STYLE BUZZ – The fictional shoe worn by Marty McFly in Back to the Future is being released by Nike sometime in July. It seems someone finally told Nike that they already make this shoe and that all they need to do is give the Kobe Bryant-backed Hyperdunk a different paint job. Maybe we really are living in the future (despite the lack of flying cars, and the coveted hoverboard.)

The Best Links:

1. Every Appearance of a Nike Shoe in the Movie
2. The McFly 2015 Project
3. The Amazing Musical Plea to Nike to Make the Shoe
4. “Flywire Technology”
5. It May Have Been the Original Inspiration for the Hyperdunk
6. Probably Not Actually This Cool
7. A Handful of Pictures
8. Kobe Promoted the Hyperdunk in This Video Hoax
9. The Hyperdunk Was Designed With the Olympics in Mind

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STYLE BUZZ – A new line of novelty baby shoes cleverly named Heelarious has created a high-heeled shoe for infants. The collapsible shoes are intended for baby girls who have not yet learned to walk, but still want to wear ‘fabulous’ footwear. Eww. I much prefer the trend of making adorable baby stuff into adult sizes; someone is obviously missing the point about the whole thing that makes babies cute (hint: it’s that they are tiny and innocent and don’t dress slutty).

The Best Links:

1. “Baby’s First Stilettos “
2. “High Heels for Babies: So You Can Make Fun of Your Little One “
3. Heelarious® ~ her first high heels (Official Site)
4. “Baby Whores”
5. “When Babies Need Their Own High Heels”
6. Heelarious Baby’s First High Heels, Heelarious, WTF?!
7. “For Well-heeled Fashionable Tots “
8. HeelariousHigh Heels
9. Take That Baby From Messy to SEXY!

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SCIENCE BUZZ – Scientific research shows that sophisticated footwear actually does our feet more harm than good. A new line of shoes created by the son of the creator of indie staples Clarks, Wallabees simulate the experience of walking barefoot. Those of us choosing to eschew shoes all together can join a number of organizations including The Society for Barefoot Living , empowering you to contest that burdensome “No Shoes, No Shirt, No Service” sign at your favorite fast-food establishment.

The Best Links:

1. How We’re Wrecking Our Feet With Every Step We Take
2. Shoes are Ruining Our Feet
3. Vivo Barefoot Shoes
4. Society for Barefoot Living Home Page
5. Masai Barefoot Technology Shoes
6. “The Bare Truth About Shoes”
7. How Shoes Are Ruining the Human Foot

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STYLE BUZZ – Sneakers that extend with your child’s growing feet. Let’s face it: most little kids are bratty and do not deserve stylish shoes. What these shoes lack in coolness, they make up for in practicality, saving parents a few extra trips to the shoe store.

The Best Links:

1. But Are They Cool Looking Enough that Kids Will Actually Want to Wear them?
2. Inchworm Shoes Online - Buy Them Here
3. Prevent Waste: Shoes Could Save 9 Million Pairs of Shoes a Year
4. How Can These Not Be Uncomfortable?
5. Smart Kids Shoes Are Still Kind of Expensive ($79)
6. $100 Could Actually Buy You 5 Pairs of Shoes

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STYLE BUZZ – The plastic sandals that were so popular when we were children are back, again. This time they are being interpreted by big name designers like Marc Jacobs, Ferragamo, Fendi and even gulp Gisele Bundchen. Wow, it seems like the 1995 chunky heeled jellies revival was just yesterday.

The Best Links:

1. Fantastic Plastic: Modern Jellies
2. Gisele Bunchen’s Line Of Jellies, OMG Who Remembers Xuxandalias?
3. Would You Wear Plastic Shoes? Rihanna Does?
4. WWMJD? (What Would Marc Jacobs Do?)
5. Get Your ’80s Kicks
6. Jellies Included in List of the Ugliest Shoes Ever
7. Are Jelly Shoes Making a Comeback?
8. Marni coral jelly shoe from Browns
9. Salvatore Ferragamo Jelly Ballet Flats
10. Ferragamo Profumo Jelly-Jewel Sandal
11. Ipanema Gisele Bundchen 2008
12. Creepy Jellies Fan Site Almost NSFW

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STYLE BUZZ – Scandinavian galoshes that fit over your regular shoes are being hailed as the Croc alternative. Practical and stylish! May we add that Crocs are neither practical nor stylish?

The Best Links:

1. Wet Weather Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Looking Ridiculous
2. Fancy Wellies You Can Carry Around in Your Bag
3. See Styles on the Official SWIMS Site
4. Those Nifty Norwegians Have Also Designed a Nifty Umbrella for Torrential Downpours

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