A cinch-on lacing system and an aggressive design identify the S-LAB Fellcross as a distinctly Salomon shoe. But the Fellcross is a new breed for the French brand, a beast with extra-toothy tread that's advertised as "low profile and ultra-light."

Read the full article

Did you know that Danish brand ECCO is the fifth largest shoe company in the world? We didn't either. Today, in Minnesota, the company hits a milestone by opening its 1,000th retail store.

Read the full article

The international athletic juggernaut that is Adidas has acquired Five Ten, a Redlands, Calif., brand known most for its rock climbing shoes. For $25 million, Adidas snapped up the small, core company to bolster its place in the outdoor industry, which it hopes to dominate by 2015.

Read the full article

Equipped with five tiny rubber pads on the sole said to align with the foot’s metatarsal bones, the MV2 from Newton Running is a different beast. The new model, released this month, is also lightweight, flexible, and made to appeal to runners in search of a fast, minimal shoe.

Read the full article

Footwear giant Adidas launched a "toe shoe" this week and subsequently jumped into the ring with Vibram FiveFingers in a weird niche of a market that continues to gain momentum.

Read the full article

So, did you hear the one about the penguin who wears a custom shoe developed by Teva? No joke. See the video here for the story of a custom piece of footwear Teva made for a compromised little water bird named Lucky at the Santa Barbara Zoo.

Read the full article

"It’s not a sock, it’s a foot-cover!" That's the tagline for Puretoes, a new sock-like product with holes for toes and grip material on the soles.

Read the full article

Vibram has announced a line of "lifestyle" models for spring 2012, including FiveFingers shoes made for daily wear and two small toe-shoe models for kids.

Read the full article

A mesh upper, a split-toe design, and "octopus tentacle"-inspired detailing on the sole make the to-be-released Maliko from OluKai Inc. one of the most unique water shoes we've ever seen.

Read the full article

In another example of the main-streaming of the toe-shoe genre, this week Fila USA signed Alex Puccio, a rising bouldering star, to a multi-year endorsement agreement.

Read the full article