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    Josef Seibel continues to expand its business with a licensing...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Josef Seibel continues to expand its business with a licensing contract for shoes with Gerry Weber, the German brand of women's fashion clothing. The first collection will be presented at Expo Riva Schuh next January for the fall/winter 2013-14 season. It will be added to its Josef Seibel, Romika, Romikids ...

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    Titan Industries, the California-based footwear company, has ended its licensing...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Titan Industries, the California-based footwear company, has ended its licensing agreement with Bebe two and a half years before it was due to end, according to Footwear News. Joe Ouaknine, Titan's chief executive, said that he couldn't agree with Bebe executives about the creative direction of the line. Retailers who ...

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    Freegun recently presented its first line of footwear for men,...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Freegun recently presented its first line of footwear for men, women and children at the Expo Riva Schuh trade show last June 16-19. Freegun is the underwear brand of the French group Textiss. Freegun's new shoes, mostly characterized by bright colors and graphic designs inspired by the world of extreme ...

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    Lacoste has teamed up with Micah Lidberg on a new...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Lacoste has teamed up with Micah Lidberg on a new capsule collection for Lacoste L!VE, the label's younger version. The American illustrator, based in Kansas City, brought his passion for nature into the collection, featuring distinctive animal-print panels and bright colors. The sneakers, clothing and bags of the new line, ...

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    After launching a line of shoes for teenagers and adults...

    2012-07-09T00:00:00Z

    After launching a line of shoes for teenagers and adults under the licensed Scorpion Bay brand name, Siport, which knows children's shoes well, has launched a children's line under the same name for spring/summer 2013

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    Toms Shoes, the American footwear brand that is famous for...

    2012-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Toms Shoes, the American footwear brand that is famous for its policy of giving away a free pair of shoes to charities for any pair of shoes sold, presented its first line of sunglasses based on a similar model at this year's Bread & Butter trade show in Berlin. For ...

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    John Lobb, the brand of handmade men's shoes owned by...

    2012-07-09T00:00:00Z

    John Lobb, the brand of handmade men's shoes owned by Hermès, and the English fashion designer Paul Smith have joined forces to create three customized shoe models for the next winter season, adding Smith's touch to some of John Lobb's classics. The stylistic joint venture was conceived by Pierre-Alexis Dumas, ...

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    Chicco, the Italian shoe brand for kids, has developed a...

    2012-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Chicco, the Italian shoe brand for kids, has developed a new shoe collection in cooperation with the University of Pavia. The collection, which will be available from spring/summer 2013, is subdivided into four age groups – newborn, babies, toddlers and children. The inner sole of the shoes is patented.

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    Vans, the skate shoe brand from California, has partnered with...

    2012-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Vans, the skate shoe brand from California, has partnered with Barbour, the famous British fashion brand, to launch a new capsule collection. The limited edition, to debut next October, will contain three shoe models featuring a classic Vans sole and the typical Barbour waxed line with leather details in tartan ...

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    Gucci has launched a new range of eco-friendly shoes called...

    2012-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Gucci has launched a new range of eco-friendly shoes called Sustainable Soles, available since June. The special-edition collection has been designed by Frida Giannini, creative director of the fashion house. Sustainable Soles are made from biodegradable materials sourced from compost, an alternative to petrochemical plastic. The range includes the Marola ...

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    Cortina and its partner Leomil have collected orders for several...

    2012-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Cortina and its partner Leomil have collected orders for several hundred thousand pairs of Angry Birds children's shoes from a handful of customers in the U.S. and Canada through its new licensee for the brand in that territory, the Rich Footwear Group

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    Payless ShoeSource is expanding its offerings of women's footwear in...

    2012-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Payless ShoeSource is expanding its offerings of women's footwear in wide widths and in sizes above 10 U.S., where many footwear retailers stop. The chain has always sold some women's shoes in sizes 11, 12 and 13 and in wide widths, but this summer it has expanded the footwear available, ...

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    Groupe Royer is introducing a new line of sneakers licensed...

    2012-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Groupe Royer is introducing a new line of sneakers licensed by Freegun, a brand of underwear and other types of clothing. Presented at the Expo Riva Schuh fair last month, the line includes pumps, vulcanized shoes and fluorescent pumps that light up in the dark.

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    TT Footwear of Osnabrück, Germany, will present a new licensed...

    2012-06-14T00:00:00Z

    TT Footwear of Osnabrück, Germany, will present a new licensed Tom Tailor Denim line of men's and women's shoes at the Expo Riva Schuh fair at the end of this week. The company is already the licensee of the German young fashion brand for casual men's and women's shoes.

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    Giuseppe Zanotti is launching a full-fledged line of men's shoes...

    2012-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Giuseppe Zanotti is launching a full-fledged line of men's shoes at the Pitti Uomo fair in Florence

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    The Art Company has launched a collection of accessories for...

    2012-05-22T00:00:00Z

    The Art Company has launched a collection of accessories for its shoes, including decorative pins, bracelets, belts and scarves. Customers can buy them from the brand's dealers individually or as a package.

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    John Lobb is partnering with Aston Martin, the luxury automaker,...

    2012-05-22T00:00:00Z

    John Lobb is partnering with Aston Martin, the luxury automaker, to make a driving shoe called Winner Sport. The full-grain leather shoe feature John Lobb's distinctive double rows of stitching and is lined with sheepskin with air holes on the vamp. It comes in eight colors and sells for $970 ...

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    Daniel Hechter and the German-based Astormueller group are joining forces...

    2012-05-22T00:00:00Z

    Daniel Hechter and the German-based Astormueller group are joining forces for a long-term cooperation. Tim T. Müller, chairman of Astormueller, has founded a separate company, Daniel Hechter Shoes, to be license holder for the line marketing under this brand name, taking over from Rhoede. The license agreement covers women's and ...

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    Rohde says it will stop acting as the footwear licensee...

    2012-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Rohde says it will stop acting as the footwear licensee of Daniel Hechter after the end of this year., due to diverging strategic orientations. The collaboration has lasted 15 years, but it has generated lately less than 10 percent of the revenues of the German shoe company, which lost ...

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    Enzi, a men's footwear brand based in Africa that touts...

    2012-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Enzi, a men's footwear brand based in Africa that touts itself as being ethically sourced, is going to launch in the U.K. this summer. The first shoe, the Menelik, will be available in May. It was produced by artisan craftsmen in Ethiopia using leather and other materials sources from Africa. ...