Footwear News

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Footwear News
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May 4, 2020 issue highlighting Footwear News's 75th anniversary
Editorial DirectorMichael Atmore [1]
Founded1945
Company Penske Media Corporation
CountryUSA
Based inNew York City (475 Fifth Ave 3rd Floor New York, NY 10017)
Website footwearnews.com

Footwear News (sometimes referred to as FN) is a weekly print publication on the topic of women's, men's, and children's footwear. Founded in 1945, its coverage is for the fashion design and fashion retail industries. [2] It was originally published by Fairchild Media. The publication also operates FootwearNews.com which runs more consumer content than the print publication. [3]

The publication hosts the annual FN Achievement Awards, which has been referred to as the "Shoe Oscars." [4] It also hosts the FN CEO Summit, an event with footwear industry CEOs, designers, and brand builders. [5]

Footwear News was owned by Condé Nast and operated under the Fairchild Media brand. [6] It became a part of Penske Media Corporation when the company purchased Fairchild Media for $100 million in 2014. [7]

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  3. Levy, Nicole (26 January 2015). "Fairchild's Footwear News gets a print revamp". Politico. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  4. Spence, Sade (29 November 2017). "Hailey Baldwin, Virgil Abloh Honored at FN Achievement Awards". Variety. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
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