Mario Lopez of “Saved by the Bell” has announced his new sneaker collection. #Powerjournalist Markos Papadatos has the scoop.
Actor and two-time Emmy award-winning host Mario Lopez launched his Mario Lopez footwear line with SLC Footwear group. The Mario Lopez Collection included a dress line of men’s and boy’s footwear but did not include sneakers. This Fall, Lopez will release his first line of casual sneakers as part of the Mario Lopez Collection.
The New casual sneaker collection offers classic styling and details along with comfort. The shoes are light-weight and the looks can be worn both casually or formally depending on your style. For Spring of 24, the casual sneaker collection will be expanded with different models that are on trend but keeping the same DNA of the brand by offering classic looks that are lightweight and comfortable. Look for additional collection of the brand to be added throughout the season.
Says Lopez of the line, “I am excited about working with our retail partners on the brand and I will be actively involved in promoting the brand and letting my fan base know where they can buy the collection once they are in stores and available to be sold. This is a line of shoes that I’m proud to be behind and I’m happy to be working with SCL Footwear Group. Joe and his team have done a fantastic job on developing the line and I’m excited about what they have coming down the road for the brand.”
Joe Safdeye EVP of SCL Footwear Group talks about working with Mario “ We are excited to continue to work with Mario and his team on the expansion of his footwear collection. Mario continues to be actively involved in helping promote his footwear collection with all his retail and online partners. Mario’s keen awareness of style and trend has allowed us to develop and continue to develop trend right looks for both casual and formal everyday footwear.”
Mario Lopez is one of the most recognized Latino stars on TV today and is already involved in several successful lifestyle brands. Some of these brands include fitness and pet accessories, vitamin and nutritional supplements, kitchen gadgets, barbeque accessories, boy’s and infant apparel, men’s underwear, sleepwear and loungewear collection and Mario Lopez fragrance. It’s only fitting that the entrepreneur enter into the footwear business.
Mario Lopez is a constant presence on the pop culture scene with a legion of fans across the board. Actor, NYT Best Selling author, producer and host, Lopez’s prolific career has made him one of the most sought-after personalities in entertainment today. Lopez became a household name as ‘A.C. Slater’ on the hit 90’s teen series, “Saved By The Bell,” and he stars in, as well as serves as a producer on the wildly popular “Saved By The Bell” reboot on Peacock. Lopez is the host of NBC’s
“Access Hollywood,” & “Access Daily” and has over-all development deal with NBC/Universal. Additionally, Mario currently hosts the national iHeart radio programs “On with Mario Lopez” and “iHeartRadio Countdown with Mario Lopez,” as well as the Boxing podcast “3 Knockdown Rule” available on most podcast platforms. Lopez’s acting credits include This Is Us, Jane the Virgin, and Nip/Tuck among many others. In 2008, Mario Lopez made his Broadway debut as Zach in the revival of A Chorus Line where he met his wife, Courtney. Mario and Courtney have three Gia, Dominic and Santino and dogs, Julio and Oscar.
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