Here is a link to the new shoes that Kobe Bryant has made with Nike, the Kobe IV. Apparently taking from soccer of all things, the basketball shoes don’t feature ankle support, which is uncommon.
A picture is below and the full story is HERE.
18 Dec
Posted by: nicholas in: Design, Feature, Shoe Companies, Shopping, Zappos
Have you got an infant / toddler that is just starting to take those first steps? Well, I found a great blog post regarding Stride Rite Early Walker shoes for babies. The post is HERE and is a review of the shoes. The Stride Rite homepage is HERE.
Want to buy some, check out Zappos.com, the [...]
08 Dec
Posted by: nicholas in: Design, Feature, Shoe Companies, Sneakers
Wanna design your own shoes? Well, Puma offers a great site that allows you to customize your own set of shoes. The site design is amazing and very easy to use. It has a very strange name though, Puma Mongolian Shoe BBQ - not really sure how this relates to shoe design.
However, the site really [...]
Found an interesting site for anyone looking for shoes with that little bit something extra. Kashi offers some very interesting and different designs, rich in detail.
I had a good look and they offer something for people who need a little more flair in their sneakers. Check out the Kashi Kicks site HERE.
The shoe manufacturing giant Nike is suing the discount king Wamart over copyright infringement for their Detra shoes which are sold at Walmart.
And there is a chance that there might win - in May, a federal jury in Portland ordered Payless to pay $304.6 million for infringing on Adidas’ three-stripe trademark and shoe styles.
You can [...]
Just a small picture of some technology from New Balance. Their “Stability Web” support system. Below is a nice close-up picture of this technology.
The New Balance homepage is HERE and you can get New Balance from Zappos HERE.
Another shoes related Top 10 for the day. This one is a list of the Top 10 best selling shoes. I am not sure exactly how they get to these figures and exactly how accurate it is but it is quite an interesting read for anyone interested in shoes.
And, to top it off, these lovely [...]
About.com has a great list for skateboarders. It’s a list of the Top 10 Skateboarding Shoes. Whether or not it is a good list or not, I am not 100% sure as I am not a skateboarder but for anyone wanting a good starting point for finding their son some skating shoes then maybe check [...]
I am not convinced that I like these but they are a special edition of Nike Air Max released to celebrate a famous Asian actor and singer called Jay Chou.
Nicknamed “The Grand” and with a Grand Piano as a reference point the shoes are pictured below. I am not that sure about all the neon [...]
13 Nov
Posted by: nicholas in: Environment, Feature, Health, Shoe Companies, Shopping, Sneakers, Sports, Zappos
Nike offers a great opportunity for anyone with old shoes that they are just going to throw away. The Nike ReUSE A SHOE program offers recycling centres in the USA, Europe and Australia for your old shoes. The shoes are turned into sports playing surfaces. To recycle the shoes you need to make sure of [...]
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