Adidas cuts ties with Kanye West over antisemitism
Company calls rapper's remarks 'unacceptable, hateful and dangerous' and says move could cost it $246 million
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The Schmooze Will Meghan Markle Wear These Shoes To Her Wedding?
On May 19th, millions of viewers from around the globe will set their sights on the wedding dress Meghan Markle will be wearing as she approaches her real-life Prince Charming. But for Marisa Sharkey, her eyes will be cast downward, at the soon-to-be Duchess’ feet. She is hoping Markle will wear ‘The Songbird,’ an exclusive…
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Fast Forward Shoe Bigwig Stuart Weitzman Gives $1M To American Jewish History Museum
Renowned shoe designer and entrepreneur Stuart Weitzman announced Tuesday that he and his family are donating $1 million to the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia. In recognition of this gift, the Museum’s “First Families” gallery, which explores the lives of early Jewish settlers in colonial America, will be named in honor of…
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For that phase of my life extending roughly from the weekly bat mitzvah years (I went to a girls’ school) to early college, I would — in my vague recollection, at least — wear heels. Some of the time. As I got a bit older, and settled into my own personal style, I started to…
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Breaking News ‘Alt Right’ Proclaims New Balance ‘Official Shoes of White People’ After Praise of Donald Trump
White supremacists have embraced New Balance sneakers as the official shoe of white people after one of the company’s spokesman praised President-elect Donald Trump’s protectionist trade policies. “The Obama administration turned a deaf ear to us and frankly, with President-elect Trump, we feel things are going to move in the right direction,” Matthew LeBretton, public…
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Breaking News Shoes of Majdanek Prisoners Stolen From Concentration Camp’s Museum
Eight shoes belonging to prisoners at the former Majdanek concentration camp disappeared from an exhibit at the museum there. The museum on Monday notified police about the theft, which they say likely took place sometime between Nov. 18 and 20. A museum security guard noticed that the wire separating one of the areas holding the…
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The Schmooze Sarah Jessica Parker Launches Shoe Line
After wearing them day in and day out on “Sex and the City,” Sarah Jessica Parker has announced that she will be launching her own line of shoes. But not any shoes. In pure Carrie Bradshaw fashion, Parker will be teaming up with Manolo Blahnik CEO George Malkemus for the design. For her brand, SJP,…
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