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    Sarah Jessica Parker, who plays the shoe-obsessed character of Carrie...

    2013-06-13T00:00:00Z

    Sarah Jessica Parker, who plays the shoe-obsessed character of Carrie Bradshaw in the “Sex and the City” TV series, has signed up with Manolo Blahnik to market her own line of shoes. Inspired by the ‘seventies and ‘eighties, and notably by “old-school” labels like Charles Jourdan and Maud Frizon, the ...

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    Cole Haan continues to work with Nike despite the fact...

    2013-06-13T00:00:00Z

    Cole Haan continues to work with Nike despite the fact that does not longer belong to the world's largest sports brand. For example, Cole Haan is incorporating the Lunarlon sole developed by Nike in a new formal shoe with colored laces that will be available online from next month. The ...

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    Supra, the fast-growing American brand of skate and skate-inspired shoes,...

    2013-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Supra, the fast-growing American brand of skate and skate-inspired shoes, has launched a new sub-brand, Spectre by Supra, in collaboration with Lil Wayne, a popular American hip-hop singer

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    Mascaró has launched a new line of lounge shoes called...

    2013-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Mascaró has launched a new line of lounge shoes called Pretty Loafers. Inspired by the mocassins that the company began to manufacture on the island of Menorca in 1955, they follow the success of its Pretty Ballerinas line.

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    CTCR, the Technological Footwear Center of La Rioja, is carrying...

    2013-05-28T00:00:00Z

    CTCR, the Technological Footwear Center of La Rioja, is carrying out research on the use of nanotechnology to improve the durability, weight and comfort of a shoe and on such issues as the design of ergonomic and ecological products. The Spanish research agency has conducted a total of 179 projects ...

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    Cat Footwear, a division of Wolverine Worldwide, has announced the...

    2013-04-26T00:00:00Z

    Cat Footwear, a division of Wolverine Worldwide, has announced the launch of the brand's first-ever Made in America boot. Every component used to make the new Liberty work boot is manufactured in the U.S., including the packaging materials. The boot features leathers from Minnesota, stitching from Michigan, a sock liner ...

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    Brako has come out with its first two models of...

    2013-04-26T00:00:00Z

    Brako has come out with its first two models of men's shoes for the next autumn/winter season

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    GMS, the young German buying group, presented a new trade...

    2013-04-26T00:00:00Z

    GMS, the young German buying group, presented a new trade concept, SportXtreme. Like Intersport or Sport 2000, which work with Sabu and ANWR, respectively, SportXtreme is meant to be an alternative for specialist sporting-goods stores. Eighty existing clients of GMS are currently interested in implementing the new concept. A pilot store will ...

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    Sioux will be offering larger shoe sizes from the coming...

    2013-04-26T00:00:00Z

    Sioux will be offering larger shoe sizes from the coming autumn/winter season. The new collection includes 16 styles for women and 30 styles for men in larger sizes. Shoes for women can now be purchased up to size 10.5 and for men up to size 15.

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    Nicholas Kirkwood has developed his first model of men's shoes...

    2013-04-26T00:00:00Z

    Nicholas Kirkwood has developed his first model of men's shoes for a special shoe sale at Selfridges' flagship department store in London, which opened an expanded men's shoe department last autumn, as part of a “Shoe Carnival” that ran until April 21. He also developed a limited edition of women's ...

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    Erik Lemaitre, a French executive who worked with Reebok, Lacoste...

    2013-04-26T00:00:00Z

    Erik Lemaitre, a French executive who worked with Reebok, Lacoste Footwear and Upla, has launched a new brand of sneakers, called Barons Papillom, together with an Italian investor, Giovanni Fontana Giusti, who worked for Salvatore Ferragamo and Bally. The first collection consists of five styles retailing from €119 to €475 ...

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    Synclaire Brands has recalled some 5,000 pairs of Stuart Weitzman-branded girls' Cha...

    2013-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Synclaire Brands has recalled some 5,000 pairs of Stuart Weitzman-branded girls' Cha Cha boots, manufactured in China, for posing a fall hazard. The Cha Cha and Cha Cha 2 girls' boots feature a zip on the inner side whose pulls can become entangled. Synclaire Brands said that it has received three incidents reports, ...

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    Zalando has launched a new label for clothing and accessories....

    2013-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Zalando has launched a new label for clothing and accessories. The collection of Kiomi, currently encompassing 1,000 pieces, is priced in line with those of H&M and Zara. In addition to shoes and other accessories, Kiomi's collection features apparel targeted at men and women aged 25 to 35 years, with ...

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    Bugatti Shoes aims to attract younger customers with its new...

    2013-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Bugatti Shoes aims to attract younger customers with its new Dynamic line, which was presented at this month's GDS trade show in Düsseldorf. The Astor Mueller Group, headquartered in Switzerland, is the footwear licensee of the Bugatti brand. The German subsidiary, MST Shoe Trade & Service, takes care of the ...

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    DSW, the American shoe retail chain whose name stands for...

    2013-03-25T00:00:00Z

    DSW, the American shoe retail chain whose name stands for Designer Shoe Warehouse, has announced the launch of Luxe810, a luxury segment offering top luxury brands at up to 50 percent off. The Luxe810 assortment includes shoes, handbags, jewelry, and other accessories for men and women, and features brands such ...

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    EMU Australia is diversifying its collections into new types of functional and...

    2013-03-25T00:00:00Z

    EMU Australia is diversifying its collections into new types of functional and fashionable shoes to balance out the decline in sales of its traditional sheepskin boots, which have been very successful for a short period of time. The company has launched a completely new waterproof collection and a more fashionable collection of leather boots with ...

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    Joya has diversified its product line to include a new...

    2013-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Joya has diversified its product line to include a new outdoor segment, developed in cooperation with Proof-Tex. The new outdoor shoe collection is available in four different styles for men and six different styles for women. It was presented for the first time at this month's GDS show in Düsseldorf. For ...

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    Marc Shoes, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year,...

    2013-02-18T00:00:00Z

    Marc Shoes, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, wants to listen more to its clients around the world in developing new products following the appointment of a new 38-year-old head designer, Alexander Lindau, who lives in London and worked for the brand on and off in the past ...

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    Bebe Stores has signed a licensing deal with Aldo Product...

    2013-02-18T00:00:00Z

    Bebe Stores has signed a licensing deal with Aldo Product Services, a division of the Aldo Group, to design, manufacture and distribute the retailer's footwear. Under the global licensing agreement, the Brisbane-based high fashion retailer will collaborate with Aldo's design team to create a full line of shoes, including boots, ...