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Portuguese footwear takes centre stage at Milan Fashion Week

Jul 7, 2026 / Portugal
The London-based designer Saul Nash has joined TOWORKFOR to reinterpret the boat shoe, combining technical and luxury elements. This was presented at Milan Fashion Week

Portuguese Footwear Association highlights sustainability challenge at Brussels event

Jun 30, 2026 / Portugal
If the European footwear sector is to address the growing environmental impact of consumption, it must accelerate its transition to circularity. This was the key message of a conference organised by APICCAPS in Brussels as part of the BioShoes4All project

Portuguese footwear industry received at the United Nations

Jun 22, 2026 / Portugal
At a United Nations session in New York, the Portuguese footwear industry emphasised its continued investment in innovation, sustainability, and technological development

Portuguese Shoes campaign receives award

Jun 8, 2026 / Portugal
The Portuguese footwear industry’s international campaign, “Time to Rewrite History”, which was developed as part of the BioShoes4All project, has won an award at The One Club for Creativity

Portuguese footwear industry heads to Brussels to promote debate on reindustrialisation

May 26, 2026 / Portugal
The Portuguese footwear sector will travel to Brussels on the 16th of June to advocate for a reindustrialisation of Europe that is based on innovation, sustainability, and local production

Portuguese Shoes featured in Nespresso campaign with Dua Lipa

Mar 30, 2026 / Portugal
Portuguese footwear takes centre stage in Nespresso’s latest campaign with Dua Lipa, showcasing a design created in collaboration with Portugal's footwear industry and designer Willy Chavarria

Portuguese footwear reaches the Oscars

Mar 23, 2026 / Portugal
Portuguese footwear made an appearance on the Oscars red carpet when the actress and comedian Chloé Fineman wore shoes by Portuguese brand JJ Heitor to the Vanity Fair party

Portuguese footwear in the spotlight at international fashion weeks

Feb 23, 2026 / Portugal
The Portuguese footwear industry has strengthened its international presence by collaborating with prominent designers at major fashion events in New York, Paris and Milan

Portuguese footwear takes centre stage at Willy Chavarria’s Paris runway show

Feb 2, 2026 / Portugal
Portuguese footwear took centre stage at Willy Chavarria’s latest show at Paris Fashion Week, thanks to a collaboration with two Portuguese leading brands, supported by APICCAPS

Portuguese tannery exports gain momentum in 2025

Dec 15, 2025 / Portugal
Portuguese tannery exports grew by 5.8% year-on-year up to September 2025, reflecting the recovery in external demand and the ongoing efforts of the sector to modernise production

BioShoes4All achieves an 85% completion rate

Oct 28, 2025 / Portugal
The BioShoes4All project, which involves over 70 entities in the Portuguese footwear sector and focuses on developing sustainable solutions, has achieved an 85% completion rate

BioShoes4All took centre stage at MICAM

Sep 19, 2025 / Portugal
BioShoes4All, a project coordinated by the Portuguese Footwear Technology Centre (CTCP) focusing on the development of sustainable footwear, presented its main results at the last edition of MICAM

New generation of products presented at MICAM

Sep 6, 2025 / Portugal
As part of the BioShoes4All project, a new product line has been developed and will be presented at the 100th edition of the MICAM footwear fair in Milan, from the 7th to the 9th of September

Portuguese initiative Knowledge Roadmap reaches over 3 000 students

Jun 2, 2025 / Portugal
The Knowledge Roadmap initiative, launched by APICCAPS to raise awareness of the industry among school students and prepare the next generation of talent, has reached over 3 000 students since 2023

Maria José Ferreira from CTCP : BioShoes4All aims to position Portugal to lead in the development of sustainable solutions

Premium ContentApr 8, 2025 / Portugal
We spoke to Maria José Ferreira, Director of Research at CTCP and Coordinator of the BioShoes4All project. We discussed some of the current environmental issues affecting the footwear industry and how Portugal is positioning itself to address these sustainability challenges
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