Custom Shoes and a Unique Shoe Experience
A new show store that allows one to create their own designer shoes has opened in Bethesda Maryland. It is the first of its kind on the Eastern Seaboard.
Bethesda, DC, December 22, 2010 --(PR.com)-- A new concept in designer women’s shoes was launched this week by Bethesda native Nina Kimmel, making it the first of its kind on the Eastern Seaboard. My Shoe Cafe, a unique build-it-yourself custom design shoe store, opened this week in the Westfield Montgomery Mall, Bethesda, Maryland. Sporting the slogan, “Where sole mates are made…”, it provides a new and creative experience for woman looking for the ultimate in personalized shoes. My Shoe Cafe is a combination of Kimmel’s love of designer shoes and a passion she developed for cafes while traveling in Europe. “For me and so other women, shoes are not just something you wear on your feet, they are a statement and reflect ones personality,” said Kimmel. “In My Shoe Cafe you become your own personal shoe designer!”
Born and raised in Bethesda, 26-year-old Kimmel’s s love affair with shoes and fashion started with her strutting around in her mother’s shoes and clothes as a youngster but developed quickly when as early as 8 years old she had the opportunity to accompany her parents to the fashion centers of Milan, Paris, Madrid and London. Nina’s favorite activity when in these cities was to look at, try on and buy shoes.
At 16 Nina’s personal shoe collection had grown to 200 pairs. While on a summer vacation in Paris with her family that same year, Nina purchased clothes and a fun pair of heels on des Champs-Elysees and then decided to show them off as she hung out at a local cafe. She concluded at this point that fashion and cafes made a perfect fit.
My Shoe Cafe offers a broad array of colors, fabrics and shoe accessories for customers to select from when “building” their own customerized shoe. One of the unique elements of the store is a full time cobbler, with 20 years experience in the shoe-making and repair business. While customers relax and sip complimentary coffee, their personalized shoes—custom made to fit each foot—are created while they wait. An additional service allows customers to bring in their existing shoes and select and add My Shoe Cafe accessories to give their shoes a new and refreshing lift. My Shoe Cafe’s spacious premises are ideal for a “girls night out” or for birthday parties, bridal showers, bachelorette parties and similar fun shoe events.
MY THOUGHTS
i like this idea. nope. that's not exactly correct. i love this idea. coffee and shoes. shoes and coffee. whichever way,love them both
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,Test Your Shoe Flexibility
Twist them and Bend Them or Toss Them
By Wendy Bumgardner, About.com
Updated February 06, 2004
About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by our Medical Review B
Walking is a natural rolling motion from heel to toe, your foot bending at the ball on each step. If your walking shoes are not flexible enough, your ankle and shin muscles end up fighting your shoes and you set yourself up for injury as well as tired legs and feet. Many shoes marketed as walking shoes are not flexible. Most running shoes are flexible, but may not bend in the right place.
Twist them: Grab the shoe with both hands and twist in opposite directions. It should twist a little.
Bend them: Try to bend the shoe in half, pushing the heel towards the toe. The shoe should bend at the ball of the foot. Some running shoes bend in the middle of the arch, which is not the right place for walkers.
Poke them: Place the shoe on a level surface. Poke the toe down, the heel should raise up off the surface. This natural curvature will help you roll through the step.
Other Things to Look For
Low Heel: Walking shoes should not have a high heel, it should be no more than an inch higher than the sole under the ball of the foot.
No Flare: Some shoes have a flared heel to give running stability. Avoid this for walking shoes, instead look for heels that are even undercut at the back to allow for good heel strike and roll through the step.
My thoughts
So, the key is flexibility. Your beautiful shoes should be flexible enough to bend and twist as you walk
Twist them and Bend Them or Toss Them
By Wendy Bumgardner, About.com
Updated February 06, 2004
About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by our Medical Review B
Walking is a natural rolling motion from heel to toe, your foot bending at the ball on each step. If your walking shoes are not flexible enough, your ankle and shin muscles end up fighting your shoes and you set yourself up for injury as well as tired legs and feet. Many shoes marketed as walking shoes are not flexible. Most running shoes are flexible, but may not bend in the right place.
Twist them: Grab the shoe with both hands and twist in opposite directions. It should twist a little.
Bend them: Try to bend the shoe in half, pushing the heel towards the toe. The shoe should bend at the ball of the foot. Some running shoes bend in the middle of the arch, which is not the right place for walkers.
Poke them: Place the shoe on a level surface. Poke the toe down, the heel should raise up off the surface. This natural curvature will help you roll through the step.
Other Things to Look For
Low Heel: Walking shoes should not have a high heel, it should be no more than an inch higher than the sole under the ball of the foot.
No Flare: Some shoes have a flared heel to give running stability. Avoid this for walking shoes, instead look for heels that are even undercut at the back to allow for good heel strike and roll through the step.
My thoughts
So, the key is flexibility. Your beautiful shoes should be flexible enough to bend and twist as you walk
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