The Ultimate Shoe Celebration: FNAA Winners From 1986 to 2019

The Footwear News Achievement Awards have celebrated the best in shoes for the past 33 years. Ahead of this year’s first-ever virtual bash on Dec. 8, take a look back at all our illustrious winners.

2019

Lifetime Achievement: Bob Campbell

Person: Kerby Jean-Raymond

Company: VF Corp.

Designer: Amina Muaddi

Shoe: Dr. Martens 1460

Retailer: Dick’s Sporting Goods

Brands: Puma, Rothy’s

Collaborator: Tommy Hilfiger

Icon Award for Social Impact: Kenneth Cole, Donna Karan

Style Influencer: J Balvin

Vivian Infantino Emerging Talent: Midnight 00, Paris Texas

Hall of Fame: Sandra Choi, Jeffrey Kalinsky, Steve Madden

2018

Lifetime Achievement: Bruce Nordstrom

Person: Diane Sullivan

Company: Authentic Brands Group

Designer: Tabitha Simmons

Shoe: Fila Disruptor 2

Brand: Allbirds

Launch: Amina Muaddi

Award for Social Impact: Rebecca Minkoff

Collaboration: Reebok by Pyer Moss

Style Influencers: Christie Brinkley, Alexa Ray Joel, Sailor Brinkley-Cook

Icon Award for Philanthropy: FFANY Shoes on Sale

Vivian Infantino Emerging Talent: Mike Amiri, Chloe Gosselin

Hall of Fame: Marc Fisher, Pierre Hardy, Peter Harris

2017

Lifetime Achievement: Stan Smith

Person: Victor Luis

Shoe: Air Jordan 1 x Virgil Abloh

Company: Steven Madden Ltd. Designer: Gianvito Rossi

Brand: Birkenstock

Award for Social Impact: Diane Sullivan

Collaborator: Ronnie Fieg

Marketer: Puma

Style Influencer: Hailey Baldwin

Launches: Alexa Chung, Attico

Vivian Infantino Emerging Talent: Malone Souliers

2016

Lifetime Achievement: Aldo Bensadoun

Person: Mark King

Shoe: Fenty Puma Creeper by Rihanna

Company: Foot Locker Inc.

Designer: Paul Andrew

Retailer: Kith

Brands: Gucci, Schutz

Icon Award: Iris Apfel

Marketer: Nike

Collaboration: Vetements x Manolo Blahnik

Launch: Daya by Zendaya

Award for Social Impact: John Varvatos

Style Influencer: Chiara Ferragni

Vivian Infantino Emerging Talent: Nicolo Giannico Beretta

Hall of Fame: Rene? Caovilla, Linda Fargo

2015

Lifetime Achievement: Robert Greenberg

Company: Foot Locker Inc.

Designer: Edgardo Osorio

Retailer: Mytheresa.com

Brand: Under Armour

Shoe: Adidas Yeezy Boost

Collaboration: Bee Line x Timberland

Marketer: Christian Louboutin

Vivian Infantino Emerging Talent: Aurora James

Award for Social Impact: Prabal Gurung

Style Influencer: Alexa Chung

Hall of Fame: Libby Edelman, Sam Edelman, Jim Estepa

2014

Person: Kevin Plank

Company: Skechers USA Inc.

Designer: Giuseppe Zanotti

Retailer: Level Shoe

District Brand: Vans

Launch: SJP

Newsmaker: Jimmy Choo

Marketer: Stuart Weitzman

Shoe: Adidas Stan Smith

Vivian Infantino Emerging Talent: Alessandra Lanvin

Style Influencer: Nicole Richie

Hall of Fame: Joe Moore, Sonny Shar

2013

Lifetime Achievement: Vince Camuto

Person: Diane Sullivan

Company: VF Corp.

Designer: Gianvito Rossi

Retailer: Kurt Geiger

Brands: Birkenstock, Skechers Go

Launch: Paul Andrew

Newsmaker: Hudson’s Bay Co.

Vivian Infantino Emerging Talent: Aquazzura, Louis Leeman

Marketer: Salvatore Ferragamo

Hall of Fame: Debbie Ferre?e, Bob Goldman

2012

Lifetime Achievement: Stuart Weitzman

Company: Wolverine World Wide Inc.

Designer: Charlotte Olympia Dellal

Retailer: Macy’s

Athletic Retailer: Foot Locker

Brands: Brooks, Sam Edelman

Marketer: Rebecca Minkoff

Vivian Infantino Emerging Talent: Sophia Webster

Award for Social Impact: Bob Campbell

Style Influencer: Tabitha Simmons

Hall of Fame: Ron Frasch, Ron Fromm, Stephen Rubin

2011

Lifetime Achievement: Manolo Blahnik

Company: Steven Madden Ltd.

