Shoe News: Loeffler Randall / Suno collaborate for Fashion Week

 

Apparel brand, Suno, will present it’s first New York Fashion Week show on September 9 at Milk Studios and will be collaborating with Loeffler Randall on shoes for the show. According to Footwear News, the two styles created are caged sandals with floral prints and were based on the idea of “a shoe within a shoe.”

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Shoe News: Footwear News Announces Italian Shoe Designer Awards Winners

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New York Fashion Week is in full swing, and we'll deliver our highlights and top picks very soon. Today, though, is all about Footwear News' "Stepping out in Italian Shoes" Popular Choice Awards. In April, the Italian Trade Commission and the Italian Footwear Manufacturers Association teamed with Footwear News to launch a microsite where visitors could vote for their favorite Italian shoe designers. (OF COURSE WE VOTED!) Fifty finalists in five categories were nominated by American footwear industry insiders. Last night, Jamie-Lynn Sigler announced the winners at a fabulous fete, complete with haute Hors d'oeuvres, decadent desserts and an assortment of amazing footwear donning attendees' feet. The winners (and our thoughts) are as follows:

Women's Designer: Claudia Ciuti

Women's Contemporary: Giorgio Fabiani

Men's Designer: Franceschetti


Men's Contemporary: Roberto Guerrini


Innnovative Design: Casadei

Our Thoughts: While we thing Ciuti's shoes are definitely cute, and Fabiani's designs are fine, but when you have other nominees like Gianmarco Lorenzi and Taccetti (who tend to have more eye-catching offerings), it's hard to agree with the selections. We do, however, totally agree with the Casadei nod (the Shoes & Booze team LOVES Casadei). Still we congratulate all nominees and winners.