Posts with tag Keds

"One should either be a work of art or wear a work of art." -Oscar Wilde

Exciting times, friends. You can walk around in Keds designed by the seriously great artists of Gen Art. This limited edition pair by Anne Faith Nichols, as well as another by Caia Koopman, is available from Keds for $60.

Political t-shirts? So over. Your candidate on underwear? Yes-ter-day! The newest cool way to show your support is to emblazon your candidate across a pair of Keds.

Through the magic of digital print on demand, Zazzle.com lets you put pretty much any picture on any item and sell it through their online marketplace.

Taking advantage of this technology, dozens of enthusiastic Obama supporters have customized Keds with their artistic interpretation of his likeness.

Mr. McCain also has a selection of shoes that bear his likeness, although we must admit that his supporters are both more traditional and more conservative.

We love a comfy skimmer as much as the next girl, but we're not sure how well this political statement translates into a fashion statement. At least they're easier to change than a bumper sticker.

In the gallery, see what the "shoe designers" came up with for your candidate.

Keds float in and out of style, varying in popularity by season, location, and, of course, demographic. But one thing that's always in style is owning custom shoes, which you can now design online at Keds Studio.

You don't need to be an artist. In fact, you don't even need to be all that creative. You start with selecting whether you want women's or children's (sorry, guys -- nothing for you just yet), choose your style, and then, the fun begins! You choose the colors and prints you want for each part of the shoe -- you can even select colored eyelets! We're going to warn you -- it's slightly addictive. We wasted half an hour of our morning playing around there already.

Oh, Keds! How do we love thee? Let us count the ways.

The white canvas and leather lace ups stayed on our feet during everyday during elementary school. And as adults, we always make sure our closets include at least two pairs of adorable printed skimmers.

New York designer Nanette Lepore is a cult-favorite here in the U.S. and abroad. Sophisticated, quirky and retro, Nanette Lepore clothes make you feel like Grace Kelly dipped in Carrie Bradshaw with a twist of Patsy Cline. It sounds weird, but it looks awesome.

Lepore-lovers who can't quite stomach the idea of a $700 suit can now partake in the plucky delight of this unique brand through a budget design collaboration. Nanette Lepore has joined forces with Keds to create a limited edition line of flats. The ultra-comfortable shoes blend Audrey Hepburn's casual style with Nanette Lepore's signature details: bright prints, stripes, romantic calligraphy, bows and jewels.

With celebrities like Mischa Barton and Gwen Stefani stepping out in the kicky Keds, these shoes are selling out fast. So if you're interested, you might want to get on it, stat!

In a time long ago, in a shopping mall far, far away, there was a store called The Limited, and it sold a brand known as "Outback Red".

Outback Red shirts were long-sleeved tees, with three little buttons in front and a very conspicuous "Outback Red" logo at the scruff of the neck in back. Every girl between the ages of 8 and 16 had several of them -- remember this was the mid-to-late 80s, and with Members Only jackets and Keds on the wane, something had to come up into the void.

What this brand ever had to do with the Australian outback remains unclear to me. What is clear is that the Outback Red brand, like so much of the 80s, has virtually disappeared from memory.