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Jean Nouvel adds footwear design to his stacked resume

French starchitect Jean Nouvel has added another notch to his design belt with Pure, a capsule collection of sneakers in collaboration with Italian label Ruco Line. Available in black, white, yellow and fuschia, each minimalist shoe ($430) is lined in calf leather with a 50-mm rubber outsole. The only detail on its surface is a printed stamp with its style and color code, product name and production date. As Nouvel explains, “The aim was to get a form that could wrap the foot completely.”

Feiyue Kids’ international roots speak a universal fashion language.

When Chinese-born, France-based brand Feiyue (“flying forward”) landed its kids’ kicks on U.S. soil last year it had an inkling the scaled-down sneakers would be a hit. After all, actions speak louder than words and since the line was lifted from relative obscurity in 2006 the children’s collection represents 8 percent of its global turnover. “Colorful designs and accessible prices make the range very attractive for buyers,” says Cynthia Pelletier, the brand’s North American sales manager.

Self Magazine Debuts First-Ever Sneaker Awards

Self magazine readers have answered the age-old question– what sneaker should one wear when working out?

The women’s magazine sent 421 pairs of sneakers to 200 readers who ranked the shoes after a month of running, kickboxing, Zumba and workout DVDs. Twenty-four sneakers were standouts following 5,845 miles of running, 400 fitness classes and 648 hours of strength training as part of the first Self Sneaker Awards.

Courting Glory in Adidas

Seventeen-year-old Melanie Oudin of Georgia is making waves at the U.S. Open in New York, and the Internet is afire with searches not just on her tennis stats but her unmissable footwear.

Reebok, Foot Locker Get ‘Fabolous’

Hip-hop superstar Fabolous (a.k.a. John David Jackson) dropped in NYC’s Herald Square Foot Locker on Aug. 24 to kick off the launch of the Reebok Classic Remix collection and a new promotion that was music to the ears of the city’s sneaker lovers.

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Jean Nouvel adds footwear design to his stacked resume

Feiyue Kids’ international roots speak a universal fashion language.

Self Magazine Debuts First-Ever Sneaker Awards

Courting Glory in Adidas

Reebok, Foot Locker Get ‘Fabolous’

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