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  1. Royal Shoes for the New Prince

    Royal Shoes for the New Prince

    Congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge! We were very excited today to hear about the arrival of their new prince. In the spirit of international solidarity, we made a special pair of baby shoes for the royal family. Thanks to Elf Keoni’s wicked sewing skills, we were able to send a very exclusive […]

  2. A Photo Journey: Softstars Across the Globe

    A Photo Journey: Softstars Across the Globe

    We’re very grateful to all of our wonderful customers who have sent us so many photos of their Softstars. It’s exciting to see where our shoes end up, and sometimes we’re astonished to see how far they’ve traveled around the world. We’d like to share with you some of our favorite photos of Softstars across […]

  3. The World's Oldest Leather Shoe

    The World's Oldest Leather Shoe

    I recently came across an article about an intriguing historical discovery. In 2008, a team of archaeologists in Armenia discovered what they say is the world’s oldest know leather shoe. By Pinhasi R, Gasparian B, Areshian G, Zardaryan D, Smith A, et al. (authors of source article) [CC BY 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons The shoe […]

  4. Elves Getting Dirty! Softstar Volunteers at SAGE Community Gardens

    Elves Getting Dirty! Softstar Volunteers at SAGE Community Gardens

    Earlier this week, the elves donned their gardening clothes, closed the workshop early and headed out to beautiful Starker Arts Garden for Education (SAGE) to participate in an afternoon of volunteer work. SAGE is a unique community garden located in west Corvallis. The food grown there is donated to local food banks and soup kitchens, […]

  5. International Barefoot Running Day | Try Minimalist Running

    International Barefoot Running Day | Try Minimalist Running

    This Cinco de Mayo, you’re encouraged to kick off your shoes and run like a child! The Barefoot Runners Society (BRS) announced its 3rd annual International Barefoot Running Day to take place on May 5, 2013. Held on the first Sunday in May, Barefoot Running Day is a grassroots, inclusive effort to promote barefoot/minimalist running […]

  6. Thinking of Boston

    Thinking of Boston

    We’re still processing the events that occurred during the Boston Marathon, and the recovery efforts that will continue for some time. Over the past several months, we’ve been in touch with many runners as they prepared for the famous and challenging race. It was an exciting time and we were anxious to see the race […]

  7. Running Green: Soft Star Shoes at the Portland Shamrock Run

    Running Green: Soft Star Shoes at the Portland Shamrock Run

    We’re very excited to announce that Soft Star will have an exhibition booth at the Portland Shamrock Run Fitness Fair this weekend! For anyone in the Portland, Oregon area, this is a great opportunity to try on our shoes and ask questions about how we make them. We’ll have a full selection of moccasins and […]

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