Elf Erica (or as I like to call her, Elfrica) has the most physically demanding job at Soft Star. As our expert sole attacher, it’s her job to make Vibram soles stick to the bottom of our RunAmocs. While this involves a lot of gluing and trimming, it also requires a good bit of hammering […]

As some of our readers may recall, we made a special pair of shoes for Missy Franklin after the Olympics ended last summer. The swimmer and four-time gold medalist said in an interview that she had trouble finding shoes to fit her size 13 feet. Upon hearing this, our seamstresses went to work right away […]

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 […]

It’s play time again! Twice a year, the Soft Star elves set aside an afternoon for a playday. This is an day in which we stop working and are encouraged to engage in a creative project of our choice. We’re allowed to use the equipment and materials at Soft Star and our activities don’t need […]

Tom Norwood at the Orcas Island Ultra 50kThe Caballo run gained fame after the publication of Christopher McDougall’s bestselling book Born to Run, in which McDougall chronicles his experiences in the canyons with Micah True (a.k.a. Caballo Blanco) and the Tarahumara Indians. Originally named the Copper Canyon Run, the race was renamed this year in […]

  We want your feedback! Our shoe designers are busy thinking about their next creations, and they need your help. We’ve put together a short survey that will only take a couple minutes to complete and we would love to get your input. This is your chance to tell us what you think of our […]

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