The Milan footwear exhibition Micam added a new component for the September 2019 edition. For the first time, sports and outdoor brands were able to show off their latest collections in a dedicated space...
06 December 2019
Micam celebrates sports shoe success
29 November 2019
Shoes help Kipchoge smash barrier
Kenyaâs Eliud Kipchoge has said running a marathon in under two hours, which he managed to do in October, sends a message to the world that âno human is limitedâ.
22 November 2019
Vosk believes charity begins at home
South Africaâs answer to TOMS overcomes setbacks to secure manufacturing in the country, and aims to tackle poverty and foot-borne disease with its buy-one-get-one strategy.
15 November 2019
Tod’s takes steps to stand out
High-end Italian footwear group Todâs is striving to halt a trend of descending revenue figures. Changes in the luxury shoe segment have affected the group but some new initiatives are in place to turn its...
06 October 2019
Writing on the wall
Messages of appreciation for its products that safety and work footwear brand Red Wing Shoes has received, from millers, miners, loggers, farmers and other workers who have to brave challenging conditions,...
29 September 2019
Online tools spark start-up success
The experience of a Berlin footwear start-up shows that a strong social media output and securing the help of key influencers could be more important these days than finding bricks-and-mortar stockists.
22 September 2019
Better safe than sorry
US-based company Honeywell is better known for its work in the aerospace and technology sectors, but for a number of years it has run a successful multi-brand safety shoe business.
15 September 2019
DSW takes control of its own destiny
Now is not an easy time to be a footwear retailer in the US. Designer Brands Inc. (formerly DSW) has put plans in place to ensure it doesnât suffer a similar fate to former rival Payless ShoeSource, the most...
05 August 2019
Beautiful comfort
The chief executive of Manolo Blahnikâs company explains the designerâs aversion to athletic shoes. The brand has always had comfort as well as beauty at the heart of its designs and believes it simply does...
29 July 2019
A night that can launch careers
The 2019 Cordwainersâ Footwear Student of the Year competition took place in London in June with a total of 15 footwear design students presenting their ideas.
22 July 2019
VF’s new London HQ ‘shows commitment’
Timberland, Vans and Altra tell World Footwear about upcoming launches and strategies, as well as how the seven-storey Axtell Soho will boost their standing in Europe.
15 July 2019
Positive approach in the face of climate change
By measuring its greenhouse gas emissions and then deliberately overcompensating when offsetting them, Swedish outdoor footwear brand Icebug can now claim to be âclimate positiveâ.
12 June 2019
Futurecraft.Loop takes a stride
By creating a shoe from a single material, adidas claimed to have made a 100% recyclable product â but it is still some way from a true âclosed loopâ.
05 June 2019
Happy feet
When it comes to making shoes for the feet of a child, compromising on quality is out of the question for Spanish brand Dechics.
29 May 2019
Solutions for filling the shoe skills gap
Digital skills are needed on factory floors if footwear manufacturers in Europe are to enjoy success in the future.
22 May 2019
Trends in children’s footwear for spring-summer 2020
The Micam Fashion Square, located in one of the two halls that the Milan-based shoe exhibition dedicates to luxury footwear, is always a hub of activity.
15 May 2019
Stand-out shoes from CES
The self-described âlargest and most influential technology event on the planetâ is not the first place one typically goes to find the latest trends in footwear, but CES 2019 revealed that some of todayâs most ...
05 April 2019
The king of shoes
Considered by many to be the greatest womenâs shoe designer of the past century, the career of eccentric genius Manolo Blahnik has been celebrated with a travelling exhibition that showcased some of his finest ...
29 March 2019
ISPO goes outdoors: Penny Leese
The outdoor segment of the ISPO exhibition is getting stronger, with more exhibitors, especially from Scandinavia. Ski and snow sports remain an important category of this winter sports fair.
22 March 2019
Leather project will boost jobs and exports
A start-up venture that aims to build a world-class leather and finished product operation in Nigeria launched in early 2019.
15 March 2019
If the shoe fits
Video calling, virtual reality headsets and autonomous vehicles â Nikeâs newest innovation means self-lacing shoes could be the next science fiction prediction that becomes a reality.
05 February 2019
Lexus-inspired sports shoe
A new handmade shoe from sports brand Norman Walsh takes its inspiration from automotive brand Lexus, including its use of upholstery leather in the upper.
29 January 2019
There’s no business like shoe business
Whether it be to capture skills and expertise they feel is lacking from in their business, to gain a greater foothold in a specific geographical market, or simply to boost their revenueâoutdoor
22 January 2019
Home and dry
Footwear group Ecco made a splash at the 2018 World Water Congress in Tokyo when its tanning division, Ecco Leather, announced a breakthrough that promises important savings in chemicals...
15 January 2019
A new shoe production method
After six yearsâ hard work, partners Simplicity Works, DESMA and Huntsman Polyurethane have perfected a new footwear construction method.