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Embark on a grand tour of European retail with Monocle this summer

5+ hour, 59+ min ago  (827+ words) Pack your duffle bag and follow a sun-soaked route through some of our European outposts. The big adventure of summer is a blast of cheer wrapped up in hopes and dreams for that perfect parity between work and play, the…...

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Veneto Footwear: Italy's €2bn Luxury Shoe Capital

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (354+ words) In Veneto, despite economic uncertainty, traditions hold on and Italians stay sharp in style and business. Set back from the banks of Venice’s Riviera del Brenta lies the district of the world’s most venerated footwear producers. Here industry converges with…...

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RM Williams brings boot production back to Australia

2+ week, 12+ hour ago  (410+ words) Shoe-maker RM Williams is a big Australian exporter. Now it wants to bring its production back home. Ninety years later, the company has grown into an Australian fashion stalwart, its boots garnering global appeal. You’ll spot sunbeaten and well-worn versions…...

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monocle.com > fashion > spanish-footwear-industry-alicante

Walk This Way: Inside Spain’s Booming Footwear Industry

2+ week, 12+ hour ago  (235+ words) A region in southern Spain has a pep in its step, producing speciality footwear for decades. Now the world’s premier shoe brands are striding towards its factories, keeping its industry running. Shoes made in Alicante Today they oversee a team…...

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monocle.com > fashion > preppy-style-2026

Put some prep in your step with these collegiate-inspired pieces

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (98+ words) Monocle The old-money Ivy League look is once again the season’s uniform of choice for the smart set. Here are a few of our favourite items. Brands and boutiques in the Mexican capital are catering to a clientele that’s increasingly…...

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monocle.com > fashion > retail > onitsuka-tiger-asics-trainers-japan

Asics reinforces luxury strategy with expansion of Onitsuka Tiger in Japan

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (224+ words) The building’s bright yellow and black exterior is unmissable, while the new facility covers the full span of production, from design and manufacture to a gallery and shop, which will offer the world’s only custom-order Onitsuka Tiger shoes. Close to…...

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Stone Island: Textures of tomorrow

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (92+ words) Monocle Issue #190 | February 2026 Shop & Communication Preferences Use this section to view your past orders. You do not have any orders yet. Choose which Monocle newsletters you would like to receive; you can opt in or out of them from here....

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Birkenstock taps Louis Vuitton designer Thibo Denis for its most stylish collaboration yet

9+ mon, 3+ day ago  (361+ words) Swapping couture runways for Birkenstock soles, Thibo Denis is reimagining the brand’s heritage with bold, dynamic trainers inspired by 1970s... Paris-based designer Thibo Denis knows his way around a well-constructed shoe. From shaping the footwear vision for both haute couture and…...