A November trip to Washington D.C. inspires one to, well, look out and up. Especially when walking on the National Mall and visiting the Smithsonian. Ironically, this most-American of all public institutions (it’s now grown to 19 museums and galleries plus the National Zoo), was seeded by a gift of the estate of British scientist […]
Continue ReadingChiller, Thriller, Girl I Can Chill You More…
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 […]
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ABC 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. […]
Continue ReadingOESH Ambassador Adam Geilker and the Spartan Race
Adam, our first male OESH Ambassador, and former OESH intern, just sent us this photo of him jumping over fire near the finish of the Spartan Race held in New Jersey earlier this month. Never mind that Reebok sponsors the race…Adam proudly wore his OESH La Vidas and EVERYBODY was asking him about them. Adam […]
Continue ReadingBest CrossFit Shoe
We are excited to announce that the OESH La Vida’s are not only a great all-around shoe but are highly touted as the perfect shoes for CrossFit! Phyllis Dockeray, an experienced CrossFit OESHer and founder of Nationwide Machinery, sums it up: “They are perfect for all the deadlifts, snatches, and other exercises where we tend [...] Continue ReadingLicorice 9s join Licorice 7, 8, and 10 as official Collector’s Items
Only one size in the Licorice option of the beautiful Suede Sandals remains available after we saw our last two size 9s go into their respective shipping cartons last week. And for that remaining size 11, we only have a few pairs in stock–so you’d better snag them here if you’ve been thinking they’d look […]
Continue Reading3D CAD Is Everything!
For years, shoe companies have been designing their shoes in just two dimensional (2-D) views and then relying upon manufacturers, who are often overseas, to interpret those two dimensional designs and then re-create them into three-dimensional products. As we understand it, most shoe companies still design in 2-D, perhaps out of tradition, but here at […]
Continue ReadingOESH Meme #4
Last of this series…bow fell off.
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