Fancy Footwear July 2nd, 2009 | With shoe obsessions continuing to grow exponentially, venerated footwear instutions have stepped up to the plate with products that satisfy industry influencers as well as the consumer audience. Footwear Plus, the footwear industry’s monthly magazine, just launched a new website with a Nylon-esque feel and decidedly downtown sensibility, a […]

JCREPORT highlighted the recent social media contest around Italian footwear: Italian Footwear Tries On Social Media March 11th, 2009 | Milan The internet has opened up an endless horizon of possibilities for the fashion industry. From the rapidly changing nexus of applications (video blogs, Twitter, online social shopping) to designers and stylists taking their Facebook […]

If you are a shoe -lover of any degree, then you know (or need to learn) all about Made in Italy footwear.   My dears, I could give you a lot of technical info, like how they tan their leathers using eco-friendly methods, or that they way they engineer lasts and heels is some of […]

Had a fantastic time in Milan at MICAM where I learned amazing things about Made in Italy. I also had a chance to sit down with Vito Artioli who is not only an esteemed shoe designer but head of the Italian Footwear Association. Here’s pics of some of Vito’s shoes. Here’s the interview from JCREPORT: […]