One of Matthieu Blazy’s new cap-toe shoe styles at Chanel. Courtesy Chanel The new creative directors at storied maisons are using shoes to quickly establish brand codes while reinforcing one of luxury’s most dependable categories. The shoe business has long served as a defining pillar of brand identity, from Chanel’s cap-toe slingbacks to the sculptural […]
Vietnam is big producer of sneakers, such as this factory near Ho Chi Minh City. Peter Charlesworth/Getty images Chinese shoe manufacturer Stella International Holdings Ltd. has big plans for the back half of 2026. The Hong Kong-based shoe manufacturer said it is focusing on ramping up three new factories in Indonesia, Bangladesh and Vietnam in […]
Inside the Fila Museum in the company’s new brand experience center. Courtesy of Fila Fila‘s footwear franchise model is resonating in South Korea. According to the South Korean company, fourth-quarter revenue reached 915.2 billion won, increasing 6.3 percent year-over-year. The results were driven by profitability-focused operations, the restructuring of its U.S. business — and continued solid […]
A worker pulls a pair of shoes from a production line in a factory located in the Chengdu West Shoes Industrial Development Zone on Jan. 19, 2026. Chengdu is one of the four largest shoe-making districts in China. China Photos/Getty Images Yue Yuen Industrial Ltd.’s 2025 annual results show some data points connected to how […]
Manebí’s store in Dubai. Courtesy of Manebí MILAN — Italian resort brand Manebí has opened its first store in Dubai, kickstarting a broader retail expansion across GCC countries as part of its overall international push. Located inside The Dubai Mall, the unit is the result of a tie-up with Almarri Investment — Manebí’s strategic retail partner […]
Erin and Sara Foster sport new styles from Favorite Daughter’s debut shoe collection. Courtesy of Caleres After teasing fans with its Dr. Scholl’s collaboration, Favorite Daughter’s first full range of footwear is here. The debut shoe collection by cofounders and sisters Erin and Sara Foster features a range of styles including boots, pumps, loafers, flats, […]
Topo Athletic founder Tony Posts cuts the ribbon to the brand’s new HQ. Courtesy of Topo Athletic Topo Athletic has expanded its headquarters. According to the Designer Brands-owned performance and outdoor footwear, its new office space at 39 Grant St. in Framingham, Mass., is in the very same campus as the old one, now in […]
The US and EU have in place the parameters for a trade deal at a 15 percent duty rate across most EU imports to the US. VioletaStoimenova/Getty Images The devil is always in the details. Still, the parameters for the new U.S.-European Union trade deal might just provide the glimmer of hope for footwear firms […]
A shoe factory in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, in April 2025. Adriana Adie/Nur Photo via Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump‘s increase in trade pressures has resulted in a new deal with Indonesia, the first since he sent out the flurry of tariff letters last week. Trump revealed the move Tuesday morning on his Truth […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe, attend a dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Blue Room of the White House on July 7, 2025, in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The U.S. and India are still hoping to […]