Patrick Cox

I love Italy, and that's where I make my own shoes. But the French really do respect designers. Italy is totally different; footwear is an industry. The shoes are all about craft and luxury. French shoes are more about straight lines, and they are way more geometric.

Canadian Designer

Tan France

I think being fashion forward is stepping out of your comfort zone with just even a single piece - an accessory, footwear, a dress - something that shows your style but is just a bit outside of your comfort zone.

English Designer

Sophie Aldred

My concept of a 'Doctor Who' girl was that you screamed a lot and ran around quarries in unsuitable footwear. Of course you fell over and twisted your ankle, because you had high heels on.

English Actress

Mark Parker

One of the challenges of innovation is challenging a set model. A traditional way to manufacture footwear existed for hundreds of years. Now we have a whole new way.

American Businessman

Maria Sharapova

I have always had an interest in fashion and design and I appreciate style and timelessness within my footwear and accessories both on and off the court.

Russian Athlete

Mayawati

When you walk into anybody's house with footwear, you tend to bring in germs and bacteria.

Indian Politician

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

I've got a thing for footwear; I have about 200 pairs of shoes from all over the world.

English Musician

Rachel Nichols

Nothing says, 'I pay attention to detail!' like footwear flattery from a boy.

American Actress

Jeffree Star

You can dress down or dress up anything simply by what footwear you rock.

American Celebrity

Sarah Michelle Gellar

It's really beautiful. But you know, fancy footwear is a pain!

In some cultures, removing footwear before entering a home is a sign of respect.

Cultural Respect

Certain activities require specific types of footwear for safety or performance.

Activity Specific

Footwear can be a fashion choice, reflecting personal style or trends.

Fashion Statement

 of kindness, but of innovation and people who create shareholder value. Amazon has become so powerful in the marketplace, it can conduct Jedi mind tricks. It can begin damaging other industries just by looking at them. Nike announces they're distributing on Amazon, their stock goes up, every other footwear stock goes down.

How Amazon, Apple,...

 will drive innovation in the footwear industry. And it's already happening. Big brands are experimenting with things like biofabrication, like using mushrooms to grow the materials for their shoes. And 3D printing, which significantly reduces waste during the manufacturing process.

Your Sneakers Are Part...

 that's the goal okay it's not quite here yet but it's coming and what's interesting about this is that it's completely potentially going to change the business model of footwear you would buy the intellectual property of the shoe that fits you exactly but you might

Design and future...

 Now sneakerheads check prices while camping out for releases. Others have used the data to validate insurance claims. And the top investment banks in the world now use resell data to analyze the retail footwear industry. And here's the best

The secret sneaker...

 a whole car to shape one material in these shoes the structure changes to grant function does that sound familiar when you go to your famous footwear you're not going to have thousands of boxes of shoes you're going to have five

Creating a Bio-Industrial...

 when I was left without a footwear sponsor. Because I was tired of not being valued or able to show up fully as myself. I learned that my voice has power, and when I bet on myself, change is possible. During the pandemic,

An Olympic Champion's...

 He knew of people who added rice starch to mud to calm their hunger. And he told me something profound. If you see a person walking on the road without footwear, it is important to understand the root

The "Greenhouse-in-a-Box"...

 of nonrenewable resources to working with the original, renewable life. Instead of designing out life, we're designing with it and for it. Packaging, fashion, footwear, furniture, construction --

Why "biofabrication" is...

 Tidy Boots is very fussy about his footwear. Anxious is always anxious. Clock has one arm longer than the other.

Colin Grant: The son of...

 desert survival requires sensible footwear