Ryan Reynolds Ready for Spring
Actor Ryan Reynolds was enjoying the weather yesterday in the Empire State. He laced up his Puma Bioweb Elite sneakers and went for a run to soak in the unseasonably warm temperatures.
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Remembering Joachim Gabor
Joachim Gabor, the co-founder of Gabor Shoes, died on April 6, 2013, at the age of 84. Making shoes was his lifelong passion.
Invest in Yourself with Brooks and Buffett
Next month in conjunction with the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, NE, the company’s CEO and Chairman Warren Buffett, in partnership with Brooks Running Company, will introduce the first “Invest in Yourself” 5K fun run and walk. The race, taking place on Sunday, May 5, is meant to encourage participants to adopt a healthy lifestyle and Brooks’ “Run Happy” spirit to stay active and improve their overall well-being.
Trask re-enters the market and adds a women’s collection to its lineup.
Bought by Nashville, TN-based Genesco Branded Group two years ago, the new-and-improved H.S. Trask re-launches for Fall ’13 as Trask, featuring a premium line of footwear, leather goods and accessories for men and women – all made from hand-selected hides. “When we decided to do this we knew there was space out there in the marketplace on to use some unusual materials and take this vision of outdoors and authenticity, Americana and independence, and really make it special,” says Jon Caplan, president of Genesco Branded Group.
OluKai moves from surf to sidewalk and beyond.
Born out of Hawaiian-bred founder Bill Worthington’s wave-chasing way of life, OluKai (which roughly translates to “comfort ocean”) launched in 2005 as a flip-flop brand that incorporated core comfort and it quickly garnered shelf space and luxury boutiques alike. For Fall ’13, the Irvine, CA-based brand continues to stretch its reach beyond the beach by expanding its closed-toe offering with wedges, slip-ons and lace-ups and putting a particular emphasis on boots.
Converse turns it up for fall.
On Monday classic kicks brand Converse presented its Fall ’13 collections at the Gallery at the Dream Downtown.
Pony Express
Usually in dark jewel tones and basic black, pony hair makes a bolder statement for fall with prints that hark back to its animalistic roots. Report Signature was spotty for ditsy Dalmation prints. Cheetah print pony hair added a wild flair to Nina dress styles. For a quirkier take, designers like To Be offered up the hair in polka dots.
Designers show their animal instincts for fall.
Footwear designers take inspiration from their furry friends for Fall ’13 with embroidered and bedazzled animals taking center stage on a smorgasbord of flats. Donnie Darko-style bunnies emblazon stud-encrusted ballerinas at Ivy Kirzhner, while Nine West’s Boutique 9 label adds some animal instinct to its velvet smoking slippers with zebras and French bulldogs. Vegan brand Beyond Skin will donate a percentage of profits from the sale of its horse slipper to charity and stylist and reality star Rachel Zoe is sure to be a fan of Nina’s leopard medallion pointed toe flats.
Haul your stuff in style with handbags from Kempton & Co.
Let’s face it: air travel sucks. Not only do you have to shed your shoes and sweater at TSA, but that 10 minutes you spent carefully organizing your carry-on is all for nothing because as soon as you pull out your laptop, everything else dumps mercilessly all over the dirty floor.
Customers call the shots at Badichi Customized Belts.
Men’s magazines GQ, Esquire and Details are telling guys to tuck in their shirts and let theirs shine, while First Lady Michelle Obama regularly dons one. Belts are back, but just because FLOTUS favors waist-cinching accessories from J. Crew doesn’t mean you have to, too.
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