Flat feet are soooo maligned! People who have them often have an accompanying complex that something is "wrong" with them... in fact, for many years the Army wouldn't even take recruits "handicapped" with flat feet. "Flatfoots" of the world - take heart. Not only will the Army take you now :-), they actually have found that flat footed soldiers may...

Soft Star is featured in the August 2008 issue of Parenting Magazine! Our Laguna Sandal in Pink with Star laces graces the feet of "Little Picasso" in an article called "Waiting Games". It's always fun to have your creations pop up in public faces. Thanks to Ted & Debbie Photography for this! Soft Star Shoes is a family friendly company...

It has been HOT in Oregon the last few weeks which has prompted us to create some prototypes for adult sandals. The purple one is actually an exact replica of our kids style as we have had MANY requests from customers to make them in adult sizes. The chocolate is another style we are playing with. We actually sold this...

I recently came across a fascinating article by Burkhard Bilger titled "Sole Survivor". Published by the New Yorker magazine, you can view the article in its entirety here. It is a witty, fascinating account of Professor Petr Hlavacek's quest to reconstruct the footwear used by Stone Age hunter "Otzi" - sprinkled with a humorous and insightful bits of footwear history...

Soft Star also showed up this month in the May issue of Scholastic's Parent and Child magazine. Their article on "Clothes with a Conscience" focused on eco-friendly kid attire and featured our both our leather and vegan moccasins. (for more press, click here) Article content talked about the importance of the entire value chain when looking at clothing - not...

These shoes are made for travelin’ Soft Star Shoes has a long legacy of Soft Star babies, but about 25 years ago I held the title as "The First Soft Star baby". Mom and Dad set up shop in our Southern California garage and became shoemakers as I scooted around in my soft leather shoes. As time passed I moved...

Just had to share our favorite valentines!! Kahlil (2yrs) and Tivi (4 yrs) proudly delivered these yesterday to their respective Moms here at Soft Star. Kahlil might have had a little help cutting out his hearts (left) but his decision to cover himself head to toes with glue and glitter was done all on his own. "I'm a heart!!!" he...