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Less than a week after Dapper Dan, Spike Lee and Soulja Boy criticized Gucci for its apparel that looked like blackface, shoes from Katy Perry’s “Katy Perry’s Shoes Resembling Blackface Are Being Pulled From Shelves”

Patrick McCarthy, who served for decades as an executive at Fairchild Fashion Media, died Sunday. He was 67. McCarthy worked for Fairchild as chairman and “Former Fairchild Fashion Media Director Patrick McCarthy Dead at 67”

For two years, Asics has worked to develop a performance running shoe focused on making long-distance runs easier. And tomorrow, that sneaker will finally hit “Asics’ New Running Shoe Is One of Its ‘Most Important Innovations’ Ever”

Even pets need some love on Valentine’s Day, and stepping up to the plate is Skechers and the Petco Foundation. Today, Petco is holding 16 “Skechers Is Helping Animals in Need by Partnering With Petco Foundation”

In what has been cast as an unprecedented moment for the footwear industry, dozens of African-American professionals from across the shoe sector convened at Howard “Your Diversity Is ‘Your Secret Weapon’ — and Other Powerful Advice From the First-Ever African American Footwear Forum”

While the shoe action was quieter in London this season, there were still plenty of standouts on the runway. Here, two top buyers sound off “What Was Trending for Buyers at London Fashion Week”

When it comes to the value of its brand, Nike is miles ahead of its competition — or rather $14 billion ahead, according to Brand “Nike Tops List of Most Valuable Fashion Brands, but Adidas Is Gaining Ground”

Newlyweds Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas showed off their perfectly in-sync couples style at last night’s Los Angeles premiere of Chopra’s latest film, ‘Isn’t It “Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas Elevate Their Couples Style at ‘Isn’t It Romantic’ Premiere”

A life in the shoe business: Julia Toledano has poured all her energy into realizing that dream, with her footwear brand — dubbed Nodaleto and “Daughter of LVMH Fashion Group Chairman Launches Shoe Brand Inspired by Her Family Heritage”

Sneakerheads aren’t the only ones pouring money into the resale market these days — retailers are increasingly investing millions in secondhand marketplaces, making the space “Why Sneaker Resale Is the Hottest M&A Bet of the Moment”