I can’t believe Nike’s churned out 27 different Air Jordans already. The 2012 model is a far cry from the high tops I wore in high school, with a bevy of accessories that customise the shoe to anyone’s playing style.
Vibram’s FiverFingers shoes creep me out, but I understand the appeal of footwear that feels like it’s barely there. The Swiss Barefoot Company thinks the same way, but has instead created an ultra-durable sock that’s worn like a shoe.
With prosthetic limbs designed to look like a human foot, wearing a shoe is no problem. But the unique shape of those carbon fibre prosthetic blades worn by athletes obviously can’t accommodate a traditional shoe, so Nike invented a new one.
The Phantom Menace will soon be returning to theatres, which of course means the Lucasfilm marketing machine is running at full throttle. An endless stream of new Star Wars merchandise is en route, including these fresh lightsabre kicks from Stride Rite.
Krispy Kreme (of all companies) created a similar kind of sandal as part of a promotion a few years ago, but Kusa’s grass flip flops have two distinct differences. They’re made with artificial turf, and you can actually buy them.
Thanks Prada for once again completely befuddling me when it comes to high fashion. Because while I certainly love the designs of classic US automobiles, I would never have thought to apply their iconic spoilers and tail-lights to high-heeled shoes.
Last year, a certain reporter was told to go “photograph the weather”. He spent hours out in a disgusting, slushy snowstorm with inappropriate footwear. Don’t end up in the same predicament and get caught stomping around in the weather unprepared like this poor frozen-toed fool.
I may generally lack a sense of balance but that doesn’t stop me from wanting a pair of these remote-controlled electric heel-skates. Oh wait, 80kg weight limit? And this is coming to America?
Pizza boxes themselves have a pretty impressive history of design. So when you cross them with something iconic like Jordans? It’s cool enough to make me stop thinking about why in the world anyone would want me to associate pizza with feet.
