Shoes Of The Day

Chuck Taylor’s Shoes Of the Day, Again!

By now you may have abandoned most of your New Years resolutions, right?  Hang on, don’t give up on the rock star goal just yet.   These shoes may be the answer and will make you feel like a rock star all year long.

“Chuck-out” these Pink Floyd Chuck Taylor Converse All Stars.  When you wear these you can really ask your feet “Hello, hello, is there anybody in there?”

You like the doors?  Then sing “Hello, I love you wont you tell me your name?”  Yes, open the door and meet the Chuck Taylor.

If you like the Grateful Dead, these Chuck Taylor’s are yours and the next time you listen to “truckin’” think about changing the lyrics to “Chuckin’ got my chips cashed in. Keep Chuckin’, like the do-dah man. Together, more or less in line, just keep chuckin’ on.”

Finally, if you’re now a new fan of The Who because of their halftime performance at the Superbowl, then these are your shoes.

Thanks for the heads up Todd and thanks to bagginsshoes.com.  Enjoy the rock n’ roll shoes of the day!

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We’re all about saving our readers a little dough!   As a follow up to the  STPL X AIRWALK post, we are pleased to offer a $10 off coupon to purchase your next pair.  Now for a little more background on the shoes, and of course your hook up for the coupon is below.   Just in time for the back-to-school season where skate and street fashion trends are hitting classrooms nationwide, Airwalk and street style icon jeffstaple announced the STPLxAirwalk™ brand with its unique skate-meets-street design fusion that incorporates the rich skate heritage of Airwalk with contemporary design influence of jeffstaple.  The new STPLxAirwalk limited-edition fall collection is exclusively available now at select Payless ShoeSource stores and Payless.com for $30 to $50 a pair.

You can read the review here.  You can download your shoe coupon here.

Happy Shoes of the day shopping!

As of August 11, 2009,  you now have 8 new stylish reasons to shop at Payless.  We were selected as wear-testers for the fresh, new Jeff Staple designed “STPL AIRWALKS.”  These kicks come in five very cool styles for men; including the 50/50, the Gambit, the Heaven slip-on and the Terrain.   The ladies get three styles to choose from.  These limited-edition shoes are just in time for back-to-school shopping and won’t break the bank with prices ranging from $30 to $50 a pair!

The samples we received were the Heaven slip-on to wear and review.  The AIRWALK Heaven is a comfortable lightweight, no-lace, slip-on shoe.  We liked the unique and fresh illustrated design and comfy insole.   We didn’t like the slick feel of the non-marking sole.

What? Heaven Twin Gore – MENS STPL X AIRWALK

Why? Because you can get these off and on in a hurry.  Sunny Southern California was the primary inspiration for this canvas upper.  The print on the shoes was created by designer jeffstaple featuring illustrated print of wind, water and waves.  The Heavens are made of fabric, rubber and other man-made materials.

Where? STPLxAirwalk limited-edition fall collection is exclusively available now at select Payless ShoeSource stores and Payless.com.

You need them if: You want a fresh pair of designer kicks that don’t look cheap!

You don’t need them if: You’re “off the wall” about your Vans.

Our take on these shoesoftheday:  Comfortable slip-on shoe and perfect if you’re headed back-to-school, or to California on a budget!

Images were used by permission and nothing we know of was harmed during the writing of this shoe review.  Stay tuned for the official press release and the women’s Airwalk Terralite shoe review.

Do your feet need more attention? Shoes of the day has the solution: you need a pair of Kashi Kicks. These shoes will leave most cars’ hood ornaments begging for more attention. I am not saying that people will be wearing these shoes dangling from a chain around their necks, because they deserve to be on your feet.

By wearing Kashi’s you are guaranteed more looks, comfort and style without an arduous “break-in” process like most shoes in this style category. They “fit” right out of the box and are true to size, with plenty of room in the toe box. I have been wearing and testing out my new pair of Kashi “AK-07’s” for a month and they are great. Here is the shoe review: Styled after the famous pianist Liberace, these shoes are every bit as eccentric as his wardrobe and on-stage accouterments - they even come with a candelabrum attached to the laces. No detail is spared in the construction from the leopard print and patent leather exterior, to the comfortable insole which is liberally layered with crushed velvet padded goodness - and did you notice the keyboard around the upper and mid-sole? Everywhere we go when we are in these shoes people stop me and say, “whoa! what kind of shoes are those and where can I get a pair?” Just today I heard, “Those are the coolest shoes I have ever seen!” and, “Those are funk-a-licious!” and one word said it all, “WOW!” If you have already read and heard enough and want more, visit the Kashi website here.

