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Item of the week: The Buckle Slide

What it is: We’ve seen Birkenstock slides make a fashion statement over the last couple of years and they’re definitely here to stay. However, the buckle slide comes in designer versions this season, detailed with embellishments, jewellery details, croc-embossed leather or printed with all-over logos. Charles & Keith Why you’ll want it: The...

Jul. 21, 2021

Business

Vagabond Shoemakers to focus on reducing emissions

Swedish footwear brand Vagabond Shoemakers is looking to reduce emissions “going forward” following the release of its sustainability report for 2020. Last year the brand said in the wake of the pandemic it focused on breaking down its value chain to better apply its sustainability activities to each company function. This evaluation work was...

Jul. 15, 2021

Fashion

Labels to Watch: The return of footwear

Shoes, what a concept, after a year of barefooted work from home! They come in all shapes and forms, even with heels, who would have guessed? All jokes aside, the world seems ready to put shoes on again - or, in Paolo Nutini's legendary words: "Hey, I put some new shoes on, and suddenly everything is right". FashionUnited has gathered a...

Jul. 13, 2021

Fashion

Crocs team up with beauty experts Benefit Cosmetics

Footwear brand Crocs is collaborating with beauty brand Benefit Cosmetics for the ultimate makeover of its classic clog and classic sandal. The limited edition collection combines the comfort and style ofCrocswith Benefit glitz and glam and features a translucent glitter jelly covered Classic Clog with Jibbitz charms, including a real mirror....

Jul. 9, 2021

Business

Allbirds announces 10 sustainability commitments

Footwear and apparel company Allbirds known for its innovative materials and aggressive carbon neutral targets has announced 10 science-based sustainability commitments as part of its ongoing goals to save the planet. Allbirds said that it will focus on regenerative agriculture, renewable materials, and responsible energy use to meet what it...

Jul. 5, 2021

Fashion |In Pictures

Birkenstock and Jil Sander team up for AW21

Footwear brand Birkenstock has unveiled its first collaborative project with designer brand Jil Sander for autumn/winter 2021. The collection conceived by Jil Sander creative directors Lucie and Luke Meier is part of the Jil Sander+ offering. It blends the brand’s sense of luxury, comfort and design with the authentic Birkenstock silhouette...

Jul. 2, 2021

Fashion |In Pictures

Toms go “bigger and bolder” with new Mallow

Footwear brand Toms is continuing its evolution with a new iteration of its iconic Alpargata slip-on shoe, the Mallow, which has been designed to modernise and “push the brand’s boundaries”. Described as bigger, bolder and “seriously plush,” the Mallow features the signature Toms canvas upper with a supersized sole made from rubber and EVA. The...

Jun. 24, 2021

Fashion

Christian Louboutin collaborates with Sabrina and Idris Elba

Luxury footwear designer Christian Louboutin is teaming up with actor Idris Elba and his model wife Sabrina Elba on a capsule shoe collection to raise money and awareness on systemic injustice and racism. The ‘Walk a Mile in My Shoes’ collection was born from a sincere friendship, explains the footwear designer in a statement, and 100 percent of...

Jun. 16, 2021

Fashion

Asics signs up Novak Djokovic as footwear ambassador

Asics has announced a multi-year partnership extension with tennis star Novak Djokovic and named him as its global footwear ambassador. The sportswear brand said that the new long-term partnership would help it “further expand its global tennis footwear business through Novak Djokovic’ continued insights and feedback on the production of tennis...

May 11, 2021

Fashion

Rixo continues category expansion to shoes

British fashion brand Rixo, which has launched bridal and bridesmaid collections in recent months, has added footwear to its offering. The Rixo debut shoe collection has been designed by co-founders Henrietta Rix and Orlagh McCloskey with a vintage aesthetic in mind. The vintage-inspired 9-piece collection was designed to “slip on and go”,...

May 11, 2021

Fashion

Fall/Winter 2021: Women's footwear trends

Trendstop Fall Winter 2021-22 Women’s Catwalk Footwear Directions Trendstop brings FashionUnited readers the key footwear styles and silhouettes emerging on the Women’s Fall Winter 2021-22 runways. Footwear design mirrors apparel for Fall Winter 2022-23, taking on key seasonal themes of comfort, gender-neutrality and a return to vintage...

Apr. 23, 2021

Business

In the U.S., sneaker prices may soon increase

Sneakers remain the breadwinning staple for many brands and have been a consistent high performing category for menswear. Sales of sneakers are now also the top stocked women’s footwear style for luxury brands too, according to recent data from Edited, which analysed the data behind the core shifts in the luxury space. On retailers’ standalone...

Apr. 19, 2021