All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Footwear News may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. In a fitting collaboration, Michigan-based boots company Wolverine is partnering with the University of Michigan to release a limited-edition adaptation...Read More
Sometimes you don’t know whether to laugh or cry. In a week that brought us a crushing far right wave in France, and the United States Supreme Court giving the former commander-in-chief (now convicted felon) unprecedented immunity, designer Marc Jacobs argued forcefully in favour of raging against the dying of the light. “Joy, Period” was...Read More
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Footwear News may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Simone Biles is headed to Paris. The decorated gymnast was named part of the United States’ women’s gymnastics team at...Read More
has rolled out a refreshed loyalty program as the company looks to grow annual sales to more than $9.5 billion by 2028. The reinvigorated FLX Rewards program, which launches across the U.S. on Tuesday, allows members to accrue points towards future purchases and provides access to exclusive products, free returns and upgraded birthday gifts. The...Read More
Giambattista Valli’s ravishing mood board backstage at his fall couture show collaged miniature Mughal paintings, details from Botticelli masterpieces including “Primavera,” gardens in Jaisalmer, a city in Rajasthan’s Thar Desert, flowers galore — and the dresses all that inspired, one hooded red gown with a swooping décolleté resembling a garland of blooms, if you blurred...Read More
Cashmere ponchos, lambskin bras and $1,000 Air Jordans. A 1,000-square meter retail homage to Michael Jordan in Beijing’s trendiest neighbourhood. Affiliations with China’s domestic basketball elite and limited-edition Jordan collabs with local street artists. These are the highlights of a new push for the Jordan brand in China, one that Nike Inc. hopes will lay the...Read More
PARIS – The European Commission has fined International Flavors and Fragrances Inc. and International Flavors and Fragrances SAS 15.9 million euros for obstructing an antitrust inspection in 2023. “The commission found that during the inspection, a senior employee of IFF intentionally deleted WhatsApp messages exchanged with a competitor,” the European Commission said in a statement released...Read More
Adidas Y-3 made its return to Paris Fashion Week Men’s on Friday evening, presenting its new spring/summer 2025 collection. And since this is an Adidas event – footwear plays a starring role. For this season, two footwear styles take the spotlight as the label recalls its heritage while pushing forward progressive design. The Y-3 Regu...Read More
Levi’s, which reports second-quarter results on Wednesday, has made a big investment in its stores and website, increasing the share of sales that come through its own channels rather than fading department stores. This has depressed sales, which fell 8 percent in the first quarter and were flat last year, but boosted profits. The DTC...Read More
WINGS OF DESIRE: If a rat can become an acclaimed chef in Paris, as was the case in “Ratatouille,” can a moth break into the fashion industry? The world will find out when a new animated feature film, with Jean Paul Gaultier as its artistic director, is released in 2027. The untitled project was teased...Read More
