Modacalzado and Iberpiel, the international fair of shoes (Modacalzado) and leather goods (Iberpiel), sometimes known also as “Sipiel”, hold in Madrid from 25th till 27th September, just finished. We were there to see it. One of the highlights of the whole event was a lecture on next season fashion trends presented by Aldo Premoli.

Mr. Tomas Bata Junior, one of the most famous Czech „shoemakers“ died in Toronto at the age of 94 on Monday the 1st of September 2008. We offer our deepest sympathy to his family and friends.

Comparative testing provides with very useful and complete lessons. A great number of examples prove their significance in the news. Footwear is not outdone. Throughout the year, CTC, the leading global resource providing quality assurance for the footwear and leather goods industries, carries out tests for French and European consumer associations, specialized magazines or people responsible for bringing products to market. .

At its head office, CTC has been operating since December 2004 on it’s new facility: the European Campus. It offers a unique global solution to all requirements of the footwear, leathergoods and leather manufacturers. The CTC European Campus offers the world’s only platform for digital design and product development of footwear.

All aboard! For young designers ‘design attack’ means full steam ahead. As part of GDS – the International Event for Shoes & Accessories from 12 to 14 September 2008 – 100 young design talents will be presenting their original collections in the unconventional Young Fashion Area ‘design attack’ alongside selected, more established labels. Under the design and event motto SOULEXPRESS interested trade visitors will be introduced to independent fashion, urban and streetwear as well as accessories and other trendy lifestyle products in a true ‘soul-city’ setting complete with wafts of mist, funk ’n’ soul grooves and multi-coloured party lights.

Quality prêt-à-porter returns with MilanoVendeModa. The exhibition, which will be held at fieramilanocity from September 25 to 28, 2008, will bring together demand and supply, allowing buyers to see the vast offer of prêt-à-porter fashions and accessories. MilanoVendeModa is much more than just a trade fair. It is a new format that highlights and explores the most original products...

An enormous versatility is signalized by the season autumn/winter 2008-09 : there is Neo Classic beside Romanticism, Bohemian and Hippie, Couture and Layer Look, Neo Sportswear beside High Tech Glam. One common thing can be seen as binding element: high quality and refinement in material and production and an affection for details. Thus, in spite of all the multitude, there is one topic pooling the looks of the coming autumn/winter season: STRONG ATTITUDE.

The Düsseldorf Shoe Trade Fair GDS - International Event for Shoes & Accessories (12 – 14 September 2008) is getting a complete makeover. After more and more international brands have returned to the exhibition halls over the course of the past seasons, GDS is using its scheduled move to halls 1 through 7 to present a fundamental re-launch of its segments...

The Sports Medicine Department of Tübingen University Hospital presents its project “Development of a dynamic 3-D foot scanner for the recording of three dimensional foot forms during walking” at the ORTHOPÄDIE + REHA-TECHNIK (21st to 24th of May 2008). This measuring technology is based on the principle of extensive triangulation. A projector is based on the principle of extensive triangulation.