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I LOVE those shoes and boots… but what will I wear it with?

I’m sure you’ve heard this phrase before, and have said it yourself a time or two: “I love those shoes…but what will I wear them with?” Oftentimes this occurs when non-neutral footwear catches your eye, whether it be a bright color or a fun pattern.

Regardless of what the shoe looks like, there are so many ways that you can wear that style that you love—and they don’t have to match perfectly…

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National Go Barefoot Day

Founded by Juan Peran in 1984, Pikolino’s is a family-owned and operated business. While their main office is in Spain, and originally the shoes were made for their local area, they have expanded over the years. Today, 80% of what they make is exported to the U.S., France, Germany, Italy and Russia.

These shoes are designed using natural, water-based dyes, and Pikolino’s own tanned leather (yes,…

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National Go Barefoot Day

National Go Barefoot Day is more than just an excuse to not wear shoes for a day. Every year many people go without the basic necessities—like proper footwear–that many of us take for granted. 1 out of 10 live on less than $2 a day, and 400 million of these individuals are children. For many, walking is the most common–and sometimes only–form of transportation available. Without a good pair of…

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Earth: Combining Comfort, Creativity and Community

This season, put a spring into your step with a pair of Earth shoes! There’s so much to love – from their padded heels, multiple layers of cushioning and arch support, to their leather-lined insoles – you can’t beat the comfort of Earth!

An inspiration that began in 1957, the Earth brand has long-stood for comfort and support. The creator, Anne Kalso was moved to design shoes with a negative…

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New Year, New Fashion

This spring ushers in a variety of cute styles and trends for 2018– from millennial pink (the famous rose gold/dusty blush shade), to laser-cut loafers, you’re bound to find something to love this season! As for women’s fashion, metallics and two-toned shoes are continuing to be up-and-coming on the footwear scene, especially when mixed with brighter pops of color. Shoes are maintaining the…

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Finding Versatility For Your Footwear

Fashion is dictated by the runway; style is what we do with it. And with thousands upon thousands of shoes out there, there are just as many ways we can interpret fashion and create our own style.

With the simple tie of shoelaces, you can turn a cocktail outfit into street-smart fashion. Exchanging heels for high-tops, you can transform an outfit, but just as easily as you can transform an…

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Reducing Arthritic Pain Through Shoes

Feeling achy? Hear your joints snap, crackle and pop like a sad bowl of Rice Krispies®? Arthritis can hit at nearly any age, any joint and cause irreversible damage. The most alarming is hindering you from achieving your goals from Point A to Point B. Losing mobility is losing out on a lifetime of opportunities. But the right pair of shoes can give back some of that privilege and protect your…

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Sweaty Shoes Intervention: Summer Edition

Just like an empty plate is the sign of a healthy appetite, sweating is often associated with a good, healthy workout. But when you slip on a pair of shoes and they’re already wet, or it only takes leaving the house and walking around the block to start sweating, well – that sweat isn’t as rewarding.

We may not be as renown or illustrious as WebMD, but that excessive sweating could potentially be…

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Foot Health Awareness: Taking Care of YOUR Feet

Join ELM Shoes this April and all the days after as we recognize Foot Health Awareness and play our part in healing our feet one step at a time by discovering several frequently seen symptoms and how to overcome them.

Foot Health Awareness is about more than just diabetes. It doesn’t matter how young or old you are. Whether male or female. Wherever you live, you hope to live for the long run.…

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Fashion For Your Feet: 2017 Trends

At the beginning of each year, projections are released from industry experts on what will be trending. Meanwhile the runway has set the standard for what your wardrobe needs.

These extravagant styles may help you fit in during fashion week, but at ELM Shoes we find shoes that fit you. Physically and stylistically.

Why fit in with the trends when you can stand out in comfort and quality?

Sophist…

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Insulation Awareness: Staying Warm Through Inclement Weather

It stings the toes and bites the nose, isn’t just a lyric sung at the commencement of Christmas festivities. It’s a real issue during the winter season. Snow, sleet, rain, wind and temperatures that cause bumps to raise on our skin. Our life revolves around one thought: how to say warm.

If your feet aren’t warm, it’s hard to maintain a healthy body temperature. Cold feet can lead to catching a…

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Fashion That Fits All Day Long

Whether it’s wrapping a scarf around your neck or wrapping presents, ’tis the season to start layering. While the daylight is shorter and the night is colder, the demands on us are more intense than an average work day. The harder we are on our body, the more demands we put on our feet. While we go from work to after-parties to mingle with friends and family, we naturally want to look our best.…

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Man's Best Friend: Irish Setter Boots

Man’s Best Friend: Irish Setter Boots

There’s a reason Frederick the Great of Prussia and later poet Ogden Nash referred to dogs as man’s best friend. No matter your dedication to cats, a dog’s affections and loyalty to its owner – and even those to whom they don’t “belong” – is unsurpassed.

While wolves were originally domesticated to become house pets, over the years we have been introduced to countless breeds. Dogs for guarding,…

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Classy Shoes For The Classroom

On average, a teacher’s day begins at six or seven and can end at the same numerical hour. Even if they’re not a math teacher, that adds up to 12 hours.

With approximately 180 days of school per year that equates to 2,160 hours of being a beacon of education. Of transforming minds. While every teacher’s educational presentation varies, everyone has the same goal. To make the learning…

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Shoes Throughout The Centuries

Unless you’ve been aspiring to walk coals or swim with the dolphins this year sans fins, chances are you’re an avid wearer of shoes. Around the world our interpretation of shoes varies vastly, especially as each century has passed.

While there are no elves assisting shoe makers to speed up the process or preserve the integrity of quality, a passion to see footwear evolve has garnered the…

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The SAS Printed Shoebox

Styles only last a season. Sometimes a decade or two later they can be resurrected, but when you first fall in love with an article of clothing, the look can be fleeting.

Understanding the meaning or concept behind patterns and materials chosen, however, will outlast what’s in your closet. Understanding the designer rather than just the design will help keep things renewed.

And most importantly,…

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How To Pull Off Socks And Sandals (You Can't)

How To Pull Off Socks And Sandals (You Can’t)

If you’re about to publicly brave the dry or wetlands of the world with Crocs™ and socks. Don’t.

If you’re about to travel out of the house with thong sandals and socks. Don’t.

If you’re about to tighten those Velcro® straps of your fisherman sandals over a pair of socks. Don’t.

If you’re about to slide your calf-high socked feet into shower sandals. Don’t.

If you have a pair of socks in one…

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