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ECCO USA Fuses Fashion and Function for Fall -- Redefines the Look of Women's Comfort Footwear
By MARKET WIRE
Sep 6, 2006, 15:00

LOS ANGELES, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 09/06/06 -- ECCO USA, Inc., a global leader in thedress and casual footwear industry, has launched five new collectionswithin the Autumn/Winter 2006 women's line, designed with today'sfashion-meets-function needs in mind. Each of the five collections -- NewYork, Nevada, Arizona, Kansas and Washington -- features an assortment ofmodernized-classic silhouettes designed to take today's woman from home towork to play and back.

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Women no longer have to sacrifice style for comfort. ECCO has a style tocomplement all of fall's trends, including military-inspired croppedjackets and sailor pants, skinny jeans and leggings, classically tailoredsuits and bohemian blouses and skirts.

"I'm definitely seeing a balancing of fashion and comfort in footwear, andECCO is a strong leader in this new hybrid category," says Alison Deyette,industry stylist and founder of StyleBakery.com. "Their shoes not only lookas great as they feel, they're also incredibly functional in terms ofcomfort, flexibility and versatility."

New York

The New York collection's sleek booties and tailored loafers featureECCO-patented Direct Inject(TM) technology, fusing the upper to the shoethrough an injection of hot, liquid polyurethane. This unique constructionleads to more lightweight, comfortable and flexible shoes. The New York GTXXCR boot also incorporates a GORE-TEX® membrane to keep feet comfortablein fickle fall weather.

Nevada, Arizona, Kansas and Washington

Classic pumps, booties and boots in warm fall colors and rich leathers andsuede in styles from urban casual to career dress; a shoe for every momentin a woman's life.

Product and purchasing information on ECCO's full range of styles forwomen, men, golf, performance, casual and dress collections, can be foundat www.eccousa.com as well as key retailer locations including Nordstrom,Dillard's, The Walking Company and ECCO concept stores.

About ECCO

ECCO Sko A/S is an international group founded in 1963 by Karl Toosbuy inDenmark. Today, ECCO is a global leader in the manufacturing of comfortfootwear, with subsidiaries in over 52 countries including North America,Europe and the Far East. ECCO USA, Inc. is based in Londonderry, NewHampshire.