This week the United States Army prohibited the use of Vibram FiveFingers minimalist shoes during training. Here is a excerpt from the U.S. Army’s announcement: “There are a variety of minimalist running shoes available for purchase and wear. Effective immediately, only those shoes that accommodate all five toes in one compartment are authorized for wear. […]

The summer season is finally here! So far this summer our workshop has been busy with the release of the RunAmoc Dash and the Moc3. The warmer months usually mean packing up the family and taking a vacation, even our hardworking elves have to sneak off for some vacation time. Elf Larkin has already mentioned how […]

Donald Buraglio is a busy guy.  In between running ultras, writing columns and analyzing the latest minimal footwear (ours included), he took National Geographic writer Stuart Thorton on a tour of his Caramel Valley trails to discuss his passion for endurance running.  Happily for us, Donald was sporting the latest pair of Moc3 prototypes.  Thorton dubbed Donald "Moccasin Man" ... […]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpUK-LxhlWw&w=640&h=385] Coming June 23 to www.softstarshoes.com!  The Moc3 is an exciting new shoe designed by veteran running shoe expert, Mike Friton.  Mike has over 25 year experience in shoe design and technology, and is currently teaching shoe design at the Portland Art Institute.  An avid runner, he spent his early years working in Bill Bowerman's laboratory and with elite […]

A local homeschooling group of children stopped by the shop today to show us the moccasins they have been working on in sewing class over the past few weeks. The children started their journey a few months back with a tour of the Soft Star Shoes workshop.  Afterwards, they researched Native American footwear and identified two patterns of shoes which to […]

I recently had the opportunity to hike to the highest peak in Singapore... Bukit Timha Summit. To get out and experience nature in Singapore, my family spent a day hiking around the Bukit Timha Nature Preserve that makes up a large portion of this island nation. I was proud that all four of us donned […]

After months of hand-cutting prototype patterns we were excited to get in our cutting dies last week for our new minimal running shoe—the RunAmoc DASH. Now we are busy clicking, sewing, barging and inspecting new DASH shoes in preparation for launch this Wednesday, May 25th. The DASH is a minimal running shoe which will join our Original RunAmocs, Ramblers […]