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Wanted: Sneakers for Winter

You already have winter shoes: the ones you're willing to totally ruin just to avoid wearing real boots. Spare that pair and lose the laces.READ»

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How Nike's CEO Shook Up the Shoe Industry

Nike's Mark Parker brings together extreme talents, whether they're basketball stars, tattooists, or designers obsessed with shoes.READ»

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Wanted: Jenny Holzer's "Protect Me From What I Want" Keds

The conceptual artist soups up the old teeny-bopper sneaker with her famous truisms.READ»

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iFive: BP Under the Cosh, Spotify Goes for TVs, Customize Google, World Cup Countdown, and Gates Foundation Goes to Haiti

While you were sleeping, Tony Hayward was nibbling his nails. And innovation? Well, innovation uses nail clippers--and never sleeps.1. BP's shares tanked as the London stock exchange opened, later recovering somewhat. But the U.S. is ...READ»

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Sneakers Left Over From "Art" Installations Sold at Steep Prices

Buyer be warned: "The shoes may contain imperfections due to their usage within the artworks."READ»

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Shoe Business: Nike's Iron Man 2 Dunks vs. Twitter Customs

A couple of pairs of sneakers for you today: both from Nike but, while one is an official product straight outta Nike's Beaverton, Oregon HQ, the other has come via Merseyside, in the U.K., and is essentially a custom job. One takes ...READ»

For World Cup, Adidas Unveils a Bafflingly Light Soccer Shoe

At just 5.8 ounces, these things feel flimsy. But they're not, and that was a feat of high-tech engineering.READ»

WANTED: Reebok ZigTech Sneakers

Reebok's ZigTech sneakers, like any new sneaker design/tech, are accompanied by a glowing press release that's chock full of questionable locker-room science and athlete endorsements. I know that. I understand it. I know that these ...READ»

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These Adidas Star Wars Kicks Are Kinda Genius

The full line is actually pretty subtle. Stylish, even.READ»

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Amazing Feets: 13 Cutting-Edge Kicks for Style-Obsessed Shoe-Gazers

Shoes, no matter how beautifully designed, tend to be pretty conservative. But that hasn't stopped several designers from creating high-concept items that incorporate cutting edge materials and techniques. Here's 13 we've spotted recently.READ»

Seven Entertaining Things Online This Week

Let's face it: it's almost August, the official month of no productivity. Why not start off a week early? Here's seven bits of Internet fun stuff that topped the social news sites this week. Sit back and enjoy. Dangerous ...READ»

Reinventing Women's Shoes, With High-Tech Tools

Marloes ten Bhömer is just 26, but she's been reinventing shoes her entire life. As a child, she started off by dismantling her mother's shoes, coating them in papier-mache and producing entirely new, exaggerated forms. ...READ»

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Big Stretch

Lululemon isn't the only niche retailer trying to break out.READ»

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Sneaker Con

If the sneaker fits…buy it! Thirty vendors with the season’s hottest shoes and apparel will be at Sneaker Con. The event, which kicks off Sunday, promises a selection of rare Nikes and “never before seen” Air Jordans, as ...READ»