Who is Kashi anyway? I thought Kashi was some sort of a nutritious feel-good food. Well, it is if you are into eating organic wood and rocks. But we are here to tell you that Kashi means a healthy new look for your wardrobe, and take it from us, your feet will thank you later! These shoes truly shine without buying any can of boring shoe polish. Kashi has truly meshed together style, design, and a funky new fashion to draw the necessary attention to your deserving soles! Your little pigs will be saying “bling, bling, bling” all the way home from the market, or anywhere you go.

Enjoy the “entertaining” shoesoftheday: Kashi AK Piano-07’s

Vans first came “off the wall” in March of 1966. The first Vans shoes didn’t even have names - they had numbers! The Vans number 44 was their first authentic deck shoe. Vans were the pioneers in the mass production of custom shoes. This is the reason I thought they should be the first review! It all started when one of their customers came into their factory, office and store and said “that’s a nice pink, but I really want a brighter pink.” All it took was that comment from a customer and custom vans were born!

Custom isn’t the most affordable route - be prepared to pay extra for your customizing your shoes. The cool thing is, no one else will have a pair like them - unless you make some killer custom shoes like my friend Lee! Enjoy the shoes of the day: Lee’s custom Vans.

You can build your custom Vans here.

I took my son to an athletic sporting event tonight, and after the first half of play he wanted to go home. I thought, “when I was a kid,” put some sugar in my mouth and I was good for at least another shot-clock violation or two. So, off we went to the concession stands in search of something loaded with the white substance that makes us all (legally) feel good. Perfect, right outside our portal we located the cotton candy stand! “Dad, let’s buy those treats” pointing at the air and sugar inflated bags of cotton candy. We exchanged way too much money and then whipped open the plastic.  He cautiously reached his hand inside the bag, touched the fiberglass feeling swirls of baby-blue sugar, and hesitantly lifted it towards his mouth — “eeew! Dad, we don’t eat this!” So, being the brave dad, I said, “Look Son, mmmm….sugar!” and put some in my mouth. He still wasn’t convinced, and after a couple of attempts he was adamant, “I don’t like this stuff.”

Well, today I felt like a kid again. Not only did I get all-i-could-eat cotton candy, but tonight when I was looking online, all the shoes that were hot when I was a kid are hot again.  Here is a list of shoes that were hot in the mid 80’s and are back with a vengeance! The shoes of the day:

Sperry Topsiders

Vans Authentic

Converse All-Star Ox

Clarks Wallabee

I am going to find a penny for my new loafers and then put in the video tape of ‘Back to the Future‘ See ya in about 30 years Marty.

The Chuck Taylor All-Stars were first produced by Converse in 1917, that is 5 years after the sinking of the Titanic for all you DiCaprio lovers. “I’m the King of the World!” Chuck thought the same thing, when he made the canvas and rubber-soled shoes his preferred shoe of choice by putting his stamp of approval on its ankle patch and in the history books as the most successful shoe of all time.

Think of the demographic that has enjoyed these shoes through the years: The basketball players, the skaters, the punk-rockers, sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, waistoids, dweebies - they all adore them. They think these are righteous shoes.

The perfect shoe for all…no, for fall! They even come in “Harvest Pumpkin.” Go ahead Bettys, I’ll say it with you; “Oh, cute.”

Enjoy the shoes of the day: Converse Men’s, Betty’s and Chillin’s All-Star Ox, I mean Oxen. These Converse are Oxen!

Can you name a pair of shoes that is over 90 years old, that you can still buy new?  Buy them here!

How many pairs have you had? Me? Thanks for asking, I have personally owned 5 pairs, including Pink.

Oh the back to school fun! I recall back-to-school shopping in 1986. I did all of my shopping at the local skateboard shop. I remember walking into the local skate shop with my mom feeling well, a little uncomfortable; no, really uncomfortable. Now that I think about it, going into about any store with your mom as a prepubescent adolescent is embarrassing and uncomfortable. “Yep, I will take those”, I responded positively to the sales clerk. “If they are good enough for Lance Mountain, then they are good enough for me!” Wow, my first real pair of shoes that aren’t hand-me-downs! It is to these shoes to which I dedicate the shoes of the day to: the Sk8 high-top, Navy and baby blue with the beautiful white stripe, Vans Off the Wall. These are great all purpose shoes great on the court, ramp, classroom, on a hot date, or any where your feet decide to take you. I like to call them the “Run, Ride, Roll, and Rock and look-better-than-cool-doing-it” shoes.

Enjoy the “shoes-of-the-day”, Sk8-hi, old skool, Vans high top shoes!

Do you remember your first pair of shoes? Find them here