Last November, in New York, the most famous blogger in Italy was declared as “Influencer of the Year” at the annual Footwear News Achievement Awards. However, the ambitions of Chiara Ferragni do not end here, and she announces the opening of a flagship store in Milan, in 2017, which will be followed by other openings […]

The brand of sports apparel, footwear, and accessories inspired by Michael Jordan, in collaboration with the Nike Group, inaugurated its first European store in Paris, in rue du Fauburg Saint Antoine no. 12. Opened in collaboration with Foot Locker, Jordan Bastille offers all the premium products, services and experiences of Jordan, as well as the […]

This is the ambitious goal that the maison of American athletic footwear has set itself to reach by 2020: 250 stores, of which 100 will be directly managed and 150 in franchising. Europe is a key region for the New Balance brand – declared Fran Allen, head of the company in Europe, the Middle East, […]

The competition between two of the leading giants in sportswear continues in the retail industry: to the opening of the Nike megastore in New York, in the Soho neighborhood this past November; Adidas replied with the inauguration of an enormous flagship store on Fifth Avenue at civic number 565, representing the biggest Adidas store worldwide. […]

The new brand of men’s and women’s footwear, Valerio 1966, launched by Valerio Tatarella, the owner of the Primadonna Collection brand, has arrived at a total of 8 stores in Italy in just six months and is now about to open itself up to wholesale, where it is currently does not have a suitable product […]

The Canadian brand of footwear and accessories has just celebrated its 25th anniversary: it has opened many stores in the Italian market, thanks to its plans for expansion that came to fruit last year, with further reinforcement provided by its partnership with Gaia, and more recently, with the Coin Group. Thus, after openings in the […]

The brand of sneakers launched by Alessandro Squarzi shows no signs of slowing down: after having ended 2015 with a turnover of 10 million euros, with a forecasted turnover of 15 million euros in 2016, and after having arrived in more than 400 stores in Italy; it is now focused on reinforcing its presence in […]

Italian fashion strengthens its ties with Iran, providing impetus to the trend of Italian exports destined for this area: a success that is topped off by the latest mission to this country organized by SMI – Sistema Moda Italia [the Italian Fashion System] this past November, in collaboration with the Teheran Garment Union, and with […]

It works just like Shazam, the app that recognizes songs with just one click, and it is capable of identifying the brand and model of any sneaker you might see on the street. It’s known as Shoegazer and was created by Happy Finish, a British company that is specialized in technology applied to marketing: at […]

This cutting-edge product is founded on the exclusive 3D Breathing System, which ensures breathability across the entire length of the foot in every direction, integrated by extraordinary properties of lightness and flexibility. An easy-to-wear, trendy shoe that demonstrates how the main values of “well-being” and “good-feeling” can be transmitted to an aesthetically and technically superior […]

The first self-fastening shoe designed by Nike made a successful debut in some stores in the United States this past March, and is scheduled for release in stores during the 2016 winter holidays at a price of 720 dollars. We are speaking of none other than the HyperAdapt 1.0, a project headed by the top […]

As the Designer of Colmar Originals, Champion, and Erreà Republic, and with a degree in shoe design from the Arsutoria di Milano, Francesca Bellavita debuts with her new SS 2017 collection in the footwear industry, breaking away from old patterns and conquering new fans. Her footwear is feminine, ironic, playful, and created for women who […]

It’s named after ‘dyvo’, which in Ukrainian means ‘fantastical, mythological beast’: Dyvooo, in fact, imbues its accessories with an array of extremely colorful and striking fantastical animals, inspired by the legends and folk tales of Eastern European countries. The striking features of some ‘cool artists’ are then featured on sneakers, snow boots, clutches, and t-shirts, […]

There is an increasing focus on expansion in foreign markets by Nero Giardini, the brand created in 1975 by Enrico Bracalente, which today produces 3.5 million pairs of shoes a year, for a turnover of 209 million euros. Footwear, but also leather goods and apparel, with 80% of the sales destined for the Italian market, […]