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$160,000 Nike shoes star in first-of-its kind Sotheby's auction

Reuters
Posted at Jul 12 07:52 AM

Sotheby's is teaming up with streetwear marketplace Stadium Goods to auction 100 pairs of the rarest sneakers ever produced, including a sample of one of the first Nike Inc running shoes with a pre-sale high estimate of $160,000. Read more »

Off with their heels! Dior leads footwear revolution

Fiachra Gibbons, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 02 01:32 PM

Citing a famous quote that high heels "were nothing but a modern version of Chinese foot binding," proudly feminist designer Maria Grazia Chiuri went full tilt for the liberating power of flats. Read more »

Philippine shoe capital longs for professional shoemaking industry

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 06 10:53 PM

Despite being hailed as the Philippines' shoe capital, Marikina City, a suburb east of Manila, remains in want of a professional shoemaking industry. Read more »

The Bally Champion sneaker is back to its winning ways

ANCX Staff
Posted at May 23 07:55 PM

The well-loved archival shoes, which had a hand in an unlikely grandslam win, makes a return. And, as part of its reintroduction, the Swiss fashion house is running a campaign that shares the story of three youths who, in one way or another, are living victorious lives. Read more »

Adidas, Nike, PUMA say new tariffs on China would be 'catastrophic'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 22 06:04 AM

Big name manufacturers joined forces with more than 170 other American shoe manufacturers and retailers calling for footwear to be exempted from a new round of punitive tariffs on $300 billion in Chinese goods. Read more »

Tod’s taps a South Korean design star for its new must-have, the comfortably chic shoeker

Jacs T. Sampayan
Updated as of May 29 04:59 PM

The Italian luxury leather atelier worked with Yong Bae Seok for No_Code, its global project meant to take the brand into the now. The first product of this initiative? A collection of footwear that employs classic Tod's aesthetic on a casual sneaker. Read more »

From heartache to breakthrough: Lady Gaga shoemaker shares story

Christel Lagdameo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 25 08:31 PM

From mending a broken heart to becoming one of the makers of the world's most innovative shoes: Global footwear brand United Nude gained fame for its unique shoe designs. Read more »

What your favorite sneaker brand contributed to the evolution of the athletic shoe

Julio Silvestre
Posted at Apr 25 02:16 PM

The athletic shoe shares a rich history, which grew out of the demand for comfort that gradually evolved into a multi-million dollar industry. Read more »

Quality and rarity are key to the cult status of this Italian shoe brand

David Celdran
Updated as of Apr 12 11:10 AM

The global success of Santoni proves  that innovation and tradition are not  necessarily a contradiction, but rather, the perfect combination for crafting artisanal shoes with modern appeal. Read more »

Made-to-measure: Giuseppe Santoni on artisans, evolution, and creating the perfect fit

David Celdran
Updated as of Apr 04 01:30 PM

In 1975, Andrea Santoni founded the beloved footwear brand right from the garage of his home. Today, it is a global brand known for its bespoke creations, with boutiques scattered around Europe, North America, and Asia—including one in Manila. We spoke with Giuseppe Santoni, the founder's son who now runs the brand, about mixing technology and artistry.  Read more »

We visited the Santoni workshop in Italy to learn how they make their handmade shoes

David Celdran
Updated as of Mar 26 11:28 PM

David Celdran visits the Santoni workshop in Corridonia, Italy and details the steps that go into crafting the brand's famous footwear Read more »

Nike shares fall on slower North American sales growth

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 22 07:24 AM

Nike shares fell on lower sales growth in North America Thursday as the company returned to third-quarter profitability while touting new investments in e-commerce and women's athletics. Read more »

'Basketball coach' tiklo sa buy-bust sa Iloilo; droga 'itinago' sa rubber shoes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 04:03 PM

Nang inspeksiyonin umano ang gamit ng lalaki ay nadiskubre pa ang anim na pakete ng shabu sa loob ng kaniyang sapatos.  Read more »

Nike stumbles into social media storm after basketball star's shoe splits

Melissa Fares and Amy Tennery, Reuters
Posted at Feb 22 06:14 AM

NEW YORK - A Nike Inc sneaker worn by a college basketball superstar split in half less than a minute into a highly anticipated game between Duke University and North Carolina, prompting an outcry on social media as the company sought to figure out what caused the malfunction. Read more »

These shoes have soles with your name on it

GianCarla Espinosa-Aritao
Updated as of Feb 22 03:35 PM

Each of the hundreds of stitches that go into a Bontoni shoe is put in by hand at a workshop in Italy Read more »

Shoe sniffer admits sexual kicks motivated theft spree in Japan

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 06 12:55 AM

A man on trial for the theft of a large number of shoes has admitted he committed the crimes because he gets his sexual kicks from sniffing people's used footwear, police said Tuesday. Read more »

100 pares ng pekeng PNP rubber shoes nasamsam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 10:56 PM

Nasa 100 pares ng pekeng Philippine National Police rubber shoes na ibinebenta umano sa isang online store ang nasamsam.  Read more »

100 pairs of fake PNP rubber shoes seized in QC; 3 arrested

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 07:36 PM

Some 100 pairs of fake Philippine National Police (PNP) rubber shoes were seized from three delivery boys in Quezon City on Tuesday morning. Read more »

Shoemaker ni Catriona Gray may mga kliyente na sa Hollywood

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 09:09 PM

Ayon kay Jojo Bragais, lumawak ang kaniyang clientele matapos ibida ni Catriona Gray ang kaniyang mga likha sa Miss Universe stage noong Disyembre. Read more »

Nike unveils next-generation self-lacing basketball shoes

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 16 08:04 AM

NEW YORK - In the 1980s, the "Back to the Future" film franchise suggested we would all eventually wear self-lacing sneakers. Read more »