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On the heels (ha!) of all our research showing that shoes, especially women’s shoes, need to be completely re-designed, the most prestigious engineering journal in the world, the IEEE, decided to publish an article entitled, “The Race to Build a Better Shoe.” With all the recent questioning of current so-called “better” footwear designs, the editors determined […]

The below GIF isn’t your typical animation, although if it were, it certainly would be a pretty neat one. Instead these are images from a data-driven 3-D robotic model of someone running. The data that are fed into this robotic model come from 3-D motion measurements of joint and limb segment motions that are taken […]

I can’t put it off any longer. As much as I’ve been admiring the scrap from our last OESH La Vida v2.0 sole forms (notice the beautiful outlines of some of the various size soles), it’s taking up premium space in the corridor next to the CNC waterjet saw. So after cutting off all the bigger […]

30 years ago today, Bob and I were married in a gazebo on the Upper West Side of Central Park in New York City. There were 13 of us there, including the minister and his wife and me and Bob. It was the first wedding I ever went to. Right out of college, we had less […]

With the tremendous business surge we are in the midst of after launching the La Vida v2.0 less than two months ago, there remained a steady demand for the remaining Lizard shoes–along with the Classics, the Original OESH footwear. As the last pair of 9.5 Lizards snuck out the door this week, we are reminded […]

My friends over at The Natural Running Center re-posted my blog on tips for treadmill training and along with it, Bill Katovsky posted this nice piece… Headed to the Gym? You Might Save Money, Not with a Membership but Paying Per Visit Bill includes good scientific data (what we OESHers love!) to support paying per […]

We have had the tremendous good fortune to enjoy the coolest group of consumers in all of footwear. As you know, we refer to this gang as OESHers, of which we gather suggestions for improving what we do (hence, La Vida v2.0!!!) and running the business in the best way possible. Once in a while […]

We are jussssssst about ready to get our heads above the water line in fulfilling your Holiday Orders for the brand new La Vida v2.0. Demand exceeded our expectations. By a lot. Possibly due to how cool they look (here are the Fiji’s): Then again, it’s even more likely that you know how well they […]

Abraham Lincoln made today’s date a touchstone when, on a bleak Pennsylvania afternoon, he dedicated his epic speech to those who “consecrated” the battlefield by giving the ultimate sacrifice to the country, then a mere 87 years old. The Gettysburg Address, delivered on November 19, 1863, galvanized the focal point of America’s founding documents to […]

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 […]