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Fashion News| 700+ Job losses at Nike

Nike Inc., the world’s largest sportswear company, is facing challenges on multiple fronts, including slumped sales and workforce reductions. As the company grapples with these issues, questions arise about the potential role of sneaker resale, particularly in light of former VP Ann Hebert’s son’s involvement in the sneaker resale business.

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Fashion News| Casablanca X New Balance XC-72 Collaboration

Its crazy to think that a mere 15 years ago, New Balance was considered the go to “dad” sneaker brand. Now they’re partnering with cool Parisian fashion houses such as Casablanca

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Fashion News| Vans collaborates with Liberty of London

Vans has unveiled a new footwear and apparel collection for women made from Liberty of London fabrics for spring.

The Vans Made with Liberty collection will be available globally this month and features three hand-drawn or hand-painted floral prints from Liberty of London on a tapered version of Vans’ Old Skool silhouette. 

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Fashion News| Mr Kim Jones x Converse

In his latest sneaker collaboration designer Kim Jones explores a way of maintaining Converse’s origins while adding a cotemporary/street edge to their iconic Chuck Taylors.

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Fashion News| Sarah Mensah appointed as new VP & General Manager of Nike North America

Nike Inc. named a replacement for a top executive who resigned after a report detailing her son’s lucrative business reselling sneakers.

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Fashion News| Nike exec resigns over sons sneaker resale business

Reports have come in that Ann Herbert’s 25 year career at Nike and her newly appointed role as VP and General Manager of North America has come to an abrupt end. After it was discovered that her credit card was being used to purchase $132,000 worth of limited edition sneakers. Which were then sold (at a huge mark-up) by her son on his sneaker resale site. We currently do not know the name of the site, but I would imagine its called IamAfool.com (please don’t look it up).

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Street style|kaleidoscopic sneakers

Trainers, or sneakers, have been a staple in everyday wardrobes for decades. Whether you’re wearing them to the gym or popping to the corner shop for some milk, they’ve become an essential go-to. But why settle for plain when you can add a splash of fun to your look with a pair of neon trainers?

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