the look and circularity of tree roots. Its synthetic tendrils wrap around the foot like a banyan around a Cambodian temple. The shoe model is in fact called Roots and is produced with 3D printers ...
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Loewe was the hottest brand in Q2
Loewe was the hottest brand in the world in the second quarter of 2023, according to the The Lyst Index. “One of the oldest luxury houses, under creative director Jonathan Anderson the Spanish brand has undergone a renaissance, climbing 13 places over the last 12 months to take the number ...
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An online course on AI for footwear
Footwearology, the self-described “only academy for footwear professionals” with operations in Barcelona, has introduced a course called “AI for Footwear.” Taught by Nicoline van Enter, one of the founders of Footwearology and Footwearology Lab, the course is designed for managers seeking an understanding of AI as well as for designers ...
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Vince Camuto launches Fly365
Vince Camuto, a division of Camuto Group which is part of Designer Brands, launched the men’s franchise Fly365. The collection currently has two models, the sneakers Talmai and Tayden, but is expected to extend its offering in the autumn and next spring. The shoes retail at $169 a pair. Fly365 ...
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Moncler releases 3D-printed trail running shoe
Moncler has partnered with 3D-printed shoe manufacturer Zellerfeld to release a 3D-printed trail running shoe. The single-construction mono-material shoe is made out of recyclable materials and is a new addition to Moncler’s Trailgrip line. The Moncler Trailgrip 3D is extremely limited and will only be available for members of ...
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Jimmy Choo enters eyewear license with EssilorLuxottica
Jimmy Choo, the British shoe maker owned by the luxury goods group Capri Holdings, has signed with EssilorLuxottica an exclusive license agreement for the design, manufacture and worldwide distribution of Jimmy Choo Eyewear. The agreement will be effective from Jan. 1, 2024 until Dec. 31, 2028, with an automatic renewal ...
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Puma commits to bovine leather from verified deforestation-free supply chains
Puma has joined the Deforestation-Free Call to Action for Leather, launched by global non-profit organizations Textile Exchange and Leather Working Group (LWG), to create equitable, transparent and deforestation-free leather supply chains. The cross-industry initiative asks brands to commit to sourcing their bovine leather from deforestation/conversion-free supply chains by 2030 or ...
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Vivobarefoot tests digital platform for personalized footwear
Footwear and lifestyle brand Vivobarefoot is introducing VivoBiome, an experiential platform for personalized, circular, locally assembled footwear. Each VivoBiome product can be tailored to the customer’s needs and preferences. The VivoBiome footwear uses SLS 3D printing and artificial intelligence (AI) data. Vivobarefoot is looking for 200 Brits to try the ...
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Canada Goose to launch its first sneaker collection
Canada Goose is introducing its first-ever sneaker line on July 18. Called The Glacier Trail, the sneakers, which will debut in both a low-cut version as well as a high, for men and women, have been described by the brand as intersecting style and performance for versatile, multi-seasonal wear. The ...
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La Sportiva buys its supplier Meet Italia
La Sportiva, an Italian provider of technical footwear and apparel for outdoor enthusiasts, bought an 80 percent stake in Meet Italia, an Italian manufacturing of mountain footwear. For over 20 years, Meet Italia, which employs 150 people, has been producing footwear and providing semi-finished goods to La Sportiva. In an ...
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ArticleCoats launches a new footwear division
Coats, the U.K.-based manufacturer of industrial yarns and structural components for apparel and footwear, has launched a new footwear division following its acquisition of Texon and Rhenoflex in 2022. Following a period of integration, Coats Footwear was launched, offering an expanded range of components and material solutions to footwear and ...
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ArticleAllbirds is giving away the secrets of its net-zero shoe
Allbirds has released the details of its net zero carbon shoe, M0.0NSHOT, and, in a bid to encourage competitors to create their own version, is giving away its entire methodology. M0.0NSHOT, set to launch commercially in spring 2024, is a high-top shoe wrapped in carbon-negative regenerative wool. The midsole features ...
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ArticleVans replaces The Vault with OTW by Vans as its new top product category
Vans has unveiled its new top category called OTW by Vans. The VF Corp. brand explains that it is a “new platform where the brand’s most elevated product expressions and brand experiences come together with the innovators of art, design, style, skate culture and entertainment.” As a result, the previous ...
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Safilo, Jimmy Choo end eyewear agreement
Safilo, the Italian eyewear manufacturer, said that its license agreement to design, produce and distribute eyewear under the Jimmy Choo brand will expire on Dec. 31, 2023 and will not be renewed. Safilo and the footwear company, which is owned by the the luxury goods group Capri Holdings, will continue ...
