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  1. Enter the Soft Star Shoes Back-to-School Sweepstakes!

    Enter the Soft Star Shoes Back-to-School Sweepstakes!

    This year, the elves are excited to be hosting a special sweepstakes for the back-to-school season! Anyone can enter, and we’ll give the winner a year’s supply of Soft Star shoes, plus a donation of $300 to your school of choice*. We want to keep your feet healthy and help keep schools on their toes. […]

  2. Soft Star Shoes Nominated for American Made Award - We Need Your Vote!

    Soft Star Shoes Nominated for American Made Award - We Need Your Vote!

    Updated 9/13/13: Voting for the awards has been extended! You can now vote through September 22, 2013. It’s time for the second annual Martha Stewart American Made Awards, and Soft Star is in the running! The audience-choice awards were created to recognize domestic crafters, makers and small business owners. Nominees are spread across six categories: […]

  3. Barefoot Guru Michael Sandler Finds Meaning in Tragedy... Again

    Barefoot Guru Michael Sandler Finds Meaning in Tragedy... Again

    Michael Sandler and Jessica Lee Earlier this year, our old friend Michael Sandler stopped by our workshop to give a presentation on the benefits of walking barefoot. At the time, the barefoot guru was on tour promoting his second book, appropriately titled Barefoot Walking. A few weeks later, we were saddened to hear that Michael […]

  4. Cork is Here to Stay!

    Cork is Here to Stay!

    A few months ago, we introduced a special cork fabric for certain design-your-own shoes. The stylish material, lined with gold-speckled cork, worked well for the side panels of our Dash RunAmocs and for flower appliques on our youth and adult Merry Janes. We originally offered the cork option as a limited edition, available only until […]

  5. Helping the Homeless: RunningWorks Teaches Life Skills Through Running

    Helping the Homeless: RunningWorks Teaches Life Skills Through Running

    Homelessness poses a challenge to every city in America. There are many programs that use shelters, soup kitchens and job placement to help people get back on their feet, but a group in Charlotte, North Carolina is trying a more unconventional method: running. We recently heard about this story on NPR’s All Things Considered broadcast […]

  6. RECORD BROKEN! We Just Made our Biggest Shoe!

    RECORD BROKEN! We Just Made our Biggest Shoe!

    Last year, we were excited to tell you about a size 15.5 Adult Rambler that came through our production line. That shoe challenged the record for our biggest shoe, which was a size 16 moccasin many years ago. Today, both of those shoes were knocked off the chart. We just put the finishing touches on […]

  7. Capsulitis of the Second Toe: Diagnose and Treat the Pain in the Ball of Your Foot

    Capsulitis of the Second Toe: Diagnose and Treat the Pain in the Ball of Your Foot

    Is it possible that the pain in the ball of your foot is the result of capsulitis of the second toe? Learn how to diagnose and treat it.

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