Oregon presidential primary elections have started! In Oregon we vote by mail - very cool. Barack Obama & Hillary Clinton are popping up all over the state - and the elves decided to make them each a pair of Soft Star sheepskin moccasins to have cozy feet on their campaign buses. Here is a size […]

Soft Star moccasins are proud to be featured in the preview issue of Mindful Mama magazine. Mama-to-be Deborah Rubin of Boulder, Colorado chose Soft star matching mom-and-baby moccasins as her pick from a variety of product comparisons. We were asked to submit unique gifts for baby showers, and what nicer way to pamper a new […]

 New York Magazine published a fabulous article this week by Adam Sternbergh. It is an entertaining and interesting read about the role of shoes in our culture and how it impacts our health -- both good and bad. Featured on NPR as well, it has raised some lively discussions. Click here to read the article. […]

Hurray!! He's finally here! Little Langston arrived in the middle of an April snow flurry - a precious baby boy. Both he and Larkin are doing well and nesting in at home. Langston weighed in as kind of a big boy - he must of heard us in utero musing about how it would be […]

Any minute now.... !! Larkin and her Mom, Ettie stopped by the shop today ... and maybe Tester #6 will be introducing himself later today?? Larkinis anxious for labor to start -and with her slow gait today and far-off look in her eyes, the Elves are betting that tonight might be the night. Larkin and […]

As a former high-tech engineer, this shoe elf sometimes longingly remembers the days of fancy testing equipment. First on my wish list would be a heavy duty shoe "walker" that could put 100,000,000 steps on our new models overnight to give us quick feedback on durability of materials (kind oflike the bionic kid). Of course, […]

These shoes are made for travelin’ Soft Star Shoes has a long legacy of Soft Star babies, but about 25 years ago I held the title as "The First Soft Star baby". Mom and Dad set up shop in our Southern California garage and became shoemakers as I scooted around in my soft leather shoes. […]