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Autumn Shoerageously

Pssst. There’s still a few days to see the Shoerageous exhibit put on by Creativity Explored in San Francisco, CA.  There you’ll see a handpicked collection of drawings and sculpture inspired by the shoe and sneaker.

You already know right? Basketball star Ron Artest aka Metta World Peace..

mettaworldpeace.com
mettaworldpeace.com

He’s playing for the Sichuan Blue Whales in the Chinese Basketball Association this year.

twitter.com/MettaWorldPeace
twitter.com/MettaWorldPeace

Art came to life via sneakers and books available for sale directly from Metta’s World Wide Website.

From MettaWorldPeace.com
From MettaWorldPeace.com

RonArtestThePandasFriend

twitter.com/mettaworldpeace
twitter.com/mettaworldpeace

What more can I say? He’s top billing.

You are going to get it; shoes with blood designed onto them. The NBA’s Dwyane Wade posted them first.

Grabbed from instagram.com/dwyanewade
Grabbed from instagram.com/dwyanewade

Sneakers actually; just in time for Halloween from Li-Ning. They might have something promotional to do with a cable TV show about a killer. Surely they’ll be great to wear at job interviews and other dress-to-impress occasions. 

Grabbed from instagram.com/dwyanewade
Grabbed from instagram.com/dwyanewade

Not to be misread as the shoe company Dexter– the old school New England brand whose founder is said to have started the country’s first factory-outlet…

DexterBowling.com
DexterBowling.com

Readers may recognize Dexter as the inexpensive offerings seen on  JC Penny, Payless, and Sears shelves. Did you know Dexter has a deluxe bowling category and sell what they claim is the world’s most advanced bowling shoe– the SST 8, featuring removable heels and soles?

Visualiser at dexterbowling.com
Visualiser at dexterbowling.com

 

What are.

The most expensive shoes in the world ?

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What more can you say about the shoes Nick Cannon wore hosting an America’s Got Talent TV show? Shown above kindly removing before walking on a performer’s smart dress…

Grabbed from instagram.com/jasonofbh
Grabbed from instagram.com/jasonofbh

 Cannon and Tom Ford brought them to life in the form of diamond encrusted loafers. Jason the jeweler tags them at 2 million. Chances are they’ll be auctioned off for charity; then we’ll see if they fetch more than some $666,000 ruby red slippers that Judy Garland had worn while filming Wizard of Oz did at a Christie’s auction fourteen years ago.  

Smithsonian
Smithsonian

According to Guinness, no one knows how many red shoes Garland used in the production of W.O.O. The above pic is from the Smithsonian (not the pair auctioned). 

One more thing: Toe cameras put the sneak in sneaker.

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A Japanese law-enforcement official points out the pinhead camera embedded in a brand of sneakers which have already sold 2,500 pairs while society figures out if they should be legal.  It’s a law tightrope, because multiple cameras on just about everything we wear are “OK” (really though?) , but being so easily able to take photos upwardly, undetected… skirt wearers take note. 

Popdiatribe: Have a Nice May

Last weekend this 700-balloon sculpture of a running shoe created by Ryan Oelrich was displayed during the annual Bloomsday race and trade show in Spokane, Washington.

Image from http://downtownspokane.kxly.com/
Image: http://downtownspokane.kxly.com

What about a running sneaker in a toaster oven?

Heating the soles off for inspiration
Heating the soles off for inspiration

Golden Harper, founder of running shoe company Altra, came up with the idea for his specialty line of trainers after doing modifications to existing running shoes. He would heat sneakers in a toaster oven to melt the glues in order to pull the chunky soles off to create minimalist prototypes. These became the precursors to Altra, which employs a thin, flat sole that is equally thick from toe to heel. In 2014, Altras can be found in over 700 running shoe stores nationwide.

Footwear brand Skechers added two-time Olympian distance runner Kara Goucher to their sponsored roster.

Feel free to start a rumor that you are interested in buying Rockport. Rockport’s parent company Adidas, is reportedly looking to sell off the dressy brand that it acquired when it bought Reebok back in ’05.

Danner Boots opened their first store outside their home state of Oregon in Renton, Washington. It will stock a huge collection of Danners, including many models which are made in the USA.

Here at Popdiatry, we advocate seeking out the ultimate in footwear comfort. This often means being cognizant of your foot’s width, which often leads to buying wider footwear. It tickled my pinky toes to learn that there is a mini-chain of shoe shops in Washington state called Wide Shoes Only. Read the article about them here.

Lina Ahn, owner of Wide Shoes Only, poses with a size 18 New Balance. Image from Heraldnet.com
Lina Ahn, owner of Wide Shoes Only, poses with some size 18 New Balances. Image from Heraldnet.com

 

 Go Nets!