Latest news and stories about footwear in Portugal for expats and residents.
Hot on the heels of FW26 collaborations with renowned designers like Willy Chavarria, the Portuguese Footwear Association continues to expand its reach globally — from runways to your shoe rack.
Seeing Portuguese shoes on the feet of Dua Lipa in the latest Nespresso campaign is a task that can take three years to achieve. This is what Paulo Gonçalves, executive director of APICCAPS, the Portuguese footwear association, begins by telling ECO. Under the RRP (Recovery and Resilience Plan), the...
Most entrepreneurship stories begin with an idea. Joana Trigueiros', CEO of the footwear brand Maray, began with a passion and a conviction. After two decades of a demanding career in the corporate world, she decided to save her favourite shoe brand from an announced closure and changed her life. Today, she manages a small company using the tools she learned at the multinationals where she worked.
With 'Portuguese Soul', the capital's fashion week runway became a stage for a performance where dance served as a test for the quality and comfort of Portuguese footwear.
Amid family drama, David and Victoria Beckham's son closed Willy Chavarria's show at Paris Fashion Week. All the models wore Portuguese footwear.
