Women’s luxury footwear brand Stuart Weitzman has been acquired by Coach, the New York design house of modern luxury accessories and lifestyle collections. According to Coach, the transaction will complement Coach’s current leadership position in premium handbags and accessories, while immediately adding to the company’s earnings as it continues to make meaningful progress against its brand transformation … Read more
PUMA Introduced the Ferrari Limitate Footwear Collection. The sophistication of Ferrari was merged once again with Puma’s youthful design style in the new Ferrari Limitate Footwear Collection, a premium lifestyle sneakers collection limited to only 499 pairs of four styles. The high end lifestyle footwear collection is inspired by Ferrari’s limited edition sports models, which … Read more
China’s most prominent luxury footwear brand opens Parisian flagship Stella Luna, China’s most prominent luxury footwear brand with over two hundred stores in Asia & Middle East, is now looking to Europe. With presence in China, Thailand, Taiwan, Lebanon, Philippines, Kuwait and the UAE, the luxury brad adds Paris to its worldwide map. Stella Luna … Read more
Shoe Fashion Week To Launch in September During September’s NYFW SS 2013, there will be another parallel chain of events focused on luxury shoe designers and fashion houses in a interactive experience. The Shoe Fashion Week will feature shoes, handbags, and accessories as they flow and there will be celebrities and their brand associations.”We want … Read more
Christian Louboutin to open first US store for men Red-soled footwear designer Christian Louboutin will open first US store for men next spring in New York. Last September Louboutin opened his first Paris boutique dedicated to men’s shoes. “The men’s shoes only represent a small portion of the business at present but we think it … Read more
Roger Vivier announces mini-me footwear line Roger Vivier is the latest designer delving into the realm of childrenswear, with a junior collection inspired by its iconic adult styles for release in March.The line will be a reworking of the house’s brightly colored patent leather adult ballerinas, which carry the brand’s signature buckle. Proceeds from the … Read more