Commerce
March 25, 2014
By Sarah Jones
Footwear label Brian Atwood has bought back its intellectual property and related assets from The Jones Group with help from Steve Madden.
{"ct":"Vl1cQEAJCr1\/\/vEyTjAftWGu9qtc+VA8x3LBR+imxTOBMuII8\/pKBzrntFOIU6EnDj15CujSgV3ryFYlX7JKY0K6BC\/0mggh0bRa5wkeI\/jndaxRksXrIqvjoPKybPGafiOkINaNtj6yDqgihyztH3egx4gHnbndi+CT+oJ586IxeyRbTdUsiUxNCavTxN7Rq8+7C4hIDVRXmArP5hlfwyWRqh98HtG\/lx6QKY+1mzGSkSM\/KqXqJ01pH\/09SX6uWVsm4a\/2G3jysVy9qn8fH6fXbR+7qsi56CO1E09AkBV4+5exB2BHxTqT5thg17Wm\/lH\/wmwLV\/kg8tr9PUqw9+nvQcFwVxiqckJQVcQfw\/gAZhdxS+61hGPmvyh+2aha+ajy2Es\/oMXmdESrbGOr0elJb2\/tSsW4WBWgiKf1Tu7fva9J2Rw\/kkxt727FjjsUTiEWrzNky7k3ocm\/eWhmXHz+e+FZmaEhAWufVBQPgPua+5nz06weInBD2d2vwb0yDSjc1f6TpyeeAA4wWVs+hp78rDQUNL56StPw972L864rIBlGlTnXRAVGiHAz36ZoP1o9\/YfLKLyIV2sL3bzfCK2iLdbmnKUjf9wL6HYEEybFhuXzg2BcRpWQin17K1JspkDlE2TOmthXQ8IHIyZpNMkyVWTg5cwiPJL\/fpJQiA\/HkM562\/Y7TPcx+9aN\/XYmvVxP1qAeDMd1jayk\/pKstw8DTC9DiWagE4UZfG2hkzfG9vOrb5BjFkJBEFpyHjCmwSP2vv9qi04RcGF9+lxSGItcpeay3ja9CiUWpov\/fnRm8R7MbdH\/kYRjeuYNs2d5P1Eqf5M6ZzgLRIexCJFzcfWSTUfLFfJ6\/+PEmYFbEzElwvG15TbvPD\/XouC0vie\/yhAsA54qvmUMwUNpqC+g4JjF4qss2oPynu5f75tZE0hmCtfG3TVG+\/y7z9nnlV5z8j\/WYRM6j1vf8HPKnZ0e3AbUVK5ieNyuTThgBRL7Ct0UKjXeWDYKWHRovIL2l80ejAlmQkiiDAkU3aJg6dKrH\/0Oe1cdIsk\/4E8JFGoRHDmQ3cm2khBnj+zqa0Qp\/mOOCT9LP1yOj9HMB4wdUoZOzu8E\/yKJMa+2pR54ZzQXzJiA4spnTnDV1qOFsba2B5qWrMvBsBVJ1Pm\/0xlLde8hQYcNrXP4g14y69In8gLy8kAbjIyB8z+r8CpmfGI9vbvgMUg0rD+Ub5jOAVoBo5XQP6jCnJByqAAsmgGrXden+UZoh8pitiQRyoYhIMr3lgbF18q92TlAOE4FFi135hm1pfl3kn1LvNQDE5c5HZRPbYBu3Vd\/nM7J8ymoy07xsz5dDn2wlZDGJVlbSMYsLIV+gd7ir9rmIzfrv9dEvXukZp5PCPbbYqHLmlssbyXdsqjEhsSnxmlcK2IzT9nhi1rCEKUCctCTTV\/ceV3zxBBTIrqSNm6GbgUU9BlCYQCQhTWeXqOmebV6zQcgILnLFuvJ2j\/jFisJkIM7Vv0Y6TRxTQGHHwn6y6vpzZY36qr84bzDTJYe8xgTKEqA1OzLSfOU6T31p6CpHVPzccsW0PK48c4Xeg2v55F0LaRvrPG9Rn3SlH7qFkxyszca7+hStgNIjz0wFJqE2PnbMGbJkEFc24HIMfScBO8xvC2hCsKeTQ3PSz\/qEyknyoIx+3J3K6YQHHd8LkkE8VfWyGWWaWy4e1B5hCvZpZlZlGZYkZHX7NWCjFnEEcyeNUoicOgtY3du4scDn5ZtmrRBifgKOG7pjhXlR1qTFNNr6nmQseUDLJ0SzO\/Q3guMoU9WlgXpJfTgwofElYlZsoF3UjWctW3PPXH0KBU8tVihQuxjV\/wMNGzHPripD\/z6hhuB+C6J85YbxDFl7VHaW5BSXTO5YIgF2yvZjvbNVVyE7NSxpogILNtJVXxfNWhWhdjwhM2M41JUiMBFw8YuZ3MersHGBIpRiLeLDmldrQ6CBubBKRfMk1UfHSn4gbxY25GiX0S7QLRGbBdhEx4kBkyTeTrOk2g7JtvfHiC0aXDIvGSthu\/2lO3PNqaxw5kntqUDQX4AorCFR6IsPvTYMSkiXe\/1VdLWAfQ0uxy\/4rsXRp2GK648BVGYDFLEovoB5GieKyFLotuusf69LxmKRP3uECbsywReHzf2NiGnqSkt8ZYL\/WsIkDf+3kUhI6LdXt7mzUFN8vTez3lP+51UyT43HwuAYSiO3fcLDl++onuF6fR57fIUM1DB4LnhlHbmrVPiYddZtwg4wRUXqKwgp48sMPT4JIBqh0uKbx+2OhvAskLAAm\/ZBpJnf+JRl4UD6C3Tt0JnCXJEK\/bU5ugXOZVSqF18cgGsfKfIk5Ss2FblOQl\/C9ADv4kTeUpadqmcffqFtSQ5CBL7MRqT63ddKiRkPHAnWJYnt92kMjdbcrDJAgInZXUo2RCn1CG0eRYZaRLS2x8Wd8RWJ8oEJvVmihNy1fSJsjT4UZ5qZFyNdmqtCPCitLi\/+b+fV19seWty6fr5kJjFRcISWlkLcSkmYSIpdOAQJRf2NC\/IR3vDSq8JxomX41\/c+XTA2nVHJzMS6NrBCAXXo9LvTIUha\/5PQ\/WpMo0kk7YpT\/pCTfawFnmN2BJ78KJpvTmHOWVrKTek4c11tF74vFp1349qLXsFw4s+Kp79C8Jn35WevsZYspAsxaGKsqo0Tk82iQbcODduEmCQe+5uJc7nV68AH93\/GFqDKBbK0RqJwL\/xr1gebUczZWTyH4IvJOdwv5tjAbse5NnEEtthSVjliY\/E2VDdtftuuVh0eKWVJzWX3sO\/IlfVrHjYpFdKaOBHNrf2VTOfhf+jxubZJwjmHaF263s17qZ9i3Pv47ww3nVXxKu9bDakHdPVAthEZkoK\/yU96CfThVp+j1Oc63BTTF5lkr05LOqyXIjmoeo03qwSXUgUdeaPidV1\/1ZQxU7VQOQmJJLCNm+acZMFibnzFb0LcevcplfrNoS3nzd896eDUyf6ZLLyDCgKPs44gKq0AKWGRU5QKT3llw3xl4tMAL+k4BQd5XfUAE+fGKGWPt0v4cXDtDsBZRFcvbwcQhMEiMi4h1RBwIyyjcZ0EHgpC3TuG3KVBToCTsrRYcYOiNEi8JGNeQ7rSafg1ZeLR\/I9jMQx3BOqKQnUab5YPgp60umcANlrtRRV9Jut9uSQrVPA9UF56i+k2dv\/38hY8EwHJBIkaSSGb6oK8lg\/TmtLu+aG92MyGAt+1ieNflaos2XtG2dWbBA0V9fXGGyn2WwC30AKzNa8sdV4I41J7rsSwpln9hqXBZbQSepkOivSCJHSNmu3+bMj9m0oPYQUGVfCHCeccmjyuHu7zthtxIxLyMM6J7zeffCgqB5FpyhNfw6jqoo4Jhpmi3XKN\/Hs8EEKN91SDCDVi\/TzDA9fSXaeX0SFGKf1Xm0LRJwlwvhmZM+qW3kRJvUu6hxOvlRCr4t7PMq1hivsai3GO