Month: January 2013

The loyal K-9, dog of the cartoon warrior Marvin the Martian, suffered a major home accident recently. Showing off the versatility of the ubiquitous Shoe Goo adhesive, we also used the factory to repair all (four) of K-9s tennis shoes as well as, um, the other “damage”. The result? A masterpiece of repair–tennis shoes (and […]

The demand has been furious here–in the first 21 days of this new year we’ve already seen 3 (that’s THREE) different Limited Editions sell out!!! The final size 11 Lizards flew out of the factory today. Off they go, away to a better life…one pair to Kentucky (thank-you Jeanna!) and the other to the Highlands […]

On the eve of springtime, the last size 8 Licorice Suede Sandal now finds itself on the very happy feet of a New Jersey OESHer…on her way to Florida for some fun in the sun. We are appreciative of all of you size 8s who made this happen! Our tune remains the same…we are moving […]

On the march with OESH in 2013! The final pair of size 10 Lizard shoes just sold out. We appreciate all of you size 10ers who made this happen! As we noted a few weeks ago, a new batch of OESH are deep into the queue to be manufactured and made available to you during […]

According to Wikipedia, “The Old Gray Lady” is a nickname for The New York Times newspaper, referring to its historical tendency to present a higher-than-usual proportion of text to graphics. The Times still has an unmatched stature (despite well-publicized circulation travails in recent years), and you have to love their now fast-growing motto: All the […]

Nothing like a big, chubby baby to ring in the New Year:               We really could not be more enthused as 2013 begins. The factory here in Charlottesville, Virginia is set to enhance its already significant manufacturing profile, committed to our founding dedication to a world-class standard. In a […]