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Have you ever thought that your shoes may have their own thoughts and personalities to express? Whatever answers you would offer, at least in designer Gwen Murphy’s mind, the shoes do have something to tell us: their appearances, their emotions, and possibly their dreams too. But if with such unique shoes wearing on your feet (surely these sculptures cannot be worn), you may feel that somebody is rightly looking up at you from the bottom as well… wow, that’s so weird!

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Especially designed for professional cyclists who usually need to exercise and contest in different climatic conditions, the Louis Garneau Carbon Pro Team Shoes come with two pairs of inner soles, one for cold weather that prevent heat loss, and the other for warm or hot weather to help keep athletes cool. The insole used in hot weather is actually constructed with Ice-Fil, a cooling fabric that automatically moderate moisture and temperature based on the amount of sweat on the sole. Apart from the unique double insoles, the Louis Garneau Carbon Pro Team Shoes also have other features, such as a super-cool pattern design, light weight, comfortable wearing experience and so on. Because Louis Garneau is a sponsor of Team Europcar, the Carbon Pro Team Shoes were tested at the Team Europcar Training Camp, who will wear the shoes to train and race for the 2012 season soon.

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Foldable, portable and practical, the ‘Radler Trail Camp’ by Timberland is a lightweight and water-repellent shoe quite suitable for outdoor activities. It is especially excellent for the foldable design, featuring a zipper along its sole so that the shoe can fold along its center when not in use. With that unique feature, even with simply one bag you can take almost ten pairs of shoes at one time, as they take up really small space indeed.

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From John Ewans Design, the patented Active Tools 2K shoes are created for the sport of rowing. Quite specially, the shoes are adjustable from size 9 to size 14, so as to offer every sportsman a comfortable wearing. All the external parts of the shoe are moulded in EVA foam, which is same as the material used to construct Crocs, thus the Active Tools 2K shoe is both hygienic to wear and easy to be cleaned with water.

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It’s nearly impossible to accompany our kids or parents everywhere, so we really need something that can always track them in case that they may be missing. Then the GTX GPS Shoes are rightly the thing you’ve been looking for. It is built with a GPS locator hidden inside, with a padding over it, and therefore ensures an effective tracking while never make its wearers feel uncomfortable. Coming along with the shoes also includes the Breadcrumbs or Geo-Fencing applications that allow users to monitor the wearer’s location via internet or smartphones.

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Basic is classic, and that’s why we’re pursuing everything that comes with a simple design but also full functions. The Sustainable Running Shoe by Nicholas Couch is rightly something worthy of our “wows”. It is made of merely 5 components without using glues, and allows for an easy assembling as well. Moreover, when not in use, these shoes can be recycled too.

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Haptic is a navigation shoe especially designed for visually-impaired people. It is equipped with Bluetooth, GPS and a vibrating system, which work together to guide the blind people to their destinations.

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An ultra-practical shoe designed by Daniela Bekerman for those who love high heels but still need to wear flat shoes frequently is the Ze o Ze. It means “This or This” in Hebrew, thus the design features several modular pieces that can connect to the shoe’s sole, and therefore allowing the users to adjust her shoes according to their needs.

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In the movie “Back to the Future Part II”, a pair of Nike shoes that came from 2015 had successfully drawn many shoe collectors’ interest. It was Nike Air Mag, intelligent shoes that can glow and tie the shoelace automatically. But in 1989, there were merely 20 pairs of shoes made as properties in movie, thus many people feel quite pity about that. Fortunately they now have another chance to get the shoes, as Nike company has decided to sell 1500 “Back to the Future” shoes all around the world. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Japan-based Kiko recently delivered these Ashiato sandals to us. With these special shoes on our feet, we’ll leave paw marks, web-foot prints and other animals’ footprints on the ground. Super fun! [Read the rest of this entry...]

Cheerful about the coming summer and planning to show off your cute feet? Then you must get some special shoes before that, such as Lauren Milroy’s Color Pencil Sandals. They’re all made with old color pencils, but feature a beautiful pattern and more importantly an “eco” theme. Maybe, you can still draw something with them as you walk on the road. Haha, just for kidding! [Read the rest of this entry...]

Jennifer Rieker has innovatively redefined “shoes” by allowing the wearers to participate in the production process. Every Creo Shoe is sent to the consumers in four separate parts, including footbeds, shoelaces, outer soles, and a leather envelope that doubles as the inner part. Besides, a sewing pattern is also available to instruct you. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Apparently these Urshuz by Grant Delgatty will soon rank TOP 1 on your list of shoes. They feature detachable soles and upper parts, allowing the wearers to freely redesign and reassemble them according to their different needs. Just as its slogan goes, “Urshuz, changes everything”. [Read the rest of this entry...]

A geeky way to walk around. The Keyboard Slippers, we’re geeks. They’re available for $29, in red, black, blue, Brown, yellow, orange and other colors. Also functioned as a massager to relax your feet. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Can you believe this, these OAT shoes will biodegrade and sprout trees after you throw them away? If that could become a reality, our shoes would indeed leave no marks to the environment. [Read the rest of this entry...]