Footwear industry veterans Rick Anguilla and Mark Oleson have collectively spent decades innovating in new categories in the footwear market at industry giants like Nike, Lululemon and Under Armour. But when it came to launching their own brand, it was their own daughters’ experiences as volleyball athletes that revealed the white space opportunity in this sport. Now, the duo is […]
After 11 years in business championing the Greek craft in sandal making and focusing on expanding and nurturing the brand’s women’s range, Ancient Greek Sandals is ready to turn its focus more heavily on the men’s category. Unveiling the first collection by newly appointed head of men’s design Alain Leber for spring 2024, the brand is betting […]
Retailers and brands across the board are seeing a rise in backlash for their LGBTQ-themed collections for Pride month this year. In the last few weeks, consumers have taken to social media to criticize retailers like Kohl’s and Target for selling LGBTQIA+ Pride Month clothes and products, including for children, with some calling for consumers to boycott the store entirely. While […]
Has Kyrie Irving signed with Anta? If recent images of the baller are an indication of a new deal, the NBA star could be aligned with the Chinese athletic brand. Photos captured of Irving during his summer basketball camp by photographer Jun Lu (@junjdm on Instagram) circulated online over the weekend. In the images, Irving was seen wearing a black monochromatic pair […]
Despite a challenging start to the year (and an intense cloud of smoke from Canadian wildfires), the overall mood last week during FFANY market week and Footwear Show New York Expo (FSNYE) was optimistic as companies met to preview the spring ’24 collections. While there are still some economic concerns like the threat of recession and reduced […]
The Cordwainers Footwear Award winners were revealed at a ceremony held at Merchant Taylors’ Hall in London on Wednesday. Fifteen student finalists from the London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London and De Montfort University competed to win the coveted Cordwainers Footwear Award trophy this year, along with two new prizes: the Sneaker/Athleisure Award and the Sue […]
It’s been an overall rough quarter for retailers and brands. As consumers pull back on discretionary spending, retail companies have largely reported softening sales in their most recent quarters. Some companies, like Macy’s and Designer Brands Inc., have downgraded their full-year outlooks to reflect the hit to sales. Despite the headwinds, other companies have managed to top estimates and […]
Close to 650 footwear industry professionals gathered last night for an evening of networking, celebration and philanthropy at the Two Ten Footwear Foundation’s annual gala at Pier Sixty on the Hudson River in New York. The gala returned to a cocktail format that allowed attendees to make the most of out of networking opportunities. The fundraising event raised over $600,000 by the end […]
It’s not even noon in midtown Manhattan, and Martha Stewart has already put in a full day of work. After traveling from her Bedford, N.Y., farmhouse into the city for a very early appearance on “Squawk Box,” the indefatigable icon is posing for FN’s cover at PMC Studios. When the video portion of the shoot gets going, Stewart, styled […]
On June 6 at Pier Sixty on the Hudson River in New York, the shoe industry will gather once again at Two Ten Footwear Foundation’s annual gala. This year, the gala is returning to the same waterfront venue and format the organization first debuted in 2022. “The cocktail format we unveiled last year worked really well,” Two Ten […]