Soft Star Style Bulletin: Chukkas Are Coming!
Here’s a sneak-peek at our long-awaited, ultra-versatile chukka, coming your way Fall of 2015!
You asked for it: a simple, minimal shoe that can take you from city streets to country trails, stylish enough to dress-up without sacrificing Soft Star’s signature, stripped-down comfort. We listened, and our Elves are on the case!
Visions of simplicity aside, designing the perfect, basic ankle boot is no easy “feet”. One of our biggest challenges was to create a toe box; we wanted to give toes space to spread and flex without using lasts while also avoiding lots of toe seams that would comprise the clean style lines we desired. Many versions later, we believe we’ve found that sweet spot:
We are also experimenting with some new leathers from the Chicago Tannery…we’re loving their cordovan and oil-tanned beige!
Soft Star’s newest shoe (official name to come!) is tentatively set to be released in October 2015. Be sure to stay tuned for further updates, and please let us know what you think. After all, the whole point of our hard work is to create something you’ll love 🙂
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It's hard to tell from these pics, but does the big toe sea curve in too much? It looks like it may be a narrow toe box, which would rule them out for me.
Not until October? PLEASE, no later! I'll order them ASAP.
Either way, I'm totally excited about these!
Most of them utilize your light-colored shoes or shoes with light-colored leather lining (grey or white), report increased symptoms from the darker colors, both due to skin contact and stronger scent.
A large percentage of my patients now have expressed looking for boots.
These patients require a heel without rigidity, due to tender Achilles'. These boots might work for them if the Achilles' area is softer and seamless (some patients report pain with the Ballerine) and if the darker boots have option for lighter-colored lining (grey or white) or if there are lighter color options to select (pale tan, pale pink, pale purple, etc.).
Two patients have reported
Would be an amazing addition to have an earthing shoe for hiking, stylish enough to wear in the city. Leather sole would make this the perfect shoe!
On the same note I hope they come in 2mm Vibram sole and in black (work requirement for black shoes)
Super excited about these.
Thanks!
They look beautiful.