1. Designing the Perfect Neutral Color Ballet Flats

    Designing the Perfect Neutral Color Ballet Flats

    Need some inspiration for your next pair of neutral ballet flats? Check out these custom color combinations!
  2. Grow Wild Day at Softstar Workshop - With Katy Bowman

    Grow Wild Day at Softstar Workshop - With Katy Bowman

    Join us at the Softstar workshop on August 6th, 2022 for family-friendly day of fun at Grow Wild Day with Katy Bowman!
  3. New Year, New Shop, New Look

    New Year, New Shop, New Look

      Changes are afoot at the Softstar workshop! If you follow us regularly then you know we spent most of 2016 renovating a historic building to be the new home of Softstar Shoes (originally a roller skating rink from 1950 that shut down many years ago). As much as we loved our cozy space in the small town of Corvallis...
  4. 2016 Remembered

    2016 Remembered

    As December comes to a close, we find ourselves reminiscing about everything that happened this year. Between the exciting summer Olympics, a long election season and bittersweet farewells to some of our favorite celebrities, 2016 is certainly a year to remember. Don't even get me started on my hometown Chicago Cubs winning the world series for the first time in...
  5. Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with Handcrafted Shamrock Shoes!

    Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with Handcrafted Shamrock Shoes!

    Elf Katie is at it again with her creative motifs and embroidery skills. This time, she's whipped up a special treat for anyone looking for an extra special St. Paddy's Day... or to celebrate Irish love anytime of the year! Her latest creation is a green and white Dash RunAmoc featuring shamrock appliques on the sides with additional embroidered shamrock designs...
  6. Our Newest Animal Print Leather is... ZEBRA!

    Our Newest Animal Print Leather is... ZEBRA!

    Our first new leather color of the year has arrived, and it's a doozy... Introducing suede ZEBRA print! The latest edition to our decorative leather patterns, our new zebra print is just as soft and durable as our other suede leathers. And like the rest of our materials, it is tanned without formaldehyde and colored with non-toxic food grade dye...
  7. Shoes of the Dead! Celebrating Día de los Muertos in Style

    Shoes of the Dead! Celebrating Día de los Muertos in Style

    We have a special treat in the workshop for this year's Day of the Dead festivities. Local artist Diana Rose hand painted the leather pieces for a pair of our Merry Jane shoes before they were sewn together. Her artistry features two caballero skeletons outlined in white stitching and decorated with patterns inspired by the work of Frida Kahlo. The...

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