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WORLD FOOTWEAR | JULY/AUGUST 2012
Airbus A380
superjumbo flies
Apple Inc CEO Steve
Jobs announces the
iPhone
Launch of iPhone and
Kindle reader
Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows
ends
bestselling series
Usain Bolt sets 100 metres
world record of 9.69 secs
at Beijing 2008 Olympics
President George W. Bush
almost struck by shoes
thrown at him by Iraqi
journalist during a farewell
conference in Baghdad
Lady Gaga makes an
entrance
Michael Jackson dies
The Statue of Liberty's
crown reopens to the
public after eight years
First International Day
of Climate Action
Boeing's 787
Dreamliner makes its
maiden flight
The Burj Khalifa, the
world's tallest building,
opens
John Isner (US) beats
Nicolas Mahut (France)
at Wimbledon, in
longest match in tennis
history (11hr 5min,
70-68 in fifth set)
2012
'The Scream' sells for $119,922,500. • Bodleian, Oxford University and Vatican libraries to put over 1.5 million pages of
ancient texts on internet. • American Mega Millions lottery hits a world record $640 million.
HM The Queen celebrates 60th year as British Monarch •
World Footwear
celebrates 25 years of publication — two reasons for a glass of
champagne (invented by Dom Perignon in August 1693).
Japanese tsunami
Wikipedia turns 10
Space Shuttle Discovery
makes final flight
Wedding of Prince William
and Kate Middleton
World population hits
7 billion
Reebok pays out $25
million for false EasyTone
sneaker claims
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2007: Swedish
Hasbeens launches
fashion clogs.
© Swedish Hasbeens
Even bigger and higher
platforms and heels became
the norm, such as these
skyscraper platforms.
© Charlotte Olympia
2007: Eco lifestyles shoes – Po-Zu
launches two biodegradable styles
from all natural materials.
© Po-Zu
Kate Moss starts a
trend at the
Glastonbury
Festival wearing
Hunter rubber
boots in the mud.
© Net A Porter
Ecco launches hiking boot made
from Yak leather, thinner and
stronger than cow leather.
© Ecco
2011: Sneakers made from genetically
engineered stingray leather.
© Rayfish Footwear
2009: Ecco launches
Biom running shoes
which claims has less
stress on joints.
© Ecco
Fashion
Sport
Current Affairs
© Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
FitFlop was launched in 2007.
© The Brooklyn Brothers
© Shutterstock
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Crocs thrive, but were banned as workwear
by some hospitals due to static electricity
build up.
© Crocs, Inc