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Thursday March 21st, 2013

Meet Avenue 32, the British E-Commerce Site Giving Net-a-Porter a Run for Its Money
Shopping

Meet Avenue 32, the British E-Commerce Site Giving Net-a-Porter a Run for Its Money

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Despite the fact that there are literally hundreds of e-commerce sites, very few online-only sites have managed to crack the mainstream market. Even fewer have cracked the online luxury market. Net-a-Porter, founded in 2000, has pretty much ruled the online-only luxury market with an iron first for the past 10 years–but that could soon be changing.

As more brands and retailers go online, consumers and CEOs are beginning to look at online-only luxury differently, heralding a new batch of innovative e-commerce sites.

One of those sites is the UK-based Avenue 32.

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Wednesday February 20th, 2013

Wednesday November 28th, 2012

Stuart Weitzman and Fergie Talk Inspiration and Regrets at Last Night’s Footwear News Awards
Events

Stuart Weitzman and Fergie Talk Inspiration and Regrets at Last Night’s Footwear News Awards

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Titans of the footwear industry mingled alongside shoe-obsessed celebs like Victor Cruz, Fergie, Miranda Kerr, and more at last night’s 26th annual Footwear News Achievement Awards held at MoMa.

But the real star of the night was shoe designer Stuart Weitzman, who received the Lifetime Achievement Award. “I am not so naive as to not know that there are thousands of people in this industry who work as hard as I do,” said Weitzman of the honor. “Not everybody gets noticed, so it’s pretty humbling to be noticed.” Well, Weitzman has been noticed by everyone from Queen Elizabeth II to Beyonce, who recorded a special video congratulating him (“I’ve danced literally 1,000 miles in his amazing shoes,” she shared). So is there anyone Weitzman wishes he could see in his designs?

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Thursday September 20th, 2012

Meet the New It-Shoe Designer: Sophia Webster
Accessories

Meet the New It-Shoe Designer: Sophia Webster

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Sophia Webster is a relatively new shoe designer–but she had a pretty impressive career in fashion before she even graduated from the Royal College of Art; her final student collection was picked up by Browns. After school she worked with Nicholas Kirkwood for two years as his first-ever assistant. He offered to mentor her for those two years, with the promise that he would help her launch her first collection. This is the result. She’s already been picked up by Bergdorf, Net-a-Porter, Neiman, Saks, Harvey Nichols, and Colette, to name a few.

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Published at 4:20 PM