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NA NA SHEDS GRUNGE LOOK FOR SOFTER IMAGE.
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Footwear News
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July 28, 2003
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LOS ANGELES -- Na Na Shoes, once known for its 1990s grunge appeal, will be showing its more feminine side as part of a relaunch for spring '04.
The new line, aimed at 16- to 26-year-old women, will debut at this week's WSA show in Las Vegas with 15-20 styles. "The image that we are going for is clean, simple and sexy," said Bodo Loerke, national sales and branding manager for the Mahwah, N.J.-based company. "We are playing with a lot of colors. The line is going to be very small and very exclusive."
While pursuing larger department store accounts, including Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom, Loerke said Na Na will also reach out to independents and specialty stores with ...
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