The April/May 2021 Issue of Footwear Plus

April/May 2021

Trail Mix

Retro Silhouettes. Breakthrough constructions. Tried-and-true earth tones. Pops of ’90s-era neon. The outdoor category is a potpourri of styles for great adventures big and small.

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April/May 2021

Faith No More?

“Having faith,” per Google search results, is believing that if you keep going—if you keep looking for answers, if you continue to do whatever it

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April/May 2021

Shelter from the Storm

Faced with the industry’s biggest crisis in history, the Two Ten Footwear Foundation has been answering the call for emergency assistance for more than a year, delivering on its mission to help shoe
people in need like never before. It’s a Herculean effort involving hard work, humanity and generosity—a heroic tale of an industry coming together in its greatest time of need.

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April/May 2021

Into the Wild

Hiking is hot. The pandemic has made the outdoors look greater than ever—and brands are poised to take the category to new heights.

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April/May 2021

FDRA’s Green Guru Says…

Andy Polk, senior vice president and sustainability expert for the FDRA, gives an update of some best practices, breakthrough materials and what’s in the pipeline.

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April/May 2021

All That Jazz

The first model in Saucony’s successful Jazz series hit the pavement back in 1981 as a breakthrough running shoe.

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