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Recent NYU graduate with a MS in Publishing: Digital and Print Media. Writes about books, theatre, food, and geeky pop culture.
For some people, high school never ends. Instead of letting go of their catty ways, they continue to bring their nasty attitude into their work and personal lives. To some degree, it's shocking.
Insole manufacturer Superfeet continues to dabble in footwear. The company, which introduced flip-flops with built-in support last spring, is rolling out a casual lifestyle range for Spring '17. The new line spans flip-flops to street-friendly athletic silhouettes, and will retail for $60-$140.
Ugg is three for three in Las Vegas. The boot brand opened its third location in Sin City located inside the Fashion Show Mall along the famed Las Vegas Strip. The 2,066-square-foot store incorporates the brand's new fresh and softer store design-one part Ugg's renewed emphasis on its Southern Californian roots.
Rack Room Shoes is making it easier for families to shop on the go with a new app. The app, available for free in the App Store, is designed to enhance loyalty and customer engagement, and offer consumers a seamless shopping experience from in-store to online.
DSW announced last week that it has inked a deal with Apparel Group to bring stores to the Middle East. The agreement will expand DSW into Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates and Oman and with 40 stores across the territory, with the first stores opening in 2017.
Bearpaw has added new blood to its team. The company announced the hiring of Jason J. Martini as chief financial officer and Edna De Pamphilis to the position of marketing manager. Martini makes his transition to Bearpaw after working 10 years at VF Corporation. He served as the JanSport Brand chief financial officer for three years.
Former Ugg president Connie Rishwain is bringing her magical touch to Vionic. The comfort shoe brand announced this week that Rishwain has joined in a new role as president of its global business. As president, Rishwain's responsibilities will include overseeing product, marketing and sales. She will also join Vionic's Board of Directors.
In the early '80s, Ron Fromm, currently the president and CEO of the Fashion Footwear Association of New York (FFANY), was an accountant. Some work with Brian Cook, one of the original employees at Famous Footwear, opened the door to more opportunities in footwear and 30 years later he retired as Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of Brown Shoe Company.
Celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse is cooking up something special with Jack Schwartz Shoes Inc. (JSSI) for restaurant professionals. Lagasse teamed up with footwear company to create a line of slip-resistant footwear designed to prevent dangerous spills in the kitchen. The shoes feature memory foam insoles for comfort, and antimicrobial and water-repellant properties to extend the longevity of the footwear.
Every week we choose two new local businesses to highlight. Here are a couple of the sweetest new faces in Park Slope: Brittany's Biscuits www.brittanysbiscuits.com Upon her tragic failure to find a decent chocolate chip cookie in New York City, Brittany Gonzalez decided that she had no choice but make her own and share it with the world.
Before the show started, the audience was asked to submit topics via Twitter for the Rap-O-Logue. While I wasn't entirely certain what sort of topics they wanted, I decided that I would tweet about a current event that would be amusing enough for a late night talk show host's opening monologue.
Instead of storming the Bastille, these Frenchies were storming the water bowls in Cobble Hill last Saturday. For their fourth year in a row the fine goods store By Brooklyn held a French Bulldog party to raise money for a non-profit animal-related organization.
Pop-up books? Sure, they sound like kid fare, but as the recent new exhibition at the National Museum of American History proves, they are far more than just that.
This summer, come on out to the Smithsonian Castle where you can see a selection of the best and brightest photographs in Smithsonian Magazine's 7th Photo Contest.