FANSHOES Has FIFA World Cup Fever!

Here are our picks for the first round winners.

Gabriel’s Picks

Group A B C D E F G H
France Argentina England Ghana Holland Italy Brazil Spain
Uruguay Nigeria USA Germany Cameroon Paraguay Ivory Coast Chile

Britt’s Picks

Group A B C D E F G H
France Argentina England Australia Netherlands Italy Brazil Spain
Mexico Nigeria USA Germany Denmark Paraguay Portugal Honduras

Lauren’s Picks

Group A B C D E F G H
France Argentina England Australia Japan Italy Brazil Spain
Mexico Greece USA Germany Denmark N. Zealand Portugal Switzerland

Katelyn’s Picks

Group A B C D E F G H
France Argentina England Australia Japan Italy Brazil Spain
Mexico Korea USA Germany Denmark N. Zealand Portugal Chile

Kevin’s Picks

Group A B C D E F G H
France Nigeria England Australia Denmark Italy Brazil Spain
S. Africa Greece USA Germany Netherlands N. Zealand Korea DPR Switzerland

Kenya’s Picks

Group A B C D E F G H
France Nigeria England Ghana Denmark Italy Brazil Spain
S. Africa Argentina USA Germany Japan N. Zealand Portugal Honduras

We will be updating our picks throughout the whole tournament. So follow our blog, there will also be updates on the new fall and spring collegiate collections. Enjoy the World Cup. Next year we will have a line of shoes, boots and flops for the Women’s World Cup in Germany.

FANSHOES is Growing!

We have hired 4 new interns for the summer and want to introduce them to the world. Their names are Kenya Chester, Katelyn Desieno, Lauren Sformo, and Kevin Wolfe. Here is a little bio about them and what they will be doing here at FANSHOES:

Kenya Chester:

Hometown: York, Pennsylvania

Schools Attending: Rochester Institute of Technology

Graduation Year: Rochester Institute of Technology 2011

Degrees in Progress: Bachelors of Fine Arts in Industrial Design with a minor in French

Job at FANSHOES: Kenya designs new products for FANSHOES to produce. She thinks of new and innovative ideas that will help FANSHOES be a step above the competition.

Favorite Thing about FANSHOES: “I like being able to have creative control over the products/ adding my designer voice to the merchandise.”

>Contact Kenya at kenya(at)myfanshoes(dot)com.

Katelyn Desieno:

Hometown: Scotia, New York

Schools Attended/Attend: University of Rochester and Genesee Community College

Graduation Year: University of Rochester 2009, Genesee Community College 2010

Degrees Earned: Bachelors of Art in Studio Art, Bachelors of Science in Mathematics

Degrees in Progress: Associates in Applied Science Fashion Merchandising Management

Job at FANSHOES: Katelyn is working on completely renovating the website to better serve fanatics across the nation! Also she is working on some promotional materials for international sporting events.

Favorite Thing about FANSHOES: “I like being part of a team that works well together to make an impact on the successfulness of the company as a whole. Plus I get to be creative everyday :)

Contact Katelyn at katelyn(at)myfanshoes(dot)com.

Lauren Sformo:

Hometown: Spencerport, New York

Schools Attending: Canisius College, Buffalo, NY

Graduation Year: Canisius College 2012

Degrees in Progress: Bachelors of Science in Digital Media Arts and Bachelors of Art in Communication

Job at FANSHOES: Lauren is working on the marketing and advertising portions of the new merchandise as well as the stand in model (because she has the smallest feet). She is updating our Facebook and Twitter page regularly as well as writing articles like this one for our website.

Favorite Thing about FANSHOES: “I like the people that I work with, the first day we all came in and we all clicked. I look forward to coming in everyday and working on something new.”

Contact Lauren at lauren(at)myfanshoes(dot)com.

Kevin Wolfe:

Hometown: Fulton, Missouri

Schools Attending: Rochester Institute of Technology/National Technology Institute for Deaf

Graduation Year: Rochester Institute of Technology 2011

Degrees in Progress: Bachelors of Science in Web Design

Job at FANSHOES: He is implementing the designs that Katelyn is working on. He will be recreating the FANSHOES website.

Favorite Thing about FANSHOES: “I like that my co-workers are deaf friendly.”

Contact Kevin at kevin(at)myfanshoes(dot)com.

Make sure you follow us on Facebook and Twitter we will be updating it all summer.

FANSHOES Partnerships and Future Events

Recently we announced substantial partnerships with the bookstore Barnes & Noble and the collegiate retailer Follett Higher Educational Group. The stores will carry the original footwear and apparel designs created by us.

The partnership with the two fortune 500 companies will open business to approximately 1597 campus retail spaces. Our merchandise will be available in 51 retail stores starting in August 2010. We have and will be creating shoes, boots, sandals, messenger bags and t-shirts that represent high schools, colleges and events. The FANSHOES merchandise includes college logos, names and colors made specifically for the fan.

We have been able to reach out to international events to provide merchandise also. Each event will receive its own line of merchandise created specifically for the fan to take their spirit to the next level. Some of these events include the U.S. Tennis Open in 2011, FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2011, and th 2012  London Olympics. These oppurtunities will be great for us to get our name out into the international eye.

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