Elf Katie is at it again! Our talented seamstress has always impressed us with her handcut shoe motifs, and she just unveiled her latest creation: pumpkin shoes! With Thanksgiving right around the corner, she came up with this design on a pair of child Classics to celebrate our current harvest season. Our workshop is surrounded by an active farming community...

In the USA, our upcoming Thanksgiving holiday is a time to show gratitude for all of our blessings. At Soft Star, we are thankful for your loyalty and support, which allows us to continue handcrafting our shoes. In turn, we donate a portion of our profits to those in need. This month, we are giving an extra donation to our...

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We want you to know how much we appreciate all of our wonderful customers. It's an ongoing challenge to keep a domestic handmaking shoe workshop up and running and it means so much to us to receive your heartfelt support. We're always touched by the many thanks and photos you send us, and all of us elves...

No, we're not going to start making shoes for turkeys, but did you know that turkey shoes were once very common? Before the railroad, turkey farmers in the British Isles used to march their flocks to nearby villages for holiday feasts. Since turkeys aren't built for marathons, farmers would routinely cover their feet in simple leather "shoes" to keep them...