Stories Tagged as
Shoes
An economic indicator suited to the pandemic: dress shoes
May 21, 2021
Dress shoe could give us a sense of how the economy is recovering.
The shoe economy, almost a year into the pandemic
Jan 26, 2021
With so many people staying home in their slippers, shoe sales have fallen dramatically. You can see that play out in neighborhoods.
How does Adidas make shoes in days?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Josie Fan
Mar 6, 2018
Making a pair of sneakers is a labor-intensive process, and it could take months. But Adidas is trying to change that. In its newly built Speedfactory in Germany, Adidas is making most parts of the shoes with machines. Marc Bain is a fashion reporter at Quartz and one of the first group of people who […]
Can you tell if these are fake Yeezys?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Shaheen Ainpour
Dec 4, 2017
The boom in the high-end sneaker market makes counterfeit kicks a real problem.
Inside the mind of Manolo Blahnik, the king of shoes
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Sep 14, 2017
The life of the designer and the creation of his eponymous luxury shoe brand is the subject of a new documentary, "Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards."
We all want the vintage Apple sneakers, but none of us can afford them
Jun 8, 2017
The opening bid is $15,000, but they're the 'holy grail' for size 9 1/2 fans.
A multi million dollar company that sells one thing
by
Kai Ryssdal
Nov 3, 2016
Brooks Running doesn't have the name recognition of Nike or other big shoe-makers, and that's by design.
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Nike's future concerns analysts
Sep 27, 2016
The shoe company may need to pivot away from basketball wear.
The surprising story behind the rise of flip-flops
by
Reema Khrais
Aug 5, 2016
The humblest shoes of summer got their start thousands of years ago
How Ugg survived fad status
by
Molly Wood
Apr 7, 2016
Hate 'em or love 'em, those boots don't seem to be going away.