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A WORLD OF INFLUENCE ON STYLE
WORLD FOOTWEAR | JULY/AUGUST 2012
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A stroll down memory lane...
World Footwear
launched
Electronic pocket
calculator and roll
aboard airline luggage
invented
Microsoft buys
Forethought and its
PowerPoint program
Boxer Mike Tyson bites
bits out of Evander
Holyfield’s ear
British pound note
ceases to be legal
tender, replaced by one
pound coin
Eritrean War of
Independence
4 billion TV-viewers
watch Mandela's 70th
birthday tribute
Fall of Berlin Wall and
Communism
Worldwide Web comes
into being
Exxon Valdez oil spill
High-tech bag for fresh
food storage invented
Doh! – The Simpson
family arrives
Hubble Telescope goes
into space
Nelson Mandela
released
Doppler Radar used for
weather services
Pretty Woman – iconic
feel-good film
Lithium rechargeable
battery
Digital answering
machine invented
Callaway Golf
introduces Big Bertha
to the fairways
80s
Men started to wear sandals – Huaraches started to become mainstream. • ESPRIT has a very trendy headquarters in
Düsseldorf designed by the Italian design group Memphis. • Flat ballerina shoes by Aerosoles. • The New Wave movement
from the UK with colourful clothes and lots of wide shoulders and dressy looks, worn with soft leather shoes and boots. Cowboy touches
like metal toecaps and heels. • Nike Air Max launched with visible air bags.
Women started
dressing like men,
Annie Lennox of the
Eurythmics caused a
shock with her
masculine haircuts.
© Wikipedia/Helge Øverås
Princess Diana became
a global fashion icon.
© 1997 Artisan Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved
© 1990 Touchstone Pictures
Casual unisex shoes for men
and women - Dr Marten’s -
worn by both sexes.
Highlights in fashion, music and lifestyle over the past 25 years have all influenced footwear
and styling. Some of the trends really set the ball rolling. At the time we covered them; five
pages of timeline might jog your memories. Of course, you may have other recollections!
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
© Shutterstock
1989: Reebok launched its Pump
shoe – which featured an
internal inflation mechanism
to regulate fitting.
© Wikipedia/Mk--ultra
Dirty Dancing
with Patrick
Swayze with music by
Jennifer Warnes. Men were
not afraid to be feminine in
looks with long hair and tight
fitting Lycra tights.
Nike’s cross-training business exploded,
thanks in part to the incredibly popular
“Bo Knows” ad campaign.
© Nike
Film and music
Fashion
Sport
Colour blocking in shop
display by Jean Muir.
© Airwair Intl. Ltd