The latest issue of World Footwear is now available
30/10/2018
This issue has men’s shoes as its main theme. It includes a closer look at the potential ramifications for those in the shoe industry of the ongoing trade war between the US and China, which has seen a large number of imports and exports subject to tariffs. There is also extensive coverage of the debate that is currently raging in the industry about whether footwear brands are ever going to come back to leather.
An extensive technical offering includes an examination of the difficulties men face with shoe sizing and a look back at a history of the fashion trends that have made an impact on men’s footwear. There is also an article focusing on how 3D bonding technology is being used to replace conventional stitched seams.
In our Love of Shoes section, we hear from UK goat leather manufacturer Billy Tannery, which has recently launched its first footwear product, and get inside the mind of a master bootmaker at luxury shoe brand Berluti.
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