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 […]

Try these easy natural solutions to eliminate foot odor once and for all!

Your Feet are Amazing! This Valentine's Day, we encourage you to give some attention and care to something that is stepped on all day long—literally. Your feet are an incredible part of your body, and as anyone who has experienced foot injuries will know, when your feet suffer, the rest of your body suffers. So […]

Soft Star is proud to announce that we sold enough Playful Pancake cat toys in 2012 to donate 7 milking goats to hungry families in Sudan! For those unfamiliar with our Playful Pancakes, we use our leather and sheepskin scraps to make catnip-filled cat toys. All of our materials and labor are donated, and 100% […]