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Are my shoes giving off the right signals?
10+ hour, 12+ min ago (631+ words) Unlike almost every other item of clothing, shoes are wonderfully resistant to personal decline. You can gain three stone, lose all muscle tone, take fat jabs, stop taking fat jabs, and develop baffling middle-aged spread that arrives overnight like a…...
Lace up and swing – the jazz shoe is trending
2+ week, 2+ day ago (184+ words) What makes the Zizi extraordinary is that it has never needed reinvention Celine lambskin Ballet shoes Maison Margiela sheepskin Tabi Jazz Derbys Gabriela Hearst nappa leather Maya shoes Repetto's Zizi is made using the same 1960s cousu-retourn" stitch-and-return technique; demand for…...
Adidas Foundation highlights sport’s social value as Yeezy controversy fades
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (144+ words) Adidas's philanthropic foundation said it has not been affected by fallout from the sportswear company's high-profile split with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, as it expands its presence. Save over 40% on Standard Digital Save now on essential digital access…...
Get your ‘Free Jay Powell’ T-shirts here
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (71+ words) Get your "Free Jay Powell" T-shirts here'Financial Times Want a deeper look? Then $75 per month. Complete digital access with exclusive insights and industry deep dives on any device. Cancel anytime during your trial. Save now on essential digital access to…...
Why is finding chic, larger-than-average shoes a challenge?
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (62+ words) Why is finding chic, larger-than-average shoes a challenge?Financial Times Then $75 per month. Complete digital access to quality FT journalism on any device. Cancel anytime during your trial. Premium & FT Weekend Print FT Weekend newspaper delivered Saturday plus complete digital…...
Why socks in Japan are a serious business
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (37+ words) In the west, we tend to treat socks as an afterthought. Most of the time when we are out and about, they are covered by trousers. Women are accustomed to not wearing socks with leather shoes, and ......
Business school teaching case study: Indian shoemaker’s US tariff quandary
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (67+ words) How should Farida navigate uncertainty around President Trump's levies? Tackle the questions raised at the end ... Then $75 per month. Complete digital access to quality FT journalism on any device. Cancel anytime during your trial. Premium & FT Weekend Print FT Weekend…...
Squeaky shoes are so ‘embarrassing’ that wearers have filed a lawsuit
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (86+ words) Customers launched a class-action lawsuit against On trainers in the US. But loud clothes and accessories are everywhere ... Then $75 per month. Complete digital access to quality FT journalism on any device. Cancel anytime during your trial. Access to eight surprising…...
Cycling fashion group Rapha prepares for long climb back to profit
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (107+ words) Rapha, the high-end British cycling fashion brand whose rapid ascent came crashing to a halt with the end of the pandemic bike boom, is gearing up for a long ride back to profit. Save 40% on Standard Digital Save now on…...
Bring back the leather dress shoe
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (22+ words) Sneakers may dominate our lives, but Goodyear-welted footwear with cork-filled soles might be more comfortable " and better for our feet ......