shoes

For the longest time, I was convinced my feet were that of a circus clown’s; long, flat, and, as one UCONN student once shouted at me from his truck at the Borders parking lot back in the summer of 2004, “floppy as f***.” Turns out I was wrong – well, mostly wrong – but it would take more than a …

There’s nothing quite like a seaside ceremony. If you’ve RSVP’d yes for a friend or family member’s upcoming nuptials and the dress code nods toward a beach-chic aesthetic, footwear will be a primary focus. Shoes for beach wedding guests can be a fashionable catch-22—you need to look presentable and polished at a venue you’d otherwise be barefoot in. Unlike terrain …

Nike is continuing its legal battle with StockX, a sneaker marketplace, alleging that the latter company sold fraudulent shoes, Bloomberg wrote Wednesday (May 11). While StockX promised it only sold legitimate footwear for athletes, Nike claimed it had bought four pairs of counterfeit shoes on the platform. “Those four pairs of counterfeit shoes were all purchased within a short two-month …

Nike is accusing StockX of selling look-alike versions of its shoes and wants a federal judge to force the online marketplace to remove the alleged knockoffs from its website.  The athletic apparel giant is already in the middle of another legal battle with StockX involving a trademark infringement case filed in New York earlier this year. At issue are Nike-branded Vault non-fungible …

Nike claims that StockX is failing to authenticate the shoes listed on the site and selling counterfeits. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images Nike claims that StockX is failing to authenticate the shoes listed on the site and selling counterfeits. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images Nike has ramped up its battle with …

It’s the Dragons’ Den pitch parents have been dreaming about: an expandable children’s shoe that fits long enough to be worn out, and it could soon be a high-street reality. The average young child needs new shoes every four months, a rapid and costly replacement cycle that sees Britons buy 80m pairs a year, most of which end up in …

Whatever the sport, the classic come-from-behind victory is a favorite among fans and athletes alike. It makes for great drama and captures the never-say-die spirit that’s part of what it means to be a true competitor. Of course, some develop that resilience at the hands of demanding, uncompromising coaches, but others are born with it. And I think it’s fair …

When it comes to footwear, there’s no mistaking the timeless profile of a Converse Chuck Taylor. Whether cut high or low, that canvas upper and oddly fuzzy sole is as iconic and recognizable as a Levi’s back pocket or Ralph Lauren polo player. But over the years — and through countless technological advancements in footwear — Chuck Taylors have moved …