VIEW GALLERY10 Images If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Footwear News may receive an affiliate commission. Coach is in the Pride spirit, releasing its third annual Pride collection today. The line launches just in time to kick off Pride Month in June, which celebrates LGBTQIA+ communities. The […]
Melissa’s installment at Galeries Lafayette CREDIT: COURTESY OF MELISSA FN rounds up all the store openings, closings and redesigns happening this month, from throughout the footwear industry. Send your retail news to [email protected]. June 9, 2022: Brazilian footwear and accessory brand Melissa has expertly transformed a small space in the luxury department store Galeries Lafayette Paris into an immersive art […]
VIEW GALLERY12 Images The shoe industry was back in New York in full force this week — and one of the big highlights was the return of Two Ten’s fundraising gala. On Monday evening at Pier Sixty in New York, hundreds of executives and retailers from across the country gathered to toast longtime industry leaders […]
CREDIT: COURTESY OF GUCCI PARIS — Despite its recent underperformance versus its peers, Kering has high ambitions for its star brand Gucci. The Italian luxury brand has set its sights on revenues of 15 billion euros, after achieving its previously announced target of 10 billion euros in 2021, according to a document published on Kering’s […]
Baretraps’ display of products at FFANY CREDIT: SHOSHY CIMENT/FOOTWEAR NEWS The Fashion Footwear Association of New York’s (FFANY) market week was bustling with brands and retailers this week in the Big Apple. As part of the event, some brands exhibited at the Footwear Show New York Expo (FSNYE) at the Park Lane Hotel, while others […]
Crochet at Copehhagen Fashion Week in August 2021. The crochet trend continues for the summer ’22 season. CREDIT: KARA DUBROWSKI/WWD Summer 2022 has already been deemed “tepid vax summer” — and you could say its trends are following suit. The season seems to be dominated by one idea: party time. Gone are the tie-dye hoodies, […]
Levi Strauss CEO Chip Chip Bergh CREDIT: AP On the same day more than 200 CEOs sent a letter to the U.S. Senate urging immediate action on gun safety legislation, Levi Strauss & Co. President and CEO Chip Bergh — one of the most vocal signatories — today called on more leaders to take a stand. “This is not […]
The scene from MAGIC’s February 2022 show at the Las Vegas Convention Center. CREDIT: HAILLEY HOWARD PHOTOGRAPHY After a period of growth spurred by post-quarantine spending and the return of events last year, 2022 has brought with it supply chain challenges and spiking inflation — two topics that will certainly be top-of-mind during the upcoming summer trade […]
Dick’s Sporting Goods store front. CREDIT: COURTESY OF BRAND. CEOs from more than 200 companies are urging the U.S. Senate to take action on matters related to gun violence. More than 200 CEO’s sent a letter to the U.S. Senate on Thursday, which notes the string of recent gun attacks in the U.S. in recent weeks and […]
Concepts x New Balance 327 “Cape Codder.” CREDIT: COURTESY OF CONCEPTS New Balance is coming after Steve Madden for allegedly copying one of its iconic designs. In a complaint filed in a Massachusetts District Court on Tuesday, New Balance claimed that Steve Madden deliberately copied its 327 sneaker model with the launch of the fashion […]