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Christian Louboutin ( French: [kʁistjɑ̃ lubutɛ̃]; born 7 January 1963) is a French fashion designer. His stiletto footwear incorporates shiny, red-lacquered soles that have become his signature. [ 5] Initially a freelance designer for fashion houses, he started his shoe salon in Paris, with his shoes finding favor with celebrity clientele.
Ivan Bunin – translator of The Song of Hiawatha. Alexander Druzhinin – translator of several of Shakespeare 's plays and the poetry of George Crabbe. J. J. Glazov – translator of the Kural and the Cilappatikaram. Nikolay Gnedich – made the classical translation of The Iliad.
Alexander O. Smith – professional translator who worked on translations of different media, but is most famous for the English localizations of video games like Final Fantasy X, Ace Attorney, and Vagrant Story; Lucien Stryk and Takahashi Ikemoto; Royall Tyler – translator of The Tale of Genji as well as various Japanese folklore and Noh plays
Shoe. A variety of shoes displayed at the Nordic Museum, including models from 1700 to the 1960s. A shoe is an item of footwear intended to protect and comfort the human foot. Though the human foot can adapt to varied terrains and climate conditions, it is vulnerable, and shoes provide protection. Form was originally tied to function, but over ...
Adidas AG ( German pronunciation: [ˈʔadiˌdas] ⓘ; stylized in all lowercase since 1949) [ 4] is a German athletic apparel and footwear corporation headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany. It is the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe, and the second largest in the world, after Nike. [ 5][ 6] It is the holding company for the ...
Shoemaking is the process of making footwear . Originally, shoes were made one at a time by hand, often by groups of shoemakers, or cordwainers (sometimes misidentified as cobblers, who repair shoes rather than make them [citation needed] ). In the 18th century, dozens or even hundreds [ 1] of masters, journeymen, and apprentices (both men and ...
Parent. Caleres (1980–present) Website. famousfootwear .com. Famous Footwear is a nationwide chain of retail stores in the United States dealing in branded footwear, generally at prices discounted from manufacturer's suggested prices. The chain is a division of the St. Louis –based Caleres and had more than 1,125 stores in 2010.
Lacoste S.A. is a French luxury sports fashion company, founded in 1933 by tennis player René Lacoste, and entrepreneur André Gillier. It sells clothing, footwear, sportswear, eyewear, leather goods, perfume, towels and watches. The company can be recognised by its green Crocodile logo. [ 5] René Lacoste, the company's founder, was first ...