Running shoes and graphene were made for each other. One is always in search of the latest gimmick and the other has produced some of the most stunning in recent memory. The University of Manchester, long a leading force in research surrounding the one-atom-thick material, has teamed up with British sportswear brand inov-8 to bring graphene to footwear.

Pair of vintage Apple sneakers. These sneakers were produced by Apple exclusively for their employees in the early 1990s.

“Things to put your feet in” probably falls somewhere on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, but there’s no way that includes these things. Vixole’s new “e-sneakers” come with an LED screen near the heel that the wearer can customize with drawings, photos, or a preloaded design via the companion app.

Barneys has come under fire on Twitter for stocking a range of dirty, shabby looking shoes by high-fashion brand Golden Goose at eye-watering prices.

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It’s finally here. After teaming up with Michael J. Fox to tease us with self-lacing Nike Mags on Back To The Future day in October, Nike has finally announced a mass production shoe that will feature real-life power laces. Meet the HyperAdapt 1.0. Announced today at the Nike Innovation Summit, the HyperAdapt 1.0 will be the first shoe to take advantage of Nike’s adaptive lacing (self-tying) technology, which the...

Mathematics tells us that there are more than 2 Trillion ways of feeding a lace through the six pairs of eyelets on an average shoe. This section presents a fairly extensive election of 43 shoe lacing tutorials. They include traditional and alternative lacing methods that are either widely used, have a particular feature or benefit, or that I just like the look of.

For decades it’s looked like no company could ever topple Nike, the $86 billion global sneaker juggernaut. But just across town from ultra-secretive Nike HQ in Oregon, Adidas has suddenly mounted a full-scale arms race, poaching designers, signing superstar endorsements, and unveiling space-age technology in an attempt to dethrone the king. Matthew Shaer reports on the bitter battle over the right to dress your feet...

From the Air Jordan I to the newest Air Jordan XX9, we explore all 