The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers is delighted to announce the winners of the Cordwainers National Footwear Student of the Year Awards 2020. Now in its seventh year, the competition to design ‘an innovative and marketable shoe’, is fiercely contested by students studying at the three universities which offer footwear design courses: De Montfort University, the […]
As the doors close on a successful AW20 season at Moda, the heart of UK fashion and the National Footwear Show, its organisers Hyve Group plc have committed to the show’s long-term future at the NEC Birmingham securing future dates which are aligned with all of its key sector buying calendars. Adam Gough, Event Director […]
Dear member, I’m looking for a small group of members representing all aspects of the footwear sector, to help better inform my communications with the policy and strategy makers in Government. I am currently receiving daily requests from Whitehall for sector information and opinion and I want to ensure, as I’m sure you do, that the information I provide […]
Family-owned UK shoe retailer, Pavers, donates £65,000 to leading mental health charity, Mind, through its charitable initiative, the Pavers Foundation. Mind has been awarded £65,000 by the Pavers Foundation, the employee led charitable initiative created by family-owned shoe retailer Pavers Shoes, after employees voted it their latest Charity of the Year. The Pavers Foundation was established […]
EMERGING DESIGNERS: BIO & BRAND NEWS A BY ANABELLE by Anabelle Tsitsin Founded in 2016 by Anabelle Tsitsin, the brand offers the luxury of footwear that is made to last. The designer’s style is inspired by architectural lines and timeless forms. Materials are the brand’s key focus, and all its styles are made out of […]
Nov 14, 2019 United States The US-based athleticwear brand will end the partnership initiated in 2017 with Amazon and stop selling its products directly on Amazon’s website “As part of Nike’s focus on elevating consumer experiences through more direct, personal relationships, we have made the decision to complete our current pilot with Amazon Retail. We will continue to invest in strong, […]
Our Customer For our customer, an established US shoe manufacturer on a high price level, we are looking for the above mentioned candidate for a fix contract. The worldwide acting company with focus on fashionable high end women shoes is expanding. Permanent location in Europe is not possible or wanted. Travelling to HQ is several […]
Porto, 16 May 2018 Representatives of footwear national associations and industry chambers of five continents signed a joint declaration in support of free and fair trade during the third International Footwear Forum held in Porto on the 16th May On the occasion of a successful 20th UITIC International Technical Footwear Congress’s week organised by APICCAPS, […]
Trends for Spring/Summer 2019 are inspired by meditation and well-being, both physical and mental, with a colour palette that can positively affect your mood. The fun and funky bohemian look abounds with retro detailing, conjuring up a feeling of summer and visions of faraway places. Another big trend is the search for authenticity, taking the […]
On May 9th , as part of London Craft Week, London College of Fashion, UAL, will be presenting Footnotes, an exhibition of artist responses to the College’s historic shoe archive hosted at the National Trust’s Sutton House in Hackney. The exhibition will, for the first time, reveal objects from London College of Fashion, UAL’s eclectic […]
