We love hearing feedback from our customers! We’re excited to host a new survey that focuses on our website’s design and interactivity, and we’d love to hear your thoughts. Anyone who completes this survey will receive a free $5 gift card for Soft Star Shoes and will also be entered into a drawing to receive […]

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, […]

Gwen, one of our innovative designer elves, has been hard at work on her latest creation. She’s putting the final touches on a project we’ve been dreaming about for a long time: the Soft Star ballet flat! Our new ballet flat will be offered in a variety of materials, colors and motifs. We’re now excited […]

Several weeks ago, we were approached by a group of young documentary filmmakers who were interested in our company background and shoemaking process. They were working on a project to profile companies handcrafting goods in the Pacific Northwest and asked if they could visit us and film the action in our workshop. We happily agreed! […]

High heels can be fashionable, but they have a damaging effect on our feet. Shoes that prevent hammer toes allow feet to stretch and spread.

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 […]

How would you like some nice wood paneling on your shoes? No, we’re not modeling our shoes after my father’s 1978 station wagon, but we do have another woody feature: cork! Cork! Gold speckles glimmering in the light. We recently acquired a special limited supply of decorative cork-lined fabric. This thin, smooth material is adorned […]