what your shoes say about you

Tuesday, February 2, 2010


What Your Shoes Say About You?






You wear them on your feet. But what does your shoes really say about you?



1. Pumps





Your values are basic: Work hard, get paid well, use your brain, value your family and friends, and give back. You are also intelligent, reliable and a loyal friend.





2. Stilettos





You embrace your raw female power, stepping out smartly, never afraid to state what you want. An intriguing mix of traditional and modern, deep down you believe in the fact that men provide and women look good."





3. Sneakers





The Sneaker girl is all about cool, but very accessible cool. You're also very witty, and often pepper your conversation with a bit of ironic or sarcastic humor just for effect.





4. Mary Janes





Women who wear these girly shoes like order and neatness in all things. But boring you're not! Beneath your prim and proper exterior, you're the quintessential girly girl, and have a great sense of playfulness.





5. Peep Toes



Peep-toe shoes are synonymous with natural flirts. Wherever you are off to, you usually make a sassy entrance with your shiny open-toe heels that tilt you just a little forward, put an extra zing in your walk, and give onlookers a tiny peek of the toe cleavage.



MY THOUGHTS



ballet shoes not mentioned here. i used to have lots of pumps and some stilettos. i still go for some peep toes but usually flats. so, i guess, i'm sneaker girl. i wear them whenever i could.

self-lacing shoes

Nike patents plan for self-lacing shoes

Company working on technology that includes automatic ankle cinching system

By Stuart Fox

updated 8/27/2010 3:16:39 PM ET






Nike has filed a patent for a self-lacing shoe that resembles the sneakers from "Back to the Future 2" so closely, one has to wonder whether a hover-board and flux capacitor could be far behind.



There is currently no timetable for when these shoes may hit the market, but the patent shoes indicate that Nike is definitely working on the technology.



According to the patent, "the automatic lacing system provides a set of straps that can be automatically opened and closed to switch between a loosened and tightened position of the upper. The article further includes an automatic ankle cinching system that is configured to automatically adjust an ankle portion of the upper."



Which is to say, you slip a switch, and the shoe tightens as if you just pulled and tightened conventional laces. The switch activates a motor that rolls or unrolls a spool of wire distributed throughout the shoe. When the spool reels in the wire, the shoe tightens along axis supported by various rods.



Naturally, the system requires a power source, and the shoe will have an on-board battery. However, the patent reveals that Nike hasn't decided whether to go with a USB or a mini-USB port to charge the shoe.



MY THOUGHTS



i hope they don't make this for kids. why take the fun out of teaching and learning the art of tying shoe laces? we want to watch those little boys beam with pride when they are able to lace their shoes.