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Boot Barn Blazes the Fashion Frontier while Staying True to its Roots

Boot Barn Creative Director and VP of Marketing Isha Nicole on capitalizing the viral Western moments while preserving the company’s core customer.

The Top 5 Trends of 2024, According to TikTok Influencers

These shoes, tights, and silhouettes will be all over social media this year.

Meet the Editor Behind Footwear Plus Unlaced

A note from Ann Loynd Burton, the digital editor behind the weekly forum, Footwear Plus Unlaced.

Bye, Bye Barbie: Bratz Dolls are the New Fashion and Footwear Muse

Barbiecore may have been the talk of the summer, but moving into 2024 and beyond, Bratz Dolls are having a moment, thanks to their teenage angst and attitude.

Shoe of the Week: Stivali Revival boot

For our first Shoe of the Week, the aptly named “Revival” by Stivali was a natural choice. Its chunky block heel, mod semi-square toe, calf-skimming shaft, and tonal leather construction feel chic and utterly contemporary.

This Connecticut Sit-and-Fit is Drumming Up Laughs, and Traffic, on Instagram

Co-owner Matt Arciuolo, who heads the store with his father, Matt Sr., creates hilarious reels that generate a lot more attention than foot traffic alone.

Happy Shoe Year! 9 Footwear Executives Share Their Resolutions

As we kick off the New Year, footwear industry executives are pulling themselves up by their bootstraps, taking a walk in the shoes of others, and dusting off the old running sneakers to hit the gym like the rest of us…More (very much intended) shoe puns aside, read on for nine New Year’s resolutions from leading shoepeople, business-wise and otherwise.

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