After the stress and strain of Christmas its quite amazing how the seasons show offerings can creep up on you, but it is February, Bread and Butter has been and gone and we now look ahead to two of the most important events in the Footwear calendar, MODA and Pure.

This A/W 2006 Levi’s has introduced a range of brogues, loafers and Chelsea boots alongside its classic collection of smart casual trainers for men. The range is made from some of the highest quality Italian materials such as Buffalo Catrame and Tornado Leather.

In the week that saw the publication of the Leitch Review of Skills it has been revealed that the UK’s footwear and leather industry is suffering as resources are wasted on the wrong type of training.

On 7th December 2006. PUMA rocked the house again last night with an all star cast celebrating the relaunch of the PUMA States. Legends from the worlds of hip hop and acid house joined forces to put on a legendary performance showcasing a musical journey of the historic States shoe.

The term "offbeat" has now been added to the GDS dictionary, describing a new stand concept within the young, trendy segment in Hall 13, developed especially for the Young Fashion exhibitors and their unconventional labels.

Prolog Logistics has reconfigured and expanded its dedicated warehousing and fulfilment operation for fashion footwear retailer, Base London. New, shorter racking at one of Prolog’s six high capacity storage facilities at Sherwood Park in the East Midlands puts increased emphasis on hand picking, and will ensure quicker, more accurate fulfilment to high street retail outlets to meet growing customer demand for Base London’s range of men’s fashion shoes.

Spring Summer 2007 sees heritage sailing brand Henri Lloyd launch its brand new women's fashion footwear collection. Spanning eight styles in 23 different colourways, this collection, like the Henri Lloyd label itself, is both modern and sporty.

It’s 10 years since Chatham launched the first washable deck shoes. In a joint development with Prime Tanning USA, Chatham produced a waterproof leather that absorbed only 30% of the water of a normal leather when washed. The idea was an instant success and has been taken up by other brands over the years.

This year the International Golf Championship of the Shoe, Leather & Allied Trades returns to Wales after many years, and this time to The Vale Hotel, Golf & Spa Resort, on the Hensol Castle Estate, in the Vale of Glamorgan.

To celebrate their 20th anniversary, footwear designers and sourcers, Browning Group, have awarded four student scholarships of £5,000, to Cordwainers at London College of Fashion. The scholarships have been given to two BA and two MA students to help support them and allow them to fully realise their career potential.

The WSA Show is proud to announce a number of special events that will take place when it hosts the Autumn/ Winter 07 collections in Las Vegas 1 – 4 February 2007. Promising an exciting, complete and unique experience, visitors to the show will be able to combine networking, business, learning and fun.

Active lifestyle footwear brand KangaROOS has signed Nikki Sanderson as the face of their Spring/Summer 2007 advertising campaign.

KangaROOS chose Nikki Sanderson to front the campaign for a second season as she encapsulates, in one, the brand’s values – young, style conscious, ambitious, sassy and independent. Nikki is looking forward to working with KangaROOS over the next year, attending various events and retail appearances whilst promoting the footwear.

Centriquip, the centrifuge manufacturer from Derbyshire, has been working with its US partner, U.S. Centrifuge, to develop a way of testing boots for soldiers to make sure their feet stay dry in even the harshest conditions. The system uses a centrifuge to spin the boots around, filled with water, to prove that nothing leaks out: if nothing gets out, nothing will get in.

The Shop and Display Equipment Association (sdea) is offering new members an extra special bonus. Added to an already exceptional membership package, retail display suppliers who join before 31 March will also receive a special new member bonus within the latest sdea Directory 2007/2008.

Andrew Gowers, 06 December 2006, published the Gowers Review of Intellectual Property, a Report that argues the importance of encouraging firms and individuals to innovate and invest in new ideas while ensuring that markets remain competitive and that future innovation is not impeded. This is obviously something that will benefit the digital age, but is this a step too far for fashion?

Amber Robinson, 15, from Lemington Spa is the youngest recipient to be awarded with the Level A1 Anatom Academy certificate. Daughter of Steve Robinson, Lockwoods Outdoor Manager, Amber who works part time in the store successfully completed the Level A1 Anatom Academy training qualification at New Zealand House London.

There has been a large increase in social concerns over footwear produced in overseas countries over the last ten years or so, particularly, but not exclusively, in China, Vietnam, India and Brazil. Most consumers know this as "Child Labour", but the social concerns go much deeper than merely the employment of children in often dangerous factories.

As health and safety increasingly forms part of the daily headlines with multi-million pound fines being handed out to companies; directors, managers and employees being jailed or heavily fined for health and safety breaches companies are still failing to get a real grip on the key issues. Here we explore the top health and safety myths which frequently lead businesses to serious trouble.

Christmas could be the worst in 25 years" I stared at the headline in my morning paper. Why do they do this? Why do they do their best to talk down our innocent efforts to sell our wares? Who asked them to duff us up?

Fluke, top class retailer of fabulous stylish footwear for all occasions, have taken their service one step further in opening their own footwear agency. With wonderful styles ranging from beautiful pony, leather and moc croc loafers to snakeskin courts; the brand looks set to take the market by storm in 2007.

Business efficiency is the watch word of industry. The media regularly reports on chief executives looking to strip large portions of costs from the overhead base. Where the spotlight falls on staff, perhaps an answer lies in using agents as opposed to sale representatives.

G-Star Raw have had a string of successes since the brand hit our streets in 1989. They have experienced the cult status that has taken decades for other brands to achieve, in a relatively small space of time.

Wearside Footwear are continuing to grow the Far East division of the business. Since the establishment of a Hong Kong office in 2002 and the subsequent opening of a design and development centre within the GuangDong province of mainland China in 2005, the operation has gone from strength to strength.

Dedicated to providing our customers with the highest quality of service possible, free-thinking, flexible supply chain solutions is what our business is all about. Work in partnership with the market leading logistics specialist and it can release time, tied-up capital and space through synthesising the supply chain.

Celebrating ten years in fashion, Pure enters its 20th season this month to bring a buying event packed with autumn/winter 07/08 womenswear and accessory brands, exclusive free trend presentations and inspiring catwalk shows. Plus short order collections for s/s 07 are also available.

Platino has been in the market place for a number of years in terms of its design handwriting. In the past, major high street retailers have chosen to re badge Platino under their own brand names. This will continue to be the case, but JBI have decided to launch the brand to the market of its own accord, opening new opportunities for the brand.

Cushy Numbers, introduced to the market during the latter half of 2006, may be a very young brand to the UK, but it is already starting to attract positive attention from all corners of the trade.

Key to the range is the softness, comfort and flexibility of the shoes as well as contemporary yet classic styling aimed to appeal to a younger market.

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