Hawley Lane Brings Skins Footwear Innovation to Connecticut

Skins Footwear (SKNN), innovators of interchangeable fashion footwear, is now selling its spring and summer line of shoes at Hawley Lane stores in Connecticut. Combining high fashion, high technology and innovative design, Skins shoes are at the forefront of Hawley Lane’s mission to improve people’s lives from the foot up, through the perfect combination of fit and fashion.

Skins shoes are made of a unique, two-part structure consisting of an outer collapsible "Skin" and an inner support section called the "Bone." The company’s spring and summer collection features premium leathers and detailed workmanship that have Hawley Lane and other retailers throughout the U.S. excited.

“Innovation drives business in this industry, and we are pleased and very excited to introduce to our customers the most innovative footwear concept in decades,” said Dave Levy, vice president of Hawley Lane Shoes and CEO of comfortshoeshop.com. “Imagine packing an entire shoe wardrobe in the space usually reserved for a single pair. Interchangeable uppers and unparalleled comfort. What an excellent concept. Skins will become collectors’ items.”

Recently named “Retailer of the Year” by the leading footwear trade publication Footwear News, Hawley Lane has three stores in Fairfield County at Shelton Square, 862 Bridgeport Avenue in Shelton; Annie Sez Plaza, 499 Westport Ave. in Norwalk; and Bull's Head Plaza, 73 High Ridge Road in Stamford. For more information: www.hawleylaneshoes.com.

The Skins spring collection also can be found at retailers throughout the U.S., including Footwear Etc. in northern California and San Diego; Sportie LA in southern California; Casserd’s in San Francisco; Saxon Shoes in Richmond, Va.; Littles in Pittsburgh; Summerlin Shoes in Las Vegas; The Walk Shop in Tallahassee; Battaglia in Miami and Aventura, Florida; Blue Sole Shoes in Philadelphia; Island Shoes in Pawleys Island, S.C.; The Shoe Market in Greenville, N.C.; David Parker Shoes in Nashville; and Bachrach stores in Nashville, Dallas, McLean, Va., Oklahoma City, and Troy and Novi, Mich.

About Skins

Skins Inc. created and is continuing to further develop patented innovative two-part, interchangeable footwear structures consisting of outer collapsible "Skins" and an inner holistic orthopedic support section called the "Bone." The design allows consumers to purchase one inner section, the Bone, and numerous outer Skins, resulting in multiple style variations from the same pair of quality Bones, always with the same feel and fit no matter which Skin is being worn. Skins' objective is to create a new attire concept that allows and encourages consumers to frequently change their footwear, while experiencing equal comfort in all designs of shoes.

This uniquely positions the Skins concept between footwear and apparel industries. For more information, visit http://www.skinsfootwear.com.

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