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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 […]

Help, my toddler is walking on their toes! Tippy toe walking is common in babies and toddlers, but should parents be concerned?

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 […]

Sizing Update It's a busy day at the Soft Star workshop! The elves are working hard this morning to roll out some long-awaited changes. For several months now, we've researched our sizing scale to see how it compares to standard shoe sizes. The result: we found some opportunities for improvement in our larger adult shoes. […]

We have an ongoing dilemma at our workshop because we're never quite sure how to describe our shoes. For almost three decades we've simply said we make minimal shoes for children, but the barefoot running craze of recent years has introduced a whole new world of nomenclature with terms like "barefoot shoes," "minimalist shoes," 'transition […]

Fans of the LITE perforated leather we use for our RunAmocs will be pleased to hear that we have have replaced our LITE Brown color with our new LITE Chocolate! Moc3 in LITE Chocolate This new color is darker and richer than its predecessor. Best of all, it now matches our popular smooth or suede […]

We introduced the Rogue casual shoe last fall, and its immediate popularity surprised us all. We're grateful to all of our customers who have embraced this new design, and we appreciate all the feedback we've received about it. By far, the most common comment we heard from our Rogue enthusiasts was "I love the shoe, […]