It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America

Footwear Markets / New Trade Disorder / IV

10 April 2025

7 minutes

The average effective tariff rate on both footwear and apparel is over five times higher than on all other US imports.

‘Cruel’ April Heaps Tariffs, A Pause; Global Footwear Industry Feels Clobbered

Re-strategise, re-set, upskill, go compliant, build in agility and resilience—these should be the mantras for the footwear industry as it gears up in the next 89 days for the final dictum from the White House. And yeah, US+1 will work here too. And that could well be here’s looking at you India!

Richa Bansal

Feature

Spotlight: New Trade Disorder

Footwear Innovation / Industry Scan

23 January 2024

4 minutes

Footwear is particularly problematic. Unlike a basic T-shirt, which might consist of a single material such as 100 percent polyester, a sneaker or running shoe can be made of as many as 65 materials and components.

Sneakers and Sportswear Still Dragging Their Feet on Sustainability

Sportswear, athleisure and sneakers are big business. But they depend on fossil fuel-based materials, and recycling them is particularly tricky.

Alexandra Sherlock
Rebecca Van Amber

Analysis

PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

6 April 2023

3 minutes

The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) and FFANY are excited to announce the continuation of their partnership and support for the Footwear Creators Scholarship (formerly known as the Joe Moore Scholarship).

Pensole Lewis College Of Business And Design, Footwear Distributors And Retailers Of America, And Arsutoria Launch Footwear Creators Scholarship Program

Milan, Italy: Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design (PLC), Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) and Arsutoria, three of the most recognized footwear educational sources in the industry, have teamed up to provide development and manufacturing training to educators and emerging sneaker creators through the Footwear Creators...