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How long should your shoes last?

Mike Redwood Published: January 11, 2023

Mike Redwood asks whether we should accept shoes that disintegrate after a few years or opt for well-designed footwear made with leather that can be easily maintained and repaired.

Sotheby’s to break record for most expensive sneaker auction

Published: October 19, 2021

Sotheby’s has opened bidding for the most expensive pair of sneakers ever sold at auction: a pair of Nike Air Ships worn by Michael Jordan, notably his earliest known regular season footwear.

Nike Refurbished provides circular take-back scheme

Published: April 30, 2021

Nike Refurbished is the U.S. sportswear brand’s latest circular consumer offering. After a shopper returns a pair of shoes to Nike, Nike Refurbished tidies them up and then makes them available to Nike shoppers at a discounted price.

The decline of cut and sew

Published: August 11, 2017

This article was first published in the July-August 2017 edition of ILM print and digital.Tutankhamen had a pair of gloves. In fact, I am sure he had lots of gloves. They were important symbols of power; and he had it all. Most sensible modern countries try and separate the church, the judiciary and the state but in those early days they were combined so that meant lots of gloves for Tutankhamen.