The holiday season has officially arrived at Soft Star. Frost is appearing on our workshop door, fruitcake is appearing in our breakroom and our elves are working extra hard to keep up with the growing list of orders. We’re seeing shoes in every color imaginable coming across the shipping desk, not to mention quite a few Playful […]

Playful Pancake cat toys are back for just $4.50! Surprise your favorite furry feline with these delightful catnip-filled toys made entirely from natural leather scraps. 100% of proceeds are donated to Kids for Kids—an organization helping children in Sudan. The Playful Pancake Story Pancake cat toys were created five years ago by then-7-year-old Cassidy Lynn […]

We are proud to introduce our new Merry Jane style in Youth sizes 1-5. This comfortable shoe works great for school, play or dress-up. Lightweight and super flexible, it features a Velcro closure for getting on your way quickly.  Our stock colors for youth include fuchsia, platinum or classic black. Of course, you can always […]

Gwen has been with Soft Star Shoes just a short 18 months - and taken the Elf workshop by storm designing both the RunAmoc Dash and Mary Jane styles.  She is a bright and joyful presence in shop, with insatiable curiosity and an uncanny ability to take ideas from concept to prototype in an afternoon.  Gwen started […]

Here is another glimpse at our new Mary Jane shoe! This week in the workshop we finished making our sample Mary Jane. Before we send our patterns off to our die maker, we need to make the shoe's pattern in every size is perfect. Speaking of sizes, we are happy to announce we will offer […]

Entrance to our workshop in Corvallis, Oregon. Another September has come and gone, which means Soft Star is one year older. This year is Soft Star Shoes' 26th anniversary.  Soft Star was started in Texas by Tim Oliver and his wife Jeanie as young parents who wanted a soft, quality shoe for their baby girl. […]

Where are people with quick-twitch muscles supposed to find spiritual athletic fulfillment? So you've read Born to Run, deliberated on the merits of evolutionary biologists over podiatrists, stared in fascination/horror the first time you saw a dude wearing Vibrams. The idea of minimalist running infected you, and when you close your eyes you imagine yourself […]