I'm going to be very discreet with the following article. Some of the persons described here could possibly be alive and still employed in the industry [Almost certainly, Brian. Only the good die young. – Ed.]. However, I'm not trying to embarrass anyone but just having a laugh at what happened during those overseas trips.Some ...more

The Life Of Brian: Back in the day, when overseas travel was a real trip. A series by Brian R. Zyster ...more

Back in the day, when overseas travel was a real tripA series by Brian R. ZysterPart of my job was taking photographs of the new products, trends and styles available to introduce into my new season range of footwear. So I was armed with a Canon camera and some zoom lenses with about 25 rolls of film and also a notebook to put some ideas ...more

Back in the day: Range building by travel in the 1980s and 90sSo, I am going to split up my stories into different categories. - The reason for going to Europe and what was required.- Then I will talk about the travel and what happened in the different countries.- Finally, I will be a bit more open on my personal experience. The ...more

Back in the day, the 1980s and 90s, before the time of cell phones and the internet, all design and marketing teams in the South African footwear industry had to visit the fairs and shop windows in Paris, Frankfurt, Bologna and Alicante in person to see the various new product releases from the design houses.This happened over a 3-week pe ...more