All Product articles – Page 41
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Diadora introduces the new Equipe Corsa running shoe
Diadora has presented the all-new Equipe Corsa running shoe as part of the brand’s spring/summer 2021 collection. The shoe is a tribute to the Italian brand’s first running shoe, introduced in the 1970s, yet boasts an innovative design with an aerodynamic vibe. The new Diadora Equipe Corsa is an ultra-lightweight, ...
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Puma launches new footwear line for handball
Puma is launching a new collection of performance footwear that the company has defined as marking “a new era of Puma Handball.” The brand’s tradition in handball shoes dates back to 1948. The new Accelerate Turbo Nitro and Eliminate Power Nitro launch editions are inspired by two items from its ...
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On Running fashions a Federer line of tennis sneakers
The Swiss brand On Running has tailored a high-performance tennis sneaker to the needs of Roger Federer, who tried it out at the 2021 Qatar Open (Federer was upset in the quarterfinals). THE ROGER Pro, as it is called, has a “stable midsole of high-performing foam,” a “midfoot cage for ...
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Röhnisch releases a line for the changing female body
To mark International Women’s Day, March 8, Röhnisch launched the Infinite Flex sports collection for “changing female bodies.” The changes in question occur from hour to hour. According to the Swedish brand, up to 90 percent of women of child-bearing age undergo physical or mental changes during their monthly hormonal ...
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Adidas launches third artist-designed women’s collection
Adidas has launched a third artist-designed line of sportswear for its Women in Power Collection. The two previous artists were Nini Sum of Shanghai and Jordan Moss of New York City. This time around it’s Egle Zvirblyte of London, who has drawn inspiration for her colors from high-intensity training. The ...
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Vans teams up with Penn on tennis-inspired capsule collection
Vans has struck an unusual collaboration with Penn, the tennis ball brand, on a capsule collection of footwear and apparel inspired by tennis club aesthetics. The Penn x Vans capsule comprises three Vans shoe models, including the Authentic, Slip On and Lowland CC. A bold yellow and orange colorway, which ...
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Asics launches running shoe made from second-hand clothes
Asics is introducing the Sunrise Reborn Pack, a new running shoe made from recycled clothing collected in Japan. The limited-edition line includes two of Asics’ pinnacle shoes, the Metaride and Gel-Quantum 360 TYO, both in a sunrise red color. The collection is part of the company’s efforts to minimize the ...
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Lacoste teams up with Bruno Mars on his new lifestyle brand
Lacoste is launching Bruno Mars’ first fashion collaboration. The 25-piece capsule collection is titled “Ricky Regal,” which is the singer’s alter ego when he works as a designer. The Lacoste x Ricky Regal collection, for men and women, features a 1970s-inspired aesthetic and “bridges Bruno’s enigmatic personality and distinct style ...
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Buff is a sponsor of the Tour of Flanders
Buff has joined for the first time the sponsor roster of the Tour of Flanders, the iconic road cycling race that is part of the UCI World Tour. This year’s edition of the Tour of Flanders is scheduled to take place on Sept. 18, after being postponed from the original ...
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Colmar asks Morteza Vaseghi to design A.G.E. autumn/winter 2021 collection
Colmar has appointed an Iranian-born designer, Morteza Vaseghi, as the new creative director for its upcoming A.G.E. (Advanced Garment Exploration) autumn/winter 2021 collection. The Colmar A.G.E. sub-label was first introduced three years ago as a hyper-modern counterpart for experimentation and product innovation. Colmar said that the collection will bring sustainability ...
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Canada Goose and NBA ink multi-year partnership
Canada Goose has announced a multi-year partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA) that makes Canada Goose a ”Proud Outerwear Partner” of the NBA All-Star. Timed to the NBA’s annual All-Star celebration, Canada Goose will develop an exclusive design collaboration each year for players and fans. The design partner for ...
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Slinger Bag and Wilson announce strategic partnership
Slinger Bag and Wilson Sporting Goods have entered into a new strategic brand collaboration on co-branded products and promotional initiatives. Under the new deal, Slinger will specially design Wilson-branded tennis ball launchers for use at the Wilson’s Demo Events that take place annually across the Americas. In addition, the brands ...
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Descente to sell Polygiene-treated training gear through Anta
For the spring/summer 2021 season, Descente has added Polygiene’s Stays Fresh BioStatic Technology to a number of its men’s and women’s training products for the Chinese market. The Japanese brand will be selling them online and in stores through its local partner, Anta Sports Products. The brand entered China in ...
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News briefsBritish Olympic champion launches rear-vision cycling glasses
Callum Skinner, the British former track cyclist and Olympic medalist, is launching special sunglasses that allow cyclists to see also behind them. The glasses were invented by a physicist, Alexander Macdonald, developed with Skinner and designed by Bob Henderson, an award-winning optical engineer, after raising more than £100,000 (€115,35-$139,25) via ...
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OrthoLite unveils a new PU foam to stablize temperature in shoes
OrthoLite has presented O-Therm, a 2mm base-layer thermal foam that the company claims to be the world’s first and only aerogel-infused, open-cell PU foam. The technology creates a thermal barrier that blocks the cold and maintains footwear temperature through the thermal properties of O-Therm’s proprietary aerogel. Unlike conventional aerogel solutions, ...
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Champion partners with ABG for the Muhammad Ali brand
Champion Athleticwear, part of HanesBrands, and the Authentic Brands Group (ABG) have announced a multi-year collaboration for the Muhammad Ali brand, whose rights are held by ABG. The partnership is kicking off with the launch of a Champion X Muhammad Ali apparel collection, which evokes the spirit of the famous ...
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Inov-8’s founder takes the business back
Wayne Edy, who founded Inov-8 in 2003, is preparing to launch a new graphene-based shoe after buying back the 80 percent stake in the British company that he had sold to Descente in 2015, with the exception of the rights to the brand for Northern Asia, including Japan, South Korea ...
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Lacoste releases a “circular” polo
Lacoste is introducing a Classic Fit polo shirt with 30 percent of the fabric coming from the cotton of polo shirts that the company has discarded for manufacturing flaws and that have never been put to market. The remaining 70 percent is virgin cotton. The weave of the Loop, as ...
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Dragon launches eyewear for anglers
Dragon Eyewear is introducing a collection of sunglasses designed for anglers. The XP Fishing Collection – itself part of the XP Cross-Performance line – comprises four models and seven lens tints for deep-sea, in-shore, sunrise, or sunset fishing. The frames are made of an injection-molded thermoplastic that floats because it ...
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News briefsUA releases a running shoe with no outsole
Under Armour’s newest shoe, the UA Flow Velociti Wind, has eliminated the heaviest shoe component, the outsole, and substituted it with an “all-in-one cushioning system,” called the UA Flow midsole. According to the brand, this took three years of development by its Footwear Innovation Team in Portland, Oregon, and Dow ...
