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The footwear industry came out in full force for the 2019 February edition of FN Platform last week in Las Vegas. Between setting up shop and walking “All the Shoe Industry Power Players Who Attended FN Platform”

Allbirds and Reformation, two of sustainable fashion’s buzziest brands, are making it part of their mission to eliminate endangered and old-growth forests from their clothing. On Tuesday, “Here’s How Allbirds Is Supporting More Sustainable Viscose Sourcing”

There were few fashion surprises at the Atlanta Shoe Market, with boots and athleisure looks continuing to dominate the fall footwear story. Retailers attending the “Boots and Athleisure Looks Top Buyers’ Fall 2019 Shopping Lists at Atlanta Shoe Market”

(In its series “How I Did It,” FN profiles successful footwear and fashion players — from entrepreneurs to designers to top executives at major brands “How I Did It: Her Career in a Male-Dominated Industry Inspired Angela Scott to Launch a Footwear Brand”

In honor of Black History Month 2019, FN is celebrating African-American movers and shakers in footwear and fashion by recognizing their accomplishments and inviting them to share insight “Black History Month Spotlight: How Eric Wise Turned His Love of Kicks & Culture Into a Career at Adidas”

While tax season is often a stressful time, for retailers, it usually provides a welcome spending boost after the post-holiday lull. This year, however, some “Trump’s Tax Law Is Gouging Many Americans’ Refunds — and Retailers Could Feel the Impact”

“Sesame Street” turns 50 this year, and to mark its milestone anniversary, the groundbreaking children’s program has partnered with Toms on a limited-edition collection of “Toms Celebrates 50 Years of ‘Sesame Street’ With Irresistible New Shoe Collection”

Virgil Abloh’s Off-White x Nike “The Ten” collection may have seen its final release this month, but now it looks like the buzzy fashion designer has “Virgil Abloh Reveals Off-White’s Newest 3.0 ‘Off-Court Low’ Sneakers”

At the Malone Souliers presentation on Monday in Paris, Mary Alice Malone’s gorgeous fall ’19 collection had a rival in the shape of the creative “Malone Souliers Now Has Two Women at the Helm”

Kate Moss is one of the most famous supermodels, but there was a time when she was a fresh-faced ingenue walking her first show. Moss’ “From the Archives: How Kate Moss’ Runway Debut Made Heroin Chic Cool”