Few footwear books available from https://www.sneakerfactory.net. They are available both PDF and hard copies and even as a bundle. How Shoes are Made: Do you want to see how big brands make shoes? Now you can! More than just a tour through a sneaker factory, How Shoes are Made ... Read more...

India has proposed imposing customs duties on computer-aided design, or CAD, files, which are necessary for 3D printing, while pitching its case for countries to be able to tax electronic transmissions. Electronic transmissions are at present immune from taxation in the World Trade Organization (WTO... Read more...

Moulds prepared by CNC or conventional machines have certain limits. Like Difficult to create undercuts. Texture creation Reproduction of same sole in short period of time. Casting process will overcome all these problems. The casting process used in footwear moulds is just a modified ... Read more...

As “vocal for local” gains currency, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is pushing Agra’s shoe manufacturers to try khadi as an alternative to natural and synthetic leather. “You can’t completely replace leather but in a world which is increasingly becoming conscious of ... Read more...

A New York-based independent fashion brand is suing Nike and Michael Jordan for using its logo without permission. Rocco Giordano, founder of Faded Royalty, is seeking a whopping $30M in damages for the unauthorised use of his own 'six-point star' symbol. The star appears on several items in Nike... Read more...

Exports of leather and its products have been severely affected so far this financial year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Aqeel Ahmed Panaruna, chairman, Council for Leather Exports said. As per provisional data from Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, the exports declin... Read more...