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Camper and Issey Miyake unite for a collaborative capsule collection

Madrid – Mallorca-based footwear brand Camper continues to broaden its footprint and profile as an international brand. It has now surprised the industry with the announcement of a collaborative capsule collection designed in partnership with the historic Japanese fashion house Issey Miyake. This special project highlights Camper's distinctive...

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Rene Caovilla unveils couture capsule collection

Italian footwear brand Rene Caovilla, which has been making shoes in Venice for more than a century, is introducing a made-to-order couture capsule collection. The couture line aims to celebrate the storied footwear brand’s historic ties with Parisian haute couture, which has seen the company partner with international couturiers, including...

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Hunter launches Western-inspired collaboration with Represent

British heritage footwear brand Hunter, which is part of the Authentic Brands Group portfolio, has unveiled a Western-inspired streetwear collaboration with British luxury brand Represent. The collaboration blends British heritage with Americana influences, exploring Western iconography and the cowboy boot, reimagined onto Hunter’s iconic...

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Hugo Boss’ Hugo line launches 3D-printed loafers with Zellerfeld

Hugo, the younger of the two Hugo Boss brands, has unveiled a first-of-its-kind, fully 3D-printed loafer in collaboration with Zellerfeld, a 3D-printing shoe producer looking to democratise the footwear industry. The Hugo Forward x Zellerfeld loafer reimagines the traditional loader for a generation that “values both utility and bold design,”...

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Prada criticised in India over sandal design seen as appropriation

Prada has come under criticism in India after unveiling a sandal design during Milan Fashion Week that closely resembles the traditional Kolhapuri chappal, a handcrafted leather slipper with origins in 12th-century Maharashtra. Images of the braided leather footwear sparked backlash from Indian artisans and lawmakers, who accused the brand of...

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Footwear distributor Gardiners Group acquires Dubois

UK-based footwear distributor Gardiners Group has acquired Dubois, a European firm known to distribute brands like Sebago, CAT Footwear, Dickies and Gant. The takeover, for which financial terms were not disclosed, reflects Gardiners’ ambitions to accelerate global growth by increasing its presence in Europe. For Dubois, meanwhile, the...

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New sneaker brand Solk unveils its first biocircular shoe

After developing millions of shoes for global brands such as Adidas, On Running, Helly Hansen and Zara, David Solk and Irmi Kreuzer decided to launch their own brand, combining comfort, style and responsibility. At the Global Fashion Summit, which also addressed the rights of nature, they presented their first model, the ‘Fade 101’ sneaker,...

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Authentic to reintroduce Sperry in the UK and Ireland

American brand development and licensing platform Authentic Brands Group (Authentic) is partnering with Gardiner Bros, Gloucestershire-based family-run distributor of global footwear and apparel brands, to reintroduce Sperry in the UK and Ireland. In a statement, Authentic said it has appointed Gardiner Bros as the official distributor for the...

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Cordwainers Footwear Awards announces 2025 winners

Footwear association The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers, which was granted the right to regulate the footwear trade in the City in 1272, has announced the winners of the 2025 Cordwainers Footwear Awards. The annual awards, which celebrates emerging student talent and excellence in the footwear industry, saw 15 student finalists from the...

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Brazil's footwear sector boosts investment to enhance productivity

Despite the unstable global landscape, the Brazilian Footwear Association (Abicalçados) recently conducted a survey which revealed that the footwear sector intends to invest 1.7 billion reais (around 303,84 million dollars), a value seven percent higher than last year. Executive president of Abicalçados, Haroldo Ferreira, explained that around...

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Nobody's Child launches debut footwear collection

British womenswear brand Nobody’s Child has launched its first-ever footwear collection as it continues to expand into a full lifestyle brand. The seven-piece footwear collection has been designed in London and crafted in Italy “with intention,” explains the brand, as it looks to offer a range of timeless silhouettes “with a contemporary edge”....

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Made in France: Paraboot's 117-year legacy of durable and repairable shoes

Saint-Jean-de-Moirans, France - A scent of leather and rubber hung in the air at the Paraboot factory, near Grenoble, where around one hundred workers cut, sewed, melted and polished the ‘made in France’ shoes that were highly sought after abroad. Bucking the trend of decline in French footwear, the brand’s turnover continued to increase: it was...