15 results for Shoemakers

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Acquired tastes

20 February 2014

Inspired by a creative affinity for the country, a band of Japanese craftsmen have set up shop in Italy. Monocle speaks to a shoemaker, glass artist and tailor about embracing the techniques and traditions of their foreign…

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Last stand

17 February 2007

Shoe production in the US has dropped 85 per cent since 1995 and around 90 shoe factories have closed as companies shift production overseas. Iconic American brands such as Timberland, Converse, Sebago, Johnston & Murphy…

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The Entrepreneurs, episode 126

12 March 2014

We head to Delhi to meet a boutique coffee company that roasts to order and delivers to customers’ doors. We also visit a trade fair dedicated to shoemakers, meet the man behind a new London investment hub, speak with HTC’s…

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Worn again

11 November 2014

A global master in shoe manufacturing, France has weathered the industry’s decline with its artisans taking centre stage once more. We introduce our favourite sole bearers.

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Heart and sole

17 September 2008

It owns 70 stores, supplies countless more, and runs a hotel and a restaurant. But the family behind the quirky, creative Spanish shoe brand Camper is still committed to its native roots and long tradition of quality.

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Way ahead

24 January 2014

Starting a new business is about ideas, inspiration and location. We visit a Lisbon neighbourhood pushing small enterprise, the corner of Istanbul that’s ripe for retail, a Mexican tech hub, craft specialists and a clutch…

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Business briefing

24 January 2014

Getting geeky in Gaza, selling cheese in China and other news from the business world.

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Sure footed

17 February 2008

The people at Bontoni shoes like to take things slowly, producing just eight pairs of shoes a day. Their dedication is helping Montegranaro, Italy’s shoe town, take changes to the global footwear market in its stride.

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Step ahead

17 October 2007

September’s footwear fair in Milan drew a record 46,300 visitors. Yet while Italy exported 250 million pairs of shoes in 2006, output has fallen 30 per cent in the past five years in the face of competition from Asia’s…

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Fashion briefing

17 March 2009

The new shoemaker with old-fashioned values, hand-embroidered dresses from Mexico and Peru, a new take on desert boots, and Adidas's latest diffusion.

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Downward trend

20 September 2018

Killer heels, once status symbols, are now conspicuously absent from fashion-show front rows (and runways). How did they become out of step with the modern world?

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The real deal

15 November 2012

As we sat in Midori House we dreamed of one city where you could do all your Christmas shopping with ease. Then we realised where it was: Vienna.

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It's all relative

21 March 2013

A country of 7,000 islands and almost as many contradictions, the Philippines is living out its past and embracing its future through the trials of one powerful dynasty: the incomparable Marcos family.

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Pole position

15 July 2015

Josh Fehnert reporting from Warsaw: With its flourishing food, design and cultural scenes and a growing sense of self-worth, the Polish capital is finally shaking off the spectre of communism and finding that its groove has…

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✕5 Essays

22 June 2016

Our wise contributors unravel the riddles at the heart of our cities: what makes them tick, how they can work better and what nocturnal joys lie within.

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