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Portuguese designers shining in New York

When the European fashion countries come to mind, the United Kingdom, France, and Italy are the first on everyone's lips. However, a little country called Portugal has a burgeoning design community of its own that's finally getting its just due here in New York City. Earlier this month, Portuguese footwear association, APICCAPS and apparel trade...

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At Men’s Market Portuguese Footwear Out to Conquer U.S.

Over the last ten years, Portuguese footwear sales have increased over 60 percent, according to figures from the Portuguese footwear association, APICCAPS, and each year over 82 million pairs of shoes are exported worldwide from Portugal for a total value of over 2 billion dollars. But Portugal has set its sights specifically on the U.S. for its...