Designer: Nicholas Kirkwood

Retailers: HSN, Ron White Shoes

Brands: Ugg Australia, Vince Camuto

Marketer: Adidas

Launches: B Brian Atwood, Rachel Zoe

Vivian Infantino Emerging Talent: Burak Uyan

Award for Social Impact: Kenneth Cole

Hall of Fame: Patricia Field, Jim Tarica, Larry Tarica

2010

Person: Christian Louboutin

Company: The Jones Group Inc.

Designer: Brian Atwood

Retailers: Selfridges, The Tannery

Brands: Toms Shoes, Vibram

Marketer: Reebok

Launch: Ivanka Trump

Vivian Infantino Emerging Talent: Charlotte Olympia

Philanthropy Award: Soles4Souls

Hall of Fame: Dawn Mello, Jack Minuk, Burt Tansky

2009

Person: Tony Hsieh

Company: Steven Madden Ltd.

Designer: Giuseppe Zanotti

Retailers: Kohl’s, Gilt Groupe

Brands: Sam Edelman, Sperry Top-Sider

Marketer: Iconix Brand Group Inc.

Launches: Florsheim by Duckie Brown, Skechers’ Shape-ups, Tabitha Simmons

Vivian Infantino Emerging Talent: Alexandre Birman

Hall of Fame: George Malkemus, Matt Serra, John Shanley

2008

Person: Angel Martinez

Company: Brown Shoe Co.

Designer: Nicholas Kirkwood

Retailers: Target, David Z, Net-a-porter.com

Brands: Jimmy Choo, Hunter House: Lanvin

Marketer: Nike

Launch: Jerome C. Rousseau Under Armour

Vivian Infantino Emerging Talent: Chrissie Morris

Green Award: Brooks

Philanthropy Award: Blake Mycoskie

Hall of Fame: Lance Clark, Arsho Baghsarian, Alan Cohen, Franco Fieramosca

2007

Person: Matt Rubel

Company: Deckers Outdoor Corp.

Designer: Miuccia Prada

Retailers: Saks Fifth Avenue, Footcandy

Newsmaker: Crocs

Brands: Tory Burch, Merrell

House: PPR

Marketer: Macy’s

Launches: Jonathan Kelsey, Mary Norton

Vivian Infantino Emerging Talent: Max Kibardin

Green Award: Timberland

Hall of Fame: Tim O’Donovan, Luigino Rossi, Patti Silver, Stanley Silver, Jack Silvera

2006

Person: Neil Cole

Company: Steven Madden Ltd.

Designer: Pierre Hardy

Retailers: DSW, Hawley Lane Shoes

Newsmaker: Federated

Brands: Converse, Vans

House: Michael Kors

Marketer: Payless ShoeSource

Launches: Piperlime, Starbury

Vivian Infantino Emerging Talent: Courtney Crawford

Hall of Fame: Ernesto Esposito, Jodi Fisher, Phyllis Footer, Wayne Weaver

2005

Person: Jeffrey Kalinsky

Company: Adidas

Designer: Christian Louboutin

Retailers: Nordstrom, Kitson, Zappos.com

Brands: Crocs, Lacoste

Marketers: Aldo, Keds

Launches: Vince Camuto, Imagine by Vince Camuto, Jessica Simpson, L.A.M.B.

Vivian Infantino Emerging Talent: Nicholas Kirkwood

Hall of Fame: Robert Clergerie, Brian Cook, Roland Jourdan, Barbara Schneider-Levy

2004

Person: Matt Serra

Company: Cole Haan

Designer: Bruno Frisoni

Retailers: Bloomingdale’s, Sportie LA

Brands: Frye, Jimmy Choo Marketer: Adidas

Launches: Belle by Sigerson, H Hilfiger

Vivian Infantino Emerging Talent: Ashley Dearborn

Hall of Fame: Don Munro, Hal Pennington, Donald Pliner

2003

Person: Killick Datta

Company: Brown Shoe Co.

Designer: Manolo Blahnik

Retailers: The Finish Line, Neiman Marcus, The Tannery

Brands: Reebok, Ugg Australia

House: Louis Vuitton

Marketer: Kenneth Cole

Launches: Keen, Medium

Hall of Fame: André Assous, Geoffrey Bloom, Beverly Feldman, Tinker Hatfield, Stephane Kélian

2002

Person: Stuart Weitzman

Company: GBMI

Designer: Holly Dunlap

Retailers: Alife Rivington Club, Bergdorf Goodman

Brands: Puma, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Marketer: Reebok

Hall of Fame: Robert Campbell, Anne Davis, Jim Davis, Steven Nichols, Walter Steiger

2001

Person: Rhonda Brown

Company: Steve Madden

Designer: Sigerson Morrison

Retailers: Diavolina, Shoe Carnival

Brands: Coach, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Naturalizer

Marketer: Rockport

Launches: Bullboxer, Kaki Daniels

Internet Business: Global Sports

Hall of Fame: Etienne Aigner, Bill Boettge, Vince Camuto, Robert Greenberg, Stuart Weitzman

