Birkenstock’s new Naperville store. Courtesy of Birkenstock Birkenstock is continuing its U.S. retail expansion with its first Midwestern store in the Chicago suburb of Naperville, Ill. According to the German footwear brand, the new store is located at 20 W. Jefferson Avenue and offers Birkenstock’s full footwear collection for men, woman and kids, along with […]
Clarks Originals x Nicholas Daley Wallabee collaboration. Courtesy of Clarks Clarks has tapped London-based designer Nicholas Daley to join the brand’s 200th anniversary celebrations with a collaboration releasing on Friday, which reinvents the famous Wallabee style with a transatlantic twist inspired by his heritage. Clarks Originals x Nicholas Daley Wallabee collaboration. Showcasing British craftsmanship and […]
The Gola x Engineered Garments Match sneaker. Courtesy of Gola Gola Classics and Engineered Garments are set to release a new footwear collaboration next month. According to the footwear brand, it has teamed up with the Japanese menswear label to reinterpret its Match sneaker, which debuted from Gola in 1977. For this collaboration, Engineered Garments […]
Stills from a video promoting Chaco’s Designapalooza competition. Chaco ChacoNation, rise — the popular outdoor sandal brand is launching a contest to find the next design for a sandal strap. The two-week competition called Designapalooza, running through Sept. 1, welcomes people to submit original designs to be considered as the strap of a limited-edition Z/1 Classic […]
The Arc’teryx Norvan LD 4 comes with Gore-Tex (left) or without. Courtesy of Arc’teryx Amer Sports is still in its early innings of a long growth spurt. “Amer Sports strong momentum continued in the second quarter as our unique portfolio of premium technical brands continues to create white space and the picture in sports and […]
A campaign image for the latest Academy Sports + Outdoors x Whataburger tie-up. Academy Sports + Outdoors Academy Sports + Outdoors and Whataburger are teaming up again for a new collaboration just in time for football season. Curated with the entire family in mind, the lineup includes an exclusive co-branded Hey Dude shoe as […]
The Birkenstock + Staud Arizona Woven Embossed Sandal in ecru. Courtesy of Staud Birkenstock Holding plc has much to be happy about in its third-quarter earnings report. Key highlights from executives during its third-quarter earnings conference call include how a shift to in-person shopping will benefit Birkenstock’s wholesale business over direct-to-consumer retail operations, what levers […]
Kizik parent Hands Free claims Skechers USA has infringed on its patented technology. Courtesy of Kizik Kizik parent Hands Free Labs has taken its beef with Skechers USA to a court overseas in Germany. The complaint was filed on Wednesday with the Unified Patent Court in Munich by Fast IP, LLC, the intellectual property holding […]
Ronnie Fieg revealed Wednesday a new Kith x Adidas sneaker collaboration made up of six different models, each tied to a specific decade of the sportswear brand’s running history. While the Instagram preview was centered around the six-shoe Adidas collection being gifted to invitees of Kith’s upcoming runway show on Sunday, it wasn’t the only […]
The UYN Alacrify is a daily runner featuring a eucalyptus-based upper, dual-foam midsole and unique plate called the HALO Systeem. Courtesy of UYN While many running shoes today boast a sock-like upper, a new daily runner from the Italian performance brand UYN (pronounced “win” and short for “Unleash Your Nature”) features an upper that is quite […]