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Once the shoes are on, the wearer presses their heel on the concealed disc linked to the laces by wires, and wearers can use a lever attached to the back of the shoe to release pressure and loosen the lace. In November 2014, the company started a kickstarter project to raise funds and sell the shoes. [14] [15]
Generally, a flat tubular lace will stay tied more easily than a round lace with a core because the flat lace can be more crimped within the knot. Most laces, however, are round and have core of cotton yarn, especially boot laces. For these to stay tied securely, the core on the inside of the lace must be soft and compressible.
Blake construction is a method of making shoes invented in 1856 by Lyman Reed Blake. [1]It is especially popular in Italy. [2] In a Blake construction, the outer sole is directly stitched to the insole with a chain stitch.
Three different types of aglets: double-punched copper, plastic sheath, and inward fold brass. An aglet (/ ˈ æ ɡ l ə t / AG-lət) [1] or aiglet is a small sheath, often made of plastic or metal, attached at each end of a shoelace, a cord, or a drawstring. [2]
The company claims a proprietary cushioning technology called CloudTec in its shoes. [6] CloudTec began with Bernhard experimenting with a garden hose, exploring how that shape could offer a brand new type of cushioning. Bernhard, who was a Nike athlete at the time, presented his prototype to Nike but had it rejected. The "clouds" underneath ...
German fashion designer Kasia Kucharska uses 3D-printed latex to reimagine lace. Her fantastical designs were on show at Berlin Fashion Week and have been worn by celebrities including Julia Fox ...
New net based laces emerged, such as Carrickmacross and Tambour lace. [16] By 1870, virtually every type of hand-made lace (pillow lace, bobbin lace) had its machine-made copy. It became increasingly difficult for hand lacemakers to make a living from their work and most of the English handmade lace industry had disappeared by 1900. [17]
oputaši or pripletenjaci were made of untanned hide, cut and shaped on a wooden mould to make the shape of the sole of the foot, the edges folded upwards and laced using a lace made of sheep gut or thin strips of sheep hide called oputa. The top of the opanky was made by lacing together strips of gut or hide.