2000

Person: Michael Greenberg

Company: Vans

Designer: Giuseppe Zanotti

Retailers: Scoop, Sigerson Morrison

Brand: Camper

Marketer: Cole Haan

Launches: Jill Stuart, John Varvatos

Bold Moves: Kerquelen, Nike Shox, Via Spiga

Hall of Fame: Michael Appell, Bill Bowerman, Kenneth Cole, Morris Kalinsky, Louis Pozez, Shaol Pozez, Ian Wright

1999

Person: Steven Douglass

Designer: Goffredo Fantini

Retailers: Banana Republic, Jeffrey

Brands: Merrell, Steve Madden

Marketer: Tod’s

Launches: Kate Spade, Naked Feet

Bold Moves: Nike, Nordstrom

Hall of Fame: Diego Della Valle, Fawn Evenson, Jerome Fisher, Eli Footer, Dick Silverman

1998

Person: Neil Cole

Company: Skechers USA

Designer: Ernesto Esposito

Retailers: Aldo Group, Offspring, Tootsi Plohound

Brand: Adidas America

Marketer: Vans

Launch: Oakley

Supplier: DuPont Lycra

Bold Moves: Birkenstock Footprint Sandals, Nicholas Deakins for NDUK, Donald Pliner

Hall of Fame: Ann Aiken, Fiamma Ferragamo, Jacques Levine, Andrea Pfister, Sidney Swartz

1997

Person: Angel Martinez

Company: New Balance

Designer: Dolce & Gabbana

Retailers: Fred Segal Feet, Journeys

Supplier: Jones & Vining

Bold Moves: Buckle My Shoe, Candie’s, Just for Feet

Hall of Fame: Manolo Blahnik, Margot Fraser, Vivian Infantino, John Justin

1996

Person: Kenneth Cole

Companies: Clarks Co., Fila USA

Designer: Miuccia Prada

Retailers: Chernin’s Shoes, Sears

Supplier: Prime Tanning Co.

Hall of Fame: Ron Ansin, Paul Fireman, Ellis Safdeye

1995

People: Tom Clarke, Phil Knight

Company: Wolverine World Wide Inc.

Designer: Tom Ford

Retailers: Just for Feet, Larry’s Shoes

Supplier: W.L. Gore & Associates

Hall of Fame: Harold Alford, Joe Famolare, Dick Jacobson, Peter Lunder, Ben Peck

1994

Person: Noel Hord

Company: Ecco USA Inc.

Designer: Nathalie Marciano

Retailers: Nine West Retail, Chernin’s Shoes

Supplier: Quabaug Corp.

Hall of Fame: Fred Bloom, Nancy Knox, Harold Rowen, Rob Strasser

1993

Person: Bill Boettge

Company: Jimlar Corp.

Designer: Ralph Lauren

Retailers: Boscov’s, Overland Trading

Supplier: Faytex Corp.

Hall of Fame: Enzo Angiolini, Charles Cole, Faye Kuntzman, Irving Kuntzman, Sunny Onish, Jerry Turner

1992

People: “The Year of the Women” (Ann Aiken, Anavel Caparros, Hilary Fritz, Joan Helpern, Susan Itzkowitz, Gail Rothwell, Merle Sloss, Kathy Taylor)

Company: Deckers Corp.

Designer: Manolo Blahnik

Retailers: Bakers-Leeds, J. Stephens, Saxon Shoes, Shoe Station, The Tannery

Supplier: Starensier

Hall of Fame: Arnold Hiatt, Frank Rooney, Arthur Schwartz, Michael Silverstein, Stanley Silverstein

1991

People: Sam and Libby Edelman

Company: Fisher Camuto Group

Designer: Paolo Battacchi

Retailers: Walmart, Bob Ellis Shoes

Supplier: Implus Corp.

Hall of Fame: Murray Friedman, Phil Knight, Jerry Miller, Nordstrom family

1990

Person: Jules Schneider

Company: K-Swiss

Designer: Robert Clergerie

Retailer: The Wild Pair

Sales Representative: Larry Rich

Supplier: Freelonic

Hall of Fame: Philip Barach, Thomas Bata, David Helpern, Joan Helpern, Lionel Leve

1989

Person: Phil Knight

Company: Sam & Libby

Designer: Anne Klein

Retailer: Magnifete

Sales Representative: Mike Goodnough

Hall of Fame: Bernard Edison, Julian Edison, David Evins, Two Ten founders, Roger Vivier

1988

Person: Robert Campeau

Company: L.A. Gear

Designer: Fiamma Ferragamo

Retailer: Avventura

Sales Representative: Larry Garrett

Supplier: Prime Tanning Co.

Hall of Fame: L.L.Bean, Horst Dassler, Salvatore Ferragamo, Beth Levine, Herbert Levine

1987

Person: Bruce Nordstrom

Company: Timberland

Designer: Robert Clergerie

Retailer: Macy’s

Importer: Intershoe

Sales Representative: Gordon Owens

1986

Person: Paul Fireman

Company: Allen-Edmonds

Designer: Joan Helpern

Retailer: Foot Locker Inc.

Importer: Fisher Camuto

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