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Everything you need to know about OFFICE: From vintage quirks to ethical footprints

OFFICE has grown into a globally recognized retailer, maintaining its distinctive charm rooted in displaying shoes on old office furniture—a creative nod to its name. Simultaneously, it champions sustainability by supporting the circular fashion economy through its initiative OFFCUTS, which offers consumers unique, secondhand, and ex-display...

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Casadei launches on Tmall Luxury Pavilion

Italian luxury footwear brand Casadei has opened a flagship store on Alibaba’s leading e-commerce platform, Tmall Luxury Pavilion, as part of its continued global expansion and digital strategy plans. In a statement, Casadei said its launch on Tmall would allow it to connect with the “vibrant and digitally savvy Chinese market,” while...

Fashion

Asics launches most circular shoe ever

Japanese sportswear brand Asics has launched its most circular performance running shoe to date, designed to be remade at the end of its life without comprising on quality or performance. The Asics Nimbus Mirai running shoe has been designed with recycling in mind and launches with a new returns programme to encourage runners to give back the...

Fashion

Nike says it can't innovate disruptive footwear over Zoom

Nike prefers to have its creative teams back in the office. At least according to CEO John Donahoe, who in an interview with CNBC said the company's lag in innovation is partly due to the challenges of remote work. Mr Donahoe said that it's difficult to foster disruptive ideas when employees are not physically together. Speaking in an interview...

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These new sneaker models rely on circular economy, local production and customisation

The sneaker world is just one area of fashion that needs to become more sustainable and those in the sector have been working on new ideas and better solutions for years. As such, new materials, new recycling concepts and shorter supply chains are helping to reduce the carbon footprint. The global market for sustainable sneakers was estimated at...

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Nicki Minaj invests in footwear brand Løci

British footwear brand Løci has confirmed that rapper Nicki Minaj has joined actor Leonardo DiCaprio as an investor in the brand and will launch a limited-edition collection of sneakers. The Løci x Nicki Minaj unisex collection will launch on April 12 and feature five footwear styles in 11 colourways, made from the brand’s next-gen material...

Fashion

Taft ventures into women’s footwear

Taft, the direct-to-consumer footwear known for its bold and distinctive men's footwear, is expanding into women’s fashion with its first-ever footwear collection for women. Taft for Her embodies the brand’s bold self-expression ethos and transforms its bestselling men’s boots, shoes and loafers into sophisticated options for women. Highlights...

Fashion

Dr. Scholl's collaborates with Free People

American heritage footwear brand Dr. Scholl’s Shoes has unveiled a collaboration with fashion brand Free People as part of its yearlong 100th anniversary celebrations. Free People has reimagined two of Dr. Scholl’s iconic Original Sandals ahead of the festival season to showcase “personality and self-expression” and to complement its spring...

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Dr. Martens launches reclaimed leather collection

British heritage footwear brand Dr. Martens is continuing to push its sustainability initiatives with its first collection made from reclaimed leather. The Genix Nappa collection has been fully made from reclaimed leather using leather offcuts from tanneries that would have otherwise been destined for landfill. The offcuts are put through a...

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OTB acquires majority stake in Calzaturificio Stephen

Luxury fashion group OTB has acquired a majority stake in Italian footwear manufacturer Calzaturificio Stephen, a long-standing OTB supplier that has provided luxury footwear for the Group brands. The acquisition is part of the OTB’s long-term strategy to acquire high-profile know-how and production capacity in product categories of “strategic...

Fashion

HeyDude footwear brand launches in the UK

Casual footwear brand HeyDude, one of the fastest-growing brands in the US, is launching in the UK on March 20 as part of its international expansion. The brand, acquired by Crocs, Inc. in 2022, is known for its comfortable and lightweight shoes for men, women, and children, with bestselling styles including the ‘Wally’ and ‘Wendy’ styles...

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Dr. Martens launches new repair service

British footwear brand Dr. Martens has teamed up with footwear restorers The Boot Repair Co. to launch a new repair service in the UK to prolong the life of its boots, shoes, sandals, and accessories. The authorised repairs will utilise the same machines, methods and materials used on new pairs of Dr. Martens and will offer more than 10...