— -- How much of a basketball shoe's popularity is because of the athletes who wear it and how much is due to the image of the athletes who wear it? That might be the toughest fact and fiction to ...

In 2017, shoes priced under $50 are a rarity. But in 1916, a pair of patent leather work boots sold for between $2 and $4 — a price that boot brand Charles William proudly displayed on an ...

The fashion advertising industry has faced its share of criticisms. Now one shoe company is receiving criticisms of its own for its fall campaign portraying the modern woman. The ads under fire come ...

Skechers USA Inc. will pay $40 million to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission that the footwear company made unfounded claims that its Shape-ups shoes would help people lose weight and ...

The United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Authority has ordered that a sexually suggestive advertising campaign be amended. The campaign in question is by British men’s footwear label Goodwin Smith.

Under Armour doesn’t want to be your parents’ shoe company. The Baltimore-based sports apparel firm is gearing up for the release of its running footwear line on Jan. 31 with three new 30-second ...

Before there were countless message boards, blogs, magazines and Instagram accounts dedicated to sneakers and sneaker culture, a lot of important information about athletic footwear went undocumented.

In case you missed out on watching most of the recent NBA season, arguably the most popular player emerged as Minnesota Timberwolves Anthony Edwards. Adidas, the company who endorses Edwards, also saw ...

Few companies have a better track record for attention-getting advertising than Nike. Its shoe-selling rivals, such as Reebok, have been far less impressive, often running campaigns that either seem ...

A hilarious new shoe ad from Bianco Footwear has feminists infuriated for its parodical twist on European marketing and political commentary. The ad, captioned with the hashtag #WomenNeedMore, ...

Jennifer Lopez started as a dancer in the Bronx and exploded into a multi-hyphenate superstar who rules music, movies, and fashion with unmatched energy. At 55, she headlines sold-out tours that leave ...