Footwear Plus, the leading business-to-business magazine covering the footwear industry, announced the winners of its coveted Plus Awards at the WSA Show, the industry's largest trade fair, in Las Vegas on February 1. This year's winners represent the best in footwear fashion, as voted on by their retailer partners.
"For 17 years Footwear Plus has been in the business of supporting and showcasing footwear design. With the Plus Awards, we're able to bring the industry together to recognize the incredible talent and hard work that goes into each season's design efforts," stated publisher Stephen Schwartz.
"Congratulations to all of the winners this year for a design job well done. In a highly competitive market where the pace of fashion trends continues to increase, being recognized as the best is a significant accomplishment," stated Greg Dutter, Editorial Director of Footwear Plus magazine. "The Plus Awards are the only industry accolades nominated and voted on by retailers--the experts who have a front-row seat on what brands and styles performed best in their stores in 2006."
The Plus Awards, co-sponsored by Gore-Tex Footwear and OrthoLite Comfort Insoles, were presented in 20 categories, including Athletic, Comfort, Dress, Children's, Work and Outdoor. This year's winners are: New Balance in Men's Athletic; Asics in Women's Athletic; Converse in Action Sport/Lifestyle; Ecco in Men's Comfort and Gore-Tex Women's; Dansko in Women's Comfort; Think! in Comfort Couture; Cole Haan in Men's Dress; BCBG in Women's Dress; Wolverine in Work; Geox in Children's; Merrell in Outdoor; Marc Ecko in Men's Streetwear; Frye in Western/Harness; Timberland in Gore-Tex Men's, Clarks in Innovations in Comfort presented by OrthoLite; Crocs for Item of the Year; Steve Madden for Brand of the Year and in Women's Streetwear; and Skechers for Company of the Year.
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For 17 years, Footwear Plus has been the leading business-to-business publication in the footwear market. Footwear Plus and footwearplusmagazine.com provide retailers, manufacturers, sales representatives and industry insiders with the tools they need to succeed in the business of fashion. The magazine is owned by Symphony Publishing, a multimedia company that publishes B2B magazines, Web sites and directories that span the music product, music education, children's fashion, footwear and golf event industries.
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