Here’s your first GDS SHOESletter in 2009. Right through to the kick-off of the trade fair in Düsseldorf on 13 March we will keep you regularly updated with news on the shoe collections for the 2009/10 Autumn/Winter season. The topic this week is our concept area 'white cubes' in Hall 2, the exclusive forum for premium brands and a select audience.

Have fun reading!
Your GDS-Team

'white cubes' area fully booked

With some 160 collections and a slight rise over the previous season the area is already fully booked. The progressive style of renowned luxury brands and fine Labels to Watch makes White Cubes a favourite focal point for discerning shoe retailers. The international, top-class range here includes lines by Sigerson Morrison, Pollini, John Galliano, L’Autre Chose, Diesel, Jean Baptiste Rautureau, Moma and many more.

Emma Brown

Emma Brown bags are made to catch the eye but never upstage their wearer. They are companions for every day and occasion, for work, going out, shopping, strolling or being a mum. Which is why some of these tote bags are large enough to hold a pair of loafers in addition to a laptop and toiletry bag. The British designer of the same name in her elected home of Germany loves chic understatement. Her style is urban and luxurious blending German precision and a fine British sense of humour with Italian craftsmanship. She thinks the personal patina that leather bags acquire from use is wonderful.

Logan / Logan Crossing

The Logan philosophy promises luxurious ease: It is perfect for daily use, easy to combine, balanced in terms of cut, shape and heel, manually produced, very fashionable, at the same time being femininely simple and plain as well as simultaneously unique thanks to striking details – this is what distinguishes Dossobuono’s high-quality women’s shoe line from Italy. Since the 2009 Spring/Summer collection this young Logan Crossing collection has been included in the portfolio. Classical sports style elements are urbanised here and sent out onto the streets. The look is wonderfully witty and also a bit ironically tapered.

Logo Maloles

Thanks to extraordinary details created with loving attention to detail Maloles shoes are both unique and stylish. Fashion connoisseurs also appreciate the exquisite materials used and the craftsmanship involved in the sacchetto finish, which make all styles fit like a glove. This luxury women’s shoe label is the brainchild of French designer and shoe addict Maloles Miracosta-Antignac. She revives memories of 50s glamour for Autumn/Winter 2009/10.

Steve Madden

In his native USA Steve Madden shoes are known for their modern design, high quality and convincing value for money. Madden draws inspiration for his urban fashion design from throughout the world. His styles are first tested in a small batch at his own stores in New York that attract shoppers from all over the world. If a style works here it is then delivered on a wider basis.

Vic

The Vic line has been in existence since 2007, this short name being a sub-label of the exclusive Vic Matiè collection by Linea Marche, a traditional shoe manufacturer from Arcevia in Italy. Vic offers women’s shoes and bags that are described as “evolutionary basics with an uncomplicated, modern style”. And what else makes the collection attractive for retail? “Early delivery, excellent quality, proven fit, good prices and an extremely high margin. Vic is a safe product,” the company promises.

Trend flash autumn/winter 2009/10

Dresses are and remain an important key look, also in Autumn/Winter 2009/10. Skirts are growing stronger, worn with opaque tights, i.e. a pleasant, self-evident fashion that meets with broad acceptance. Great prospects for the shoe business: court shoes, boots with all leg heights and widths, lace-ups etc. – shoes are eye-catchers and anything goes!

A comprehensive colour spectrum adds more limitless options. GDS groups the new colours into three themes. The close-to-black series Obsession features, amongst other things, dark blood red and reddish violets. Collected presents a colourful picture in glaring complementary contrasts and bold patterns. Balance presents a neutral and natural face and is the domain of the premium labels: these are colours that are perfect for setting off that first-class finish and that look fantastic on high-quality materials. Key materials here, for instance, are soft smooth leather and suede, fine animal skins, furs and knits. The Balance style is very sophisticated or really rustic.

'Michel Comte' retrospective

He has worked for Vanity Fair and Vogue, and shot portraits of celebrities from the world of art, music, and entertainment including Julian Schnabel, Jeremy Irons, Demi Moore, Mike Tyson, Carla Bruni, and Michael Schumacher, creating icons of portrait photography in the process. But Michel Comte, born 1954 in Zurich, is increasingly branching out into journalistic and documentary photography. He has worked for the Red Cross and for his own Water Foundation and has travelled through war zones in Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, or the Sudan.

Legal Disclaimer

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH
Messeplatz, Stockumer Kirchstr. 61, 40474 Düsseldorf , Germany
www.messe-duesseldorf.de
info@messe-duesseldorf.de

Amtsgericht Düsseldorf HRB 63
Managing Board: Werner M. Dornscheidt (Chairman)
Wilfried E. Moog, Wilhelm Niedergöker, Joachim Schäfer, Herbert Vogt
Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Dirk Elbers

The information contained in this message is confidential or protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete this message. Any unauthorised copying of this message or unauthorised distribution of the information contained herein is prohibited.