Article: NEW YORK STATE OF MIND: OPEN TO CHANGE, FFANY PRESIDENT DICK JACOBSON IS PREPPING THE FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY FOR THE NEXT CENTURY.(Interview)

Decorated war hero. Minor League baseball player. Jazz musician. Dick Jacobson has worn many intriguing hats during his lifetime, but perhaps none has fit him as comfortably as his 50-year role in the footwear business. Following stints at Boston Boot and Shoe Club and Nina Footwear, Jacobson was elected the Fashion Footwear Association of New York's first president in 1979. Since then, he has seen the industry through many challenges and has strived to keep FFANY in pace with the changing times -- part of his strategy has been to thrust the association into the spotlight through events such as The Fashion Medal of Honor and QVC Presents FFANY Shoes on Sale. Here, Jacobson ...

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