Any time I have to tinker with one of these cool guys in the factory I can’t help but sing a few lines from Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Because they’re called Chillers. And hence why I also call them the cool guys. (I know, we factory girls need to get out more). Specifically, what they do […]
Continue ReadingShoe Anatomy 101: The Crown, the Cradle and why OESH has None
So here’s a cool thing I’ve learned working at OESH. Shoes are designed and constructed from a “last” which is the standard form of the foot, differing slightly depending on the specific type of footwear a company creates. One component of the non-OESH shoe last, no matter the shoe style, is a medial to lateral […]
Continue ReadingABC 20/20: High heels are bad
Fifteen years ago, there was no youtube. But there was Barbara Walters, Hugh Downs and the rest of the ABC team who covered my first research paper on the effect of high heels on the knees. A few things to note on this re-released (onto youtube) ABC 20/20 segment: (1) I had just given birth […]
Continue ReadingTom Clancy and the Days of Cheap Suits
Here’s a true story I tell new friends after about our fifth dinner together. Except for one small footnote, it has nothing to do with OESH. Back in the early-mid ‘80’s, every other weekend, I used to take the Amtrak train from Boston where I was in medical school, down to Manhattan where Bob worked. […]
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