0kLuda8bdSHV\/AMpTCsiLqhhUBMaruw7B9EiNSeim4AIAKoWMepsOZDPQBpJUt\/efzGmyBhK1d87wyMG5Mi2rRCLHvJ1mgJR9kI5ou259Jm3i2KstGt04pL2aGa6oVgvnn9mGrvsSERZ\/Fvo4cPRNNDUH\/CshQWAwbF7JEILJigzozAxdYG8T\/Pcfko96phU1DNdRARsM3xEgyLepqPo2XQdytnvZTmHPG03xObuwuXLPl5EVbQFFJwT7HDq0E\/SpcJP+DBdzGiFYsp5NVNrVCQanX+MvEdH+s+o+ZRmqBNcMjn38Kj8VEB\/aip6NKsnUsL7LWRKy8YU6N1t+tivFLo\/sbtutKL8Ai5JyOabjcX1uXZKu\/8OL3\/UIEuPM8y43Q485QHCAoE8VE0fwxz9T336x\/iI9AtgjyqEmB0QeH59hT\/AUxoccU\/x3f2wnQ2C5tBPRoXITl1U3qAO8ri+PVilXMgFr8mTREJtnRNP02d7OQj7q3WtnkpVwmvRht4XLdPj4IS4vjzfXbeTqyk9o1xJJPV8\/SFVpCTZzitg68G6ZNX9sAuG5u2pMwOgglgOQJpRx7c6\/4APC8Uo+MGSn\/ePoAyURwxDAv1kDGOV9lsYWk3l9cQJOKpujwml8k0SledKHbN68qVXvzw6mkghOs9hLhczHbvx9XEzjS47ks42vOQY79H12XPX2G6MR9dhHcMtdBFCkMuPWne6cSZsqbNjfLghz\/Hb+4IEc+OAaY78PCSVY\/ukw32SpcyxngoXBamll2qX9EdWW94yVXu7lWRneiJXnYTKiUP8umxFoph5+OanUjQVh980sF2pX9zEMCiKt9zHDm\/IVdOrsTfJJNPoa3e\/lEsfv7ITFqi8aRbteyy2ADDYqriI4feXPIEZncXyDsW3Lisl+r49BHsRsZhYKxN\/p\/1OEfnhQ7FAXDb9\/j081\/2WD4AQWJQflZMqz992mGZ2EXCjzVZq+2\/TfJ1crAXpXp6B\/4z+aCJ3DQdzjn2raASBsyXK5WqFRQ6ycjttSTWx2LfXMaILr+RPS9bikWw51Ks8EvDMhn+TnGu3jmxQ\/C\/Fy7n\/SYKyJQsnNErm8dFu5HBHCpmKn5v9PjQiI3rgCgK\/pOBI8PUemSIi3tRvLTRR7r17UrJ3D4Cf6y22NGt\/NVtxrIJ3c67ZfoKTkcwuHOUBDrwr1QObFwXlRIduC2y3a+cXGgtmCMNbOiE5zjL2OJ+d5N14ICYBDnPbQ3a53kLkyMUyQdtacm95p9AvH41uqOZMWJBZ3+YCV2HYIanuCd1bX3iV40A4kJ7lk1ceicuVjWBlkTTchdV5p3\/TtfhP\/ffNh9moM856ux2GoK47K\/mYXoPpTr7PcYGa1aBkDhiknHYl346Gs53HHaGgZjsEYbWYJBwvfGIg7UO8AbYTATDbplLhQdt8gmUWyofLO5wvDB7\/mAHcD1CyERn+LOdmMa4F0A+7TozR9xSkvnSTHd\/82i6WpWS7UMw9bV4rKMGpEaIQ6MCm8Aw7Erv905Ld91W5LnE+sZcYI6Hdh\/tiLriRo6SueaJurMqrF56ESOCcTvwrsEipbhXKBOb+Am2sbih56Q1A1Hwazh0Zf6zBkn5S\/AiAT3KI48KcUeXjvD73T0XJDkZLBarvzFL51jUTjMfiFqTuhsYKOGQ\/0bj5BS8vt+kVVQQJgq4gHlnaFvGiWCQkAnw4XcRanehEVu6SQTbOJ6Ny7awNmR9iyCh35SBIkn9bj1gG9oHMMMsH64yqglMlJNOq7aB4Hb1j0gEm6z4cKD81n8efMrvKObkIlF+ZyqU6DziD\/qpu2hqko8Kqq25c2udgelsuIBtjAFhK+53COQlFrjTCgqSV+YmVUVxFZoI0giy5ezj3KGteTZlfRiM980gQ1TZgm+kYHZcPWilw9aNrw1ohoGVwaFNI7Hb7tGFAqTzfZcy4P1AuLPS8zys38Q2lGuOwsE0rjpglOKbQzi9Z2AtPYDbjkYVs13ro2Axl8XS6EjiUOUyx1Rakqen2zunX61SrPNIvoItjqOA\/CCAZCkvOeyNcZ5BhiafORJf57NqqcSmYOvs93wFafeDdE0o8cHvqOCwLiEkznjPnaPZ\/v04aKE9VRxUWEtrbczl\/lWQqVR\/krD5xnKLdML\/e94OFikUbpxuyY0Pch+NIG3FV47+zi4N\/FJ00WQHNX5bhrWTx7dqS0HFtyfbv\/ZiAZML8B4ME3Jl8TZCti+vcnc9C9AqGKBdqDiUbtsjD8gb8DsrPaeZSmYLi0rgsnPGbHnlsaJ9koMXo7hXMkeWaP8MiPoWNSrCPIawY4tD9DdfTv1IN5TaBevGo3wxLffUumi5vEEAG3N68ayulROWYps2cvYJ\/nyyG4+qurIePlJQOOLqnnjP5DBjwdaD8522mj\/V7U08fthfXmYaBy5MDS3oVA2vMvKoX90MeITwDuDEcP3jp5DXTSchdRNsLmXUt8ECMnhYyZlzZqAIkiWns7INpRRqKDN\/ZjjwA2bIdTQSpmbVzd6vXZ76N8z\/1szOEjhzgf3WIhQ\/1gYRoyXHwmHHKCwHBEE9aSvqFwmnpDpHDG68\/SXWl1COISEF9ou2UauyS8ivIj4PaNde93mnXeJiWb\/xF5hggQcqUhris0pp3Dkl10XgTvybBWA+67mTpQLFxsxZpw7eUmTjV8HEy0n1vVViE5fmLwbEhAjspr57rii5iKywsFyGk1TJpAKB0tUe1cQaezos8bjyA5cro47+2Di\/cxtenDcgDa4XZ1k\/hj6vBlIQLdd7nmtCHF4wPNU+HNt6PGU\/Qxpt2z0plIiMuTiec2mBkjUg0tLhMCV9Q8aDSVL3QM5FOXrt6LC8RlUJBOphqXM7MYjW4M2RPvnBc\/6qpzKpKwiiXgdYcCPTrL7q21I2c9euRvpYIKzL4yYfet1AJfu7FGtSCoMJf8zEdtjwRpHndA50yt6unvs5WY8lYyKyOeM0ZNe+MVWUf3u6leX+60nIn5hCjEGLmO9Rv2kHcmQ9+5oRSlLjocngiPhpbuZoJjnhSRCBvTnG+uJazswH0+36F2N7TgyhphZ9UwPd+M3TZQP\/xZggMI9LQ3TSZx5ldm8ui0b5I1e87Z7qheSJlJYKmDZpGMU5WVj1pWVR3RRrH6nVUoyJJZ1mg0IxStwfWnOQEc3Mt7lJmI\/\/rPwzSdi\/E7X6kFrW4CKYoGK\/6\/F8\/Qni08KVm1vDYc0Geg2XFnebT5JLjrTUpaeRSDBeWvpo7iMl8G7nhMlmo3VSFXpXZ+BxZUuMgmwd14UU0IsIfG2c6TMV9ftkdBdKL1C72Ob5UpL\/2lJsEiI+ix2HvutwDkvS00nXL2\/Us1qJvceTB35ruZOqcf6Tw1pDWHafZKR6dJH+XAeIoRYg6X13zNxjb2eLWP07QIAo+FeEiDwB60RgCa3dO1Qpdan++q9+nUxJ\/ASXdJXu7rm\/wPiYqdvyPqIrpexA6lw2J7CZXHFMpMx3I4PlNKeVTluoXhBoHt+ou3wXclnUshcd12+4rLtfBR1wF0+Q4qJfPtp8na++L8aX6dXUXNWhJcAq674k21W4\/tW5joQseKsEebXyA2QLSkbcVj\/4poSCYQMMWSmfb86t87hvE9QR5mYVuFWRroiro4Fm+k0YUYeuq4S9RHzF2JaEmHjtTd32mowDrjV4solGDVbfENCruNGqagYaWCObFKbMRCDJj4Bi1fIhRFjS+H62gYIyB6vpA3Dzj0VtCIoPkKeq5qoZSP\/VLNSrHkY3rJeh9iEI4KJLRkHoJzv2tFY+r4f\/lB+XpDY34AiYKXGv7bbK+eblltKK4z+OxgaBxX7xjRrfk7sqcU+ESLSVPNXVmFaBGAxz6Gv2139Joj8kfJaETAIMcA2+0CgAGmflfbYNPb\/XGr6LjxGPzmWiuzaXEn6j5sRBdiqWxSeWCG76GBPJOzRCZkfzjJZlYuZEW0r2DRvUUME8RP0uapxUzPeakafJHMV8lxiw9Knac5A8eCtzf+y330Yfc5ZItqct08P8qcbiacaTRKFHBDW0uT90bNfvBxUIDSM5wsxVbfOkh\/2Mh+aqESbM8Ds1zF26UN5S7S6\/zUR4ottwDKkal7QqsQwTPJux6xZFy1aq4p0I1ptCD8ZfTrUl+yZKwO0lIWCKve61prxd293hQ2jUowEsdyTGfvShZxhvTRknqp2lLDugU1yM01DH2rvmbPmeJc7FLNPPYQOyiH3XPb3pDRWNhcEPAFol8e9cckAQswknppmOMCWuWSzAZuZcMeipHKZ8KFxiK\/Cikax1oZiKqIb9vbtiGc78F1I+wensqusmM7w43Dx44COAtlsuGd7lvpdwgxUSGhUaiIEiBiOieuJqkSETQ8dL5TxUS6Wmm4n4fj0bu5\/Pfxkhl+fEyql9EST0ryc+Z54sQOECYXFyyn1FhBfwxIJAjN2LIA9eY2evX4biMHHncwqcCdcx9LPPVkWY89h2v\/\/7YXaJB1LhLUjktWM3bADaXQ9QRzTF8WG5bpu0CCAFj8p59RIOwqPPbLgm7+bIou9\/Uzy2V5WHYC6mzmthE5GblbotGoVZrNXcdySOpMBcNEnXj+KB3QQKALhQrHUzhX0jbAWuN8P3bmN6oJdRwvNsQ+CyOc2xaBTm\/lJNNjQ0\/5VgBTOYGThZwJ+DadeMdyzOLoDgMZvLgUfLeaQXfJGIxtVq5mG4i2gLtPyz03tAdD4RZyANCcxVqVNRYcY1wYZIT9YYhiAw5AnQisLr8mjO4ILGB0CkEWOh2wFKePilo4zjumLvTXiNB7HNuA6cEECFS4SkLTDh1lhyW0j7iu9o2WgSKjUBsOrrIsTHPW6cPebnojrCZ3URUttSCXSk7hRcPmKYeYkEx+nvlVplbWBbTiMov4ddP0JebEO\/L1lPkmCHFTXoCekq1PVr9n0oLAo26EsjrW+e9Hf4vc0u8haamKTYtqRfDWi0\/RRSb28sS0LYvsQrZ1qUUyfHsTzrys9CAr8MBnDRjBDtdYDuo6smXIWnmFwKdjj2wgtJ7nUzGnsGafdBVVBzPqdP2Wt422tdPfrJysPgkPQHbWJR1SziMS1atE\/d52xK\/Pqd2sHWsWq1YPpGakOUE\/YMVQcQIep\/Bu+KPA6kfakX1Bolg61Ow0nTKskEGfA5D7nfAQS9PttArcRY8lq7Z\/OdTxsSAzPTO3W1phieaYIUEd2B9gROqnS1Bie6FyYBCY2RThH\/VMDV7UaqSybCEtiBW+6\/LzuPE2Nd\/Vz2N\/\/GKRJexKYGyjyKTVEy4zIMc9mj8vGif2tm+mcjPhB6O4Gc+yWa6jInn5vBc6F5983nLPyfiSpoUQDJDzQzM98JofI3VfT4pTaERM8pK+DXoxAOep+lcdI9SKEhEj1QVF+kUA==","iv":"007115934f46637b32df1926d908e94e","s":"190a3fb4e811b44d"}
Share your thoughts. Click here