Shoes Of The Day

Attention people of New Jersey: Steve Madden wants to talk with you in person! This is your chance to have a “proper conversation” with him. He was quoted as saying “The art of conversation is dying,” he explained. “All those things that force you not to go meet with other people is killing conversation.” Between designing shoes and cruising through his stores, he likes to sit and watch and talk with his customers. “The customers think I’m strange,” he said. “They’re thinking, ‘What is this 50-year-old man doing asking me about my shoes?’ ”

Here are the fast facts for meeting Mr. Madden, the 49 year old shoe-guru.

WHAT: Personal appearance by Steve Madden.

WHERE: BP Shoes at Nordstrom, Westfield Garden State Plaza, Paramus North Jersey. 201-843-1122 for more information.

WHEN: 2 p.m. Saturday November 17, 2007

HOW MUCH: Free.

WHAT’S MORE : Autographs and shoe raffle!

MADDENS IDEAL CUSTOMER: The “millennials” — women born after 1980.

MADDENS TOP SHOE STORE: The internet.

You are encouraged to bring questions, comments and things to be signed. If I were you, I would take a pair of crocs and see if he would sign the soles.

Shoes of the day: sole-signed shoes from Steve Madden. We dont have a picture yet. But, if you get his Herby Hancock on a pair of your shoes, send us a picture and your story may even appear here!

Corporate responsibility has a new color: green. The green thinkers at Nike say “every year, across the globe, millions of pairs of athletic shoes end up in landfills or are disposed of in some other way. That’s a lot of shoes going to waste that contain valuable materials that could be re-used if a degree of imagination, some ingenious engineering and a persistent pursuit of the principles of sustainability were to be applied.”  I can’t wait to see the next shoe car…now that would be some ingenious engineering.

Shoes of the day is thinking green, so recycle your old pair today.

The shoes of the day: car shoes!

This shoemobile will fit the whole family! Stadium seating included, heel flowers extra. “Ho-Don-Tie!”

It appears that Reebok is exploring additional revenue sources. Go RBK, GO. We have only one request: please, just bring back the pumps! Nate, you were there!

The meter actually reads “Free Parking For All Mustard-Colored-Shoe-Cars-With-Laces-And-Chocolate-Brown-Ankle-Padding” All others “NO PARKING ANYTIME!”

For more shoe cars click here. For your safety, keep your arms, legs and feet inside the ride at all times! Don’t forget to buckle and lace up! Enjoy the ride.

And Action.

Now you can cook your own shoes! To make the best shoes of the day, follow along closely.

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup barbecue sauce
2 Toebox-z’s or substitute for plural “toeboxi”
2 Vamps
2 or more Eyelets
2 soles
2 tongues. Cow tongue may taste better. Tenderize to your own liking.
1/2 cup diced grilled real soul
2 Insoles
2 Outsoles
2 Midsoles
2 Heel Counters
4 Toplines
1/4 Quarter quarters
1/4 cup chopped red bell Upper or pepper — you choose, after all these are your shoes.

DIRECTIONS:

1. Pam the pan
2. Crank heat on range top to med-high.
3. Place shoe pieces in a shallow baking pan, skin side up. Combine the melted butter or margarine, honey, mustard, salt and curry powder and pour the mixture over the sole. Cook on the range (or home on the range) for 1 1/4 hours (75 minutes), basting every 15 minutes with pan drippings, until the shoe is nicely browned and tender and the juices run clear, or until all ingredients are melted into one whole. Grab chopsticks, soy sauce and enjoy.
4. For best results, test temperature first on your friend’s shoes.

Your final product should look like something like this.* We traveled to SOHO in NYC to the puma shoe store to see the top BBQ shoe chefs and to capture these pictures for your viewing pleasure, Enjoy. See cooking can be fun! Ummm, smells so good!

Sandy, don’t forget the nutter-butter to grease the pan!

*results may vary based on a number of factors. Shoesoftheday.com does not recommend you try this at home. Visit a puma store or Get great brand name shoes at Zappos.com!

We just received this email from Steve & Berry’s.  Shoesoftheday.com has been overwhelmed with requests to find the best place to purchase the Starbury shoes.  It appears that they only offer them at Steve & Berry’s physical stores.  “Sorry online,  we’re closed!” HELLO!  It’s 2007, don’t you think we would be able to buy these shoes online?  We will keep you posted as soon as we find out where/when they will be available for online purchase.  For now enjoy the response the shoesoftheday.com received.

“Thank you for your interest in the Starbury Collection, the new line of
lifestyle and athletic clothes and sneakers created by NBA star Stephon
Marbury and available only at Steve & Barry’s stores across the country. We
are excited to join Steph in his mission to provide quality apparel at
affordable prices.

Unfortunately, at this time we do not offer online shopping or mail
ordering. However, demand has been so overwhelming for the Starbury
Collection that we are working diligently to bring online shopping to those
customers across the country that do not yet live near a Steve & Barry’s
location. Please check www.steveandbarrys.com and www.starbury.com
periodically for updates.

Our company thrives because of customers like you.  Thank you for taking
the time to write us.  We truly appreciate your business and hope to see
you in one of our stores soon!

With Regards,
Arzan.”

Our intuition tells us that they would thrive even more if they could provide an online store to buy these! Then we thought, shipping may cost more than the shoes themselves…free shipping just won’t work.  So now wait just a second here - the $15 shoes become $30!? Thriving?

LeBron stepped out on the hardwood in his new shoes yesterday, the new Nike Zoom LeBron 5. Get this; the shoes feature a map of the city of Akron, Ohio on the sole and the inside of the tongue — just in case you need a second reference point. The legend? Well, you will find the legend in the next pair of Air Jordans. You will now need both pairs to effectively navigate the city of Akron. It’s brilliant Nike!

I remember getting “mixed-up-3rd-trailer-on-the-left-far-see-done-gone-too-far” directions in the south, man if only I had a pair of shoes with a map! For the asking retail price I could have a fabulous Rand Mcnally atlas, with more cities than Akron, and roughly 9 pairs of Starburys. They must really be pressing for additional features to move these expensive shoes, which were just conveniently lowered in price. Oh, don’t cry for me Akron-tina, he will be okay - he still has his 7 year, 90 million dollar endorsement.

What’s next the LeBron 6: a laces-view camera with social networking capabilities and a High School diploma? Now you can see his fancy footwork at each game and conveniently share your homework with all your friends.

The shoes hit store shelves November 15 at a cost of $140 a pair. A black and red pair goes on sale December 13. Personally, I would rather have 10 pairs of Starburys than one pair of these. What about a white pair? Sorry, I couldn’t resist. The shoes of the day: Nike Zoom LeBron 5

So in case you are lost in Akron, OH just take off your shoes, they will help you find your way home. Nike, please sell them with a compass too — a moral compass.

Trick: I cant really do any. Here is some candy kid, now off you go. Go and get the mystery grab bag at the neighbors house. By the way, nice costume and nice shoes.

Treat: Spend $15 on basketball shoes that normally retail between $100 to 200. Okay, do a trick because I dont believe you.

Right, I too remember when Magic Johnson, Hakeem Olajuwon and Patrick Ewing all tried to sell cheap shoes to the masses - yeah, that went over like a pregnant pole-vaulter. I bet you, like me are just dying to get you hands on a pair of vintage Olajuwons! Then there is the behemoth Shaquille O’Neal, who sells his shoes at Payless for $25 — and well, they haven’t sold like Hanna Montana tickets either. But for Mr. Stephon Marbury, the two-time All-Star, and fifth-highest-paid player in the league, is successfully selling his “starbury” for a measly $14.98. Yes that is in US dollars, not in Pounds, Pesos, Yen or Canadian. That is because he actually wears his shoes at every game. People are lining up by the thousands to purchase these shoes. Finally, basketball shoes that you wont need a second mortgage for: The shoes of the day the Starbury II.

Check this diagram out:

Think of how many lives will now be saved — nobody’s going to shoot anybody for basketball shoes that cost $15! You can buy them here.

Thanks Stephon, and well done effectively marketing to the masses.
I may just pass out these shoes next Halloween.

Happy 51st post for the shoesoftheday.com

These are the shoes that I got for my birthday!

Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes yesterday!

People in California! Remember tomorrow is the walk with Hanson and TomsShoes in West Hollywood. If you don’t feel like walking, at least go there and make a purchase. TOMS Shoes will be sold at the Tower Records parking lot, and for each pair sold, another pair will be given to children in South Africa as part of the upcoming TOMS Shoe drop set for November. HANSON will also perform a mini-concert at the Tower Records parking lot of songs from their recent album “The Walk.” For each pair of shoes you purchase, TomsShoes will give a pair to a “child in need”. Shoesoftheday.com is not affiliated with them in anyway, but we appreciate their commitment to help those in need. I am going to buy a pair from them, as they look pretty comfortable. If not for yourself, buy some for the “tiny” people in your life.

Blake Mycoskie and TomsShoes, thanks for striving to make life more comfortable for those who need it most!

Right, we like you are more excited about the shoes and the purpose than the concert.

Map and directions are here.