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Michelle's $540 Sneaks Fall Flat
 Michelle's $540 Sneaks Fall Flat 
OPINION
May 6, 2009 5:18 AM CDT

Michelle's $540 Sneaks Fall Flat

(Newser) - It was bound to happen one day: a misstep by Michelle Obama. She fell for a pair of $540 designer sneakers and trotted them out last week at a food bank, no less. Bad move, says the Guardian. Mrs. I'm-all-about-J. Crew should have ditched the colorful suede Lanvin sneaks and...

Obama's Sportswear 'Endorsements' Worth Millions

Nike, North Face get free pub from prez-elect

(Newser) - The latest high-profile sportswear-endorser doesn’t charge brands like Nike and North Face a thing to be seen wearing their logos, but his fashion choices may be worth millions, the Times of London reports. Barack Obama’s love of the gym and the basketball court is famous, and companies are...

Canada May Have a Match in Case of Severed Feet

New left foot also in New Balance sneaker

(Newser) - Another severed foot in an athletic shoe has washed up on a Canadian shore, the sixth in a bizarre series of feet found over the last 15 months, reports the Vancouver Sun. The left foot, encased in a New Balance running shoe, was found earlier this week on a riverbank...

DNA Tests Yield Few Clues on Canada Victims

But authorities say two of the floating feet belonged to one man

(Newser) - Canadian authorities have determined that two of the five feet found floating on British Columbia's coastline came from the same man. The only other information about the mystery victim are his shoe size (11) and brand preference (Nike), and fact that he must have been alive in early 2003 when...

Severed Feet Stump Cops in Canada
Severed Feet Stump Cops
in Canada
May 25, 2008 12:19 PM CDT

Severed Feet Stump Cops in Canada

Fourth sneakered foot in 10 months washes up on shore

(Newser) - A fourth foot in a sneaker has washed up on a Canadian shore, leaving investigators more puzzled than ever. Each of the three previous right feet have been in sneakers and have washed up on different islands near Vancouver over the last 10 months, reports the Globe and Mail. The...

Retailer Sells Air Jordan Rivals Dirt Cheap

Steve & Barry's markets star sneaks for under $20

(Newser) - Don’t feel like ponying up $175 for the freshest Air Jordans? You could instead buy 11 pairs of Ben Wallace’s Big Ben shoes and have change. Budget-minded retailer Steve & Barry’s is reversing Nike’s formula, selling low-cost shoes branded by Wallace, Venus Williams, and Stephon Marbury—...

Kids Skate on Heelys to Emergency Room

Skater shoes set off scraped knees epidemic

(Newser) - A new craze has kids gliding across hard surfaces on tiny skate wheels built into their sneakers—but the "heelys" are deceptively unsafe, a new study says. The report claims the skate shoes sent 1,600 youngsters to the emergency room last year.

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