Stephen Garner

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Stephen Garner

Asics has teamed up Mouratoglou Academy, one of the most renowned tennis academies in the world, on a new partnership. Through this partnership, more than 100 Mouratoglou Academy coaches across three countries will be equipped with asics’ latest performance footwear. Asics noted that the new deal is driven by its T-Project initiative, which is focused on accelerating growth for the tennis category globally.

1 week ago | wwd.com | Stephen Garner

As America marks the anniversary of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 on June 17, American Apparel & Footwear Association president and chief executive officer Steve Lamar is worried the U.S. government's current tariff stance may mean history will repeat itself. "We can learn a lot of lessons from this history and how it relates to what's going on right now," Lamar told FN in an interview.

1 week ago | wwd.com | Stephen Garner

Just nine months of its initial debut, Hamptons, N.Y.-based footwear brand Brave Pudding is setting its sights on new categories. Indeed, the label known for its sock shoe is now offering options for evening occasions and brides by dropping a new lace style for women offered in Nightfall black and Cloud white. Called the Evening Strolls, the new style is essentially a lace sock - reimagined as a shoe that is both wearable and walkable.

1 week ago | wwd.com | Stephen Garner

Adidas Originals is back at it again with Edison Chen and his Clot label for its latest shoe collaboration. This time, the duo teamed up to update the German athletic brand's Stan Smith sneaker with beaded detail on the heel tab. The distinctive beaded detailing covers the back of the contrast color heel tab with a fringe effect hanging over the back of the shoe. Classic perforated 3-Stripes round out the understated leather sneaker.

1 week ago | wwd.com | Stephen Garner

JD Sports is continuing to focus on building its North American business with its latest store on the Las Vegas Strip. On Saturday, the UK-based athletic retailer debuted its third U.S. flagship store next to the recently opened Adidas and Puma locations in the new BLVD retail development on Las Vegas Blvd. The nearly 29,000-sq.-ft. store joins the company's other American flagship stores in New York City and Chicago.