LOS ANGELES AFP — World 100- and 200-meter champion Tyson Gay swept both sprint events here Sunday at the Adidas Track Classic while Jenn Stuczynski set an American record in the women's pole vault. In his US season debut, Gay edged fellow American Darvis Patton to win to 100...
Geox has made a footwear business out of stopping sweat. Now it aims to overtake Nike and Adidas. Mario Moretti Polegato is a man obsessed with sweat. Slipping his index finger behind the waist band of his stylish pinstriped suit, he helpfully explains that “if you touch your finger...
CARSON, United States AFP — Reigning world and Olympic 400-meter champion Jeremy Wariner and Jamaican triple Olympic medalist Veronica Campbell are among the stars expected at Sunday's Adidas Track Classic. The field includes 13 Olympic medalists and 11 individual world champions, including Wariner racing at 200m against 2005 world...
TARGET: A weekly circular for Chicago, good for the week ended December 10, featured such holiday chocolates as Mars Inc.'s Snickers holiday minis in 13-ounce bags and Nestle SA's creamy caramel treasures in 12-ounce bags and selected others, selling two for $4. Coty Inc.'s men's Adidas or women's Shania two-piece...
1946 Christian Dior's New Look is all the rage, inspiring women to paair round-toe pumps with fit-and-flare shirtwaists. 1948 Brothers Adi and Rudolph Dassler split, placing Adidas and Puma on seperate tracks in the athletic race....
yoga isn't just for the gym anymore--it's also entering the world of fashion. More and more, women wear their yoga gear everywhere--mixing and matching elements to wear for working out or just hanging out. "The biggest luxury we have is time," said Shelley Marks, president of the Marika Group,...
May 4--All Kicked Up It seems like a very lucrative season for football club, Chelsea. According to reports, the latest in line is its 50-million pound, five-year deal to get Samsung to be the new shirt sponsor of the Premiership leaders. ...
1 NIKE SPHERE HZ SS TOP Regular T-shirts can become rather unpleasant on long runs or workouts, especially when they get a bit sweaty and start bunching up around the shoulders; there are always vests, of course, but many people feel too exposed in...
Byline: Jennifer Carofano Coming Into Focus For fall '05, Adidas is refocusing its efforts in the outdoor market. At this week's Outdoor Retailer show, Adidas' Portland, Ore.-based outdoor division will debut its outdoor product in a...
Byline: Jennifer Carofano NEW YORK -- Talk about a comeback. The success of select performance-driven product at retail -- such as Nike Shox and the A3 collection from Adidas -- has forced the industry...
THE CREATIONS of Stella McCartney have adorned a galaxy of A-list celebrities at film premieres and fashion-pack parties, and are soon to make an apparently unlikely transition to the gym. The designer yesterday announced an alliance with Adidas, the sportswear company, to launch a new clothing range....
Byline: Katie Abel, Elisa Anniss, Jennifer Carofano, Matt DeMazza, Stephen Dowdell, Kristin Larson, Jennifer Owens, Brian Russak, Barbara Schneider-Levy, Sarah Taylor, Natalie Zmuda WATCH: Adidas BECAUSE: Management has put on the full-court press in a bid to boost its...
Byline: Brian Russak Back in 2001, Edmundo Castillo mused about the pending explosion of hip-hop-star-fronted fashion labels. "Music stars are today's true style icons," the designer told Footwear News while speaking about the latest wave of fashion divas. "There's no division between their...
NEW YORK CITY: Soho NAME: Ernest AGE: 26 OCCUPATION: Artist WHAT HE WAS DOING WHEN FN DISCOVERED HIM: "I'm about to set up my art [on Spring Street] to sell." ...
Sportie LA to Launch New Retail Concept Sportie LA, the hip sneaker haven in Los Angeles, is dramatically revamping its original location at 7753 Melrose after 18 years. The store, which now crams hundreds of styles into about 400 square feet, will take over...
Fashion footwear has found a permanent home in the athletic marketplace, and leading vendors are taking advantage of the situation. Reebok, Adidas, Puma and Fila have intensified their commitments to the fashion-athletic segment with new offerings for fall '04 that incorporate high-fashion looks...
1 REEBOK ROAD LITE For dedicated athletes, the ultimate running shoe has to have cushioning, but it also has to keep weight down. That's a fine line to tread, but as Linford Christie says, "Reebok has got it just right with these - they're...
ACTIVE ANTIPERSPIRANT: Coty US LLC has introduced Adidas active antiperspirants for women. Available in pure powder and icy burst fragrances as well as unscented, the items sell for $2.69 for 1.6 ounces and $3.69 for 2.6 ounces. Coty US LLC, One Park Ave., New York, N.Y.; (212) 389-7000.
Product may be king but service seals the deal. That was the resounding message when Footwear News sent reporters out to secretly shop three different athletic stores -- two big chains and one independently run fashion sneaker boutique -- in...
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