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Flip Flops: Summer Shoe or Only For the Beach? [POLL]

Lori Crofford — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:30:58 +0000

I LOVE flip flops! They are my shoe of choice for the summer. They seem to be all I will wear during the summertime. So I started thinking should flip flops be a summer shoe or should they be reserved for the beach/lake/backyard? I am lucky, I have a position to where I get to [...]

What Do Your Shoes Say About You?

Shauna Wright — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:31:56 +0000

The house you live in or the car you drive may say a lot about you, but according to new research, your shoes could actually reveal volumes more. Researchers at the University of Kansas showed photographs of about 200 pairs of shoes to volunteers, and asked them to determine the wearers’ age, gender, income, political [...]

Skechers Being Fined $40 Million for Shape-Up Shoes

Lori Crofford — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:00:08 +0000

The Federal Trade Commission is suing Skechers for 40 million dollars because of their shape-up shoes. So why would the Federal Trade Commision sue Skechers for that much money? Well according to Skechers, the shape-up shoes were supposed to tone your rear-end and help people lose weight which it did not. According to CNN: Skechers [...]

Wander the Wasteland In Fallout "Vault Dweller" Custom Sneakers

Patrick Bateman — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:49:35 +0000

Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas are great to play but what if you want a pair of kicks that reflect your fanaticism? Thanks to a couple of dedicated dudes with a lot of time on their hands, custom Fallout footwear is here. Here’s the description from one of the shoe’s creators on CustomSneakerForum: “The [...]

Is Nike Manufacturing 'Back to the Future'-Style Self-Lacing Shoes? [VIDEO]

Dylan Schenker — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:00:50 +0000

When ‘Back to the Future 2′ premiered way back in 1989, its vision of 2015 was exciting: Marty McFly got to enjoy inventions like the hoverboard and self-lacing sneakers. The hoverboard has yet to fully materialize, but we can at least be excited that Nike might be manufacturing those shoes of the future someday soon.