Dansko is an unusual shoe company. Just a visit to the website and a click on “our story” will show just how delightfully unusual this company is. An old fashioned projector screen appears, complete with a countdown and instructions that the viewer should turn on their speakers for the presentation. Once the screen has loaded, a black lab and a poodle narrate the story of how the company started in the founders’ own voices. An amusing way to discover a gem of a shoe company deeply committed to quality Dansko sandals and shoes, community and the environment.
In addition to creating quality shoes, Dansko also contributes to the needs of the community at large. Dansko believes that the community starts with the family of employees. The company’s goal is to care for employees and encourage them to care for others needs as well. They are a member of B Corporation, a partnership of businesses with that same philosophy. One of the company’s goals is to leave the world a better place than they found it. Dansko gives to many charitable organizations and pays employees to volunteer for programs like Habitat for Humanity and the Adopt a Highway program. Dansko employees have even coached for the Special Olympics and helped train service dogs for the disabled.
Dansko shoes is also very concerned about the company’s carbon footprint and the necessity of conserving and protecting the environment for future generations. Dansko’s office building has been certified by LEED, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. The company started a community wide recycling program, plants trees, generates awareness for The Conservation Alliance, and sponsors many other programs and initiatives for earth awareness.
For forty years, one name has stood out as a leader in quality and design for golf footwear: ECCO golf shoes. Founded in Bradebro, Denmark, ECCO shoe company was started by Karl Toosebuy. Weary of foot pain from conventional shoes that force the foot to mold to unnatural forms, he vowed to start a company that designed shoes from the inside out. The result of his vision was ECCO. Devoted to superior design and utilizing the latest and most advanced technology, ECCO is also immensely proud of the company’s Scandinavian heritage. As a result, grateful golf lovers everywhere who have tried ECCO golf shoes wear the innovative shoes with pride.
ECCO states on the company website that “Comfort, flexibility, Scandinavian design, and thriving innovation lead the way” and provide the model by which this company operates. This means ECCO golf shoes are the pinnacle of excellence. Many people have reported that once they have tried ECCO mens shoes, they never want to wear another shoe ever again. Because quality is never sacrificed for trends, ECCO customers are highly satisfied and brand loya
The “Freedom Fit” is the term used to describe the unique design of ECCO shoes. Conventional shoes fit across the top of the foot, and restrict the natural spread of the toes when walking. To solve this problem, ECCO shoes are designed around the heel and instep, thus creating a unique cradle that allows the foot to breathe and the toes to spread naturally when walking. The wearer reports better posture and improved foot and joint pain.
ECCO mens golf shoes
ECCO womens golf shoes
ECCO golf shoes are prized for their innovative use of advanced technologies and materials that make golfing better. ECCO golf shoes are a light, flexible shoe made with GORE-TEX. GORE-TEX is a moisture wicking and repelling material that has 1.4 billion pores per square centimeter. This advanced material ensure that the foot stays comfortable and dry in the most adverse weather conditions. The shoes also have waxed laces, that stay tied, swing stabilizer technology, and green friendly polyurethane cleats. Along with special water resistant leather called Hydromax and special hard wearing carbon fiber textile, any golfer will be able to focus completely on the love of the game, and not their feet.
My boyfriend bought me a pair of Born shoes for my birthday. My feet have never felt so loved in all my life. I love those shoes, and I mean LOVE! They are not only gorgeous, they are incredibly comfortable and light. The quality and craftsmanship is unlike any shoes I have ever owned before, and I honestly don’t know how I am going to go back to buying all my shoes at Payless. I guess that’s the problem with high quality items. You don’t realize what you’re missing until you get a taste of the good stuff. Then, you’re hooked. Try a pair of Born shoes today – many are going on clearance in anticipation of the new Born womens sandals styles coming for spring.
As a runner, my daily jog came to a screeching halt when I developed plantar fasciitis. The pain was so severe in my foot that I could no longer continue running. In addition, I was having constant pain when standing or just walking. Nothing seemed to help me until I tried MBT shoes. They are specially designed to redistribute your natural gait so you use different muscles than normal while standing, walking or running. I purchased a pair oof MBT shoes, and they made all the difference in the world. They allowed my fascia to heal properly, and now I’m back to my daily runs.
Although Keen sandals and shoes are ideal for the great outdoors, their heart for the environment and the company’s charitable spirit sets them apart from many of their competitors. After the tsunami of 2004, Keen started the HybridCare program which has given over 1.5 million dollars to worthy environmental and humanitarian causes such as 1 KG More. 1 KG More was started in 2008 after the earthquake devastated the Sichuan province in China. Keen implores people who visit there to each bring 1 KG More of school supplies to help the needy children who live there. They have also donated over 12,000 pairs of shoes toward the cause. A great believer in corporate responsibility, Keen shoes are also designed with renewable, natural and sustainable materials, to reduce the burden placed by companies on the world’s limited natural resources.
I know many people hate a certain national multi billion dollar discount Earth shoes retailer, which will remain nameless. Okay, lets call it, Ball-Wort. I admit, there was a time when I stood with my elitist, quasi-socialist college friends and boycotted this store. But, then I grew up. I got married, I had to pay bills, I had some kids. Bottom line: Ball-Wort saves a family a lot of money. Take my beloved mens Earth shoes that are also available on many major online retail websites. I got them for a rock bottom price, and by the end of the season, can pick up another pair for practically free. Say what you will about Ball-Wort, but I like it.
Birkenstock mens sandals are just the best. I have bought several pairs over the years, and I think their quality and value can’t be beat. After an entire summer of wearing them non-stop, I have noticed my feet are not very happy to have to wear regular closed toe shoes. I think I need to move somewhere where I can wear my Birkenstock sandals year round. My girlfriend doesn’t like that I wear sandals most of the time. she says my feet are not very attractive. But, she seems to like the rest of me. I guess my feet are not really a capital offense for our relationship.
My Dansko womens clogs are probably the most fun pair of shoes I own. They just feel good and kicky. My friends make fun of me for wearing them all the time. They ask me why I wear them even in the winter time in snow. Don’t my socks get all wet? Not if I can avoid snow altogether! I just imagine I am a little girl, trudging along after her Mommy, steps light and bouncy. It makes me appreciate life and feel much more joyful and carefree. There is too much in life that is depressing and heavy, I want something that makes me feel free. My Dansko clogs seem to do the trick for me!
I love being barefoot. Perhaps that’s one of the reasons why I love summer so much. It is almost as freeing to slip on my pair of NAOT sandals and head out the door. I live in my NAOT sandals from May to Mid-September. Having your feet exposed to the air and warm sun just makes a person feel so much more alive. I just know that when my feet are confined in shoes and socks for a long period of time, I just can’t wait to get home to let them breathe. If I didn’t have my sandals during the summer, I don’t know what I’d do. New NAOT women’s sandalsNAO are now available for spring 2009.
I know a lot of people who enjoy comfortable shoes and who spend their lives wearing them. Unfortunately, these people also wear outfits that go with their comfortable shoes. I can see why many people wear comfortable shoes, and why it is a smart thing to do. I’m just bitter because I can’t wear comfortable shoes. Even the shoes that are supposed to be comfortable are uncomfortable on me.
Why did God have to give me such deformed dancer’s feet? Why are they so wide at the ball of the foot, and so narrow at the heel, and with such a high arch? The only shoes that would be comfortable on me are orthopaedic shoes that people wear in personal care homes. And I am not going to wear those comfortable shoes until I am actually in a personal care home.
No, I don’t think I will even be able to do it then.
