Here comes your personal SHOESletter, the GDS Journal with news related to the Düsseldorf shoe fair and the 2009/10 round of orders. This issue is dedicated to especially attractive collections, the “labels to watch”. We will be introducing you to some of these lines but there are many more to be discovered on site.

We look forward to your visit
Your GDS Team

Please take note of the change in the opening hours:
Friday : 9 am - 7 pm, Saturday: 9 am - 6 pm, Sunday: 9 am - 5 pm

Fashion Trends

These are the watchwords subsuming all current fashion trends under a single denominator. More than ever before, fashion is about the conscious assembling of individual items. Sublimely artless, yet never lacking discernment. Plus, of course, the right shoe to complete the outft. Women are looking for fashion with a femininely sportive feel to it. Right for this are rugged lace-ups and beat-up biker boots, casual moccasins and soft boots.

The keynote shoe: college pumps in a prim reading of the style that spoofs its more severe image. Materials need to be superior and natural: sumptuous calf’s leather, soft-as-butter suede, spazzolato.

Gentle Souls by Kenneth Cole

"When you feel better, you look better." This is the philosophy behind the women's shoe collection, Gentle Souls by Kenneth Cole—the new label from the US shoe specialist Kenneth Cole Productions. According to company statements, these are "the most comfortable shoes in the world", promising the perfect combination of a comfortable, healthy fit and no-compromise styling.

Annette Görtz

In the new shoe collection from the Annette Görtz designer label, exciting surfaces meet unusual details. Rugged cowhide boots with high shafts and funnel heels have braided inserts in the calf area. The leather decorated with small nails in the heel area is especially clever.

Katrin Leiber

German designer Katrin Leiber studied in Paris and finished as the best graduate of her year. She then worked as a freelancer for internationally known labels and fulfilled her lifetime dream in 2003: she presented her first own bag collection, which was immediately received very well by retail and the international fashion press. Today, Katrin Leiber bags and shoes are available worldwide at premium stores in Tokyo, New York, Los Angeles, Miland, Rome and all major French cities.

Luis Onofre

Luis Onofre’s luxurious women’s shoes are extremely feminine, elegant and sexy. The success story of this trained Portuguese designer began in 1993 when he received the “Better Design” prize from the Italian trade journal Ars Sutoria. Onofre worked, amongst others, for the Cacharel and Daniel Hechter fashion houses and in 1999 he founded his own shoe label. The line is now distributed throughout the world.

Samsonite Footwear

Samsonite Footwear promises 24-hour comfort and focuses on many different style impulses: couture, street and sportswear, elegance, wellness and sensuality all combine into a varied and yet harmonious fashion mix – “smart glamour that goes perfectly with urban life,” say the company. High-quality materials, elaborate production techniques and functionally designed details make for great quality.

Scholl Studio

“Gymnastics while you walk” was the motto already propagated at the start of the 1900s by Dr. William Scholl for a holistic sense of physical well-being. Since then the Scholl brand has been synonymous with comfortable shoes and foot care. And thanks to the trendy high-fashion line Scholl Studio this comfort now also comes with lots of style for discerning men and women who attach great importance to style and quality. Design inspirations for Studio Line include influences from Milan designer Diego Dolcini who, alongside his luxury signature line (Scholl by Diego Dolcini), also determines the colours and materials of all the Scholl collections.

Online Ticket-Presale

Up to 10 March 2009 (according to your country of residence) as a registered trade visitor, you can obtain your tickets through our online pre-sale with a price saving of over 30% - day ticket = Euro 12 (+ postage) - compared to the box office at the event, and in addition you save valuable time for your visit to the fair.

Another advantage is that you can use the ticket as a no-charge bus, tram or rail (2nd class, German Railwaytrains with no surcharge) ticket within the Rhine-Ruhr Transport Authority (VRR) on your way to and from the fair.

 Order pre-sale tickets

Please note that only one ticket can be ordered per person and that accompanying persons must register online or at the event.

 Online registration

Restaurant Tips:

Recently opened - 'Christen' 'Christen' at Haus Litzbrück in Angermund. For the 'tour de menu' the longstanding chef of the moated castle "Haus zum Haus" will serve a rose menu at this Düsseldorf “institution” – we are eager to see!

For some months the spectacular locations at the harbour have also included a restaurant now: 'Gehry's'. Served (primarily) here is American prime beef, which can be ordered in various sizes.

Fancy little veal cheeks, an excellent wine and a great cheese board afterwards? During GDS and the 'tour de menu' you can have all that at truly fair prices at 'D'Vine' on Lorettostraße. Table reservations are recommended!

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