An activist investor in boot brand Dr. Martens is pushing the company to move towards a strategic review and potential sale. New York-based investment firm Marathon Partners Equity Management, LLC, which owns more than 5 million shares of Dr. Martens common stock, announced Tuesday that it recently sent a letter to Dr. Martens chairman Paul […]
Nearly a year after the launch of its first shoe, Alo Yoga is making some changes to the inaugural model. Starting on Monday, the shoe formerly known as the “Alo x 01 Classic” sneaker will now be referred to as the “Recovery Mode” sneaker. According to Danny Harris, co-founder and co-chief executive officer of Alo, […]
Anne Mehlman didn’t expect to become the brand president of Crocs. But as her role as the company’s chief financial officer evolved, the career move began to make a lot more sense. “I was really given the opportunity to continue to take on different areas and grow around the business,” Mehlman, who last month was […]
It’s Friday in early March, and the weather in Chapel Hill, N.C., is warm enough to beckon a variety of runners to the Crow Branch Overlook Loop trail. A pair of gray-haired women in tracksuits jog together. Young men and women form a group so large it must be a high school team. And a […]
Ariana Grande brought pink glamour to the 2024 Oscars on Sunday in Los Angeles. Channeling Glinda the Good Witch, her character in the upcoming “Wicked” movie, the singer wore a pair of Jimmy Choo Romy pumps on the red carpet. Ariana Grande at the 2024 Oscars. Getty Images Taking inspiration from the Barbiecore trend, Grande’s […]
“Wearable doesn’t have to be boring,” Dries Van Noten told WWD during a preview of his fall 2024 collection, dismissing in a Belgian stroke the conservative minimalist moment that’s dominated fashion for a while. With one of the standout shows of Paris Fashion Week, Van Noten expressed a sentiment that resonated with many fellow designers, […]
Celebrity stylists Danielle O’Connell and Alix Gropper are readying their closets and clients for spring. This month, the New York and L.A.-based duo have teamed up with Marc Fisher to launch a curated collection of shoe styles and a campaign to coincide with it. Within the spring ’24 edit, the stylists zeroed in on a […]
After years of refining its footwear category, Anne Klein is making its first significant push into sneakers. As it embarks on the move, the company is getting inspiration from the late designer’s famous quote: “Clothes won’t change the world, the women who wear them will.” A more footwear-specific version of the mantra will serve as […]
Geox SpA named a new chief executive officer Friday on the heels of reporting a 2.2 percent dip in revenues for the fiscal 2023 to 720 million euros. Enrico Mistron is joining the publicly listed footwear player in the CEO role, replacing Livio Libralesso who stayed at the helm for four years. Mistron had most […]
The performance running shoe category is hot, and Reebok is the latest brand looking to capture a piece of the market. “Running is a massive category, and we have heritage in this space, so we’re not an outsider. We’ve maybe been inconsistent, but we’ve always had a position in running and have had great products,” […]