How to make it in fashion and footwear today? Throw out the old rules — and stay the course, even when the going gets tough. That’s how today’s emerging designers are navigating the still-shaky waters ...

Some kids dream of becoming an astronaut or a fireman. D’wayne Edwards only wanted to do one thing: design shoes. He was 11 when he sketched his first sneaker using a number two pencil. But Edwards ...

Sara Valeri is an emerging name in sports products and footwear design. She is reshaping the industry by combining fashion, performance, and technology. As a Venezuelan-born designer, a woman in a ...

David Bonney was in a bit of a creative rut. The London-based copywriter wasn’t searching for fulfillment, but a move to Berlin a few years ago provided a much-needed change of scenery and perspective ...

In every footwear company on the planet, the design process is a key element in the shoe-building cycle. That’s a given. But Mizuno takes that process several steps further, by utilizing the expertise ...

Any accomplished sneaker designer out there has spent countless hours sketching shoe shapes. Hoping to help anyone trying to get started on that path is the new DRAU footwear design sketch book. The ...

A close look at the innovative designers challenging conventions and celebrating cultural heritage through their distinctive footwear collections. In the wake of fashion’s most celebrated seasonal ...

To help you find the best men’s and women’s shoes for wide feet, I tapped podiatrists and our team of editors for their recommendations.

Women can be pretty picky about shoes—wishing the heels were just a bit shorter, they came in more colors, or they were patent leather instead of suede. Jodie Fox, the founder of Australia-based Shoes ...

Grounded Footwear stands at the forefront of innovation in functional footwear, offering a collection of barefoot shoes and grounding boots designed for both men and women. Built on the principles of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Newcomb covers tennis gear/business, stadiums and shoe tech. Slippery rocks, loose dirt and protruding roots keep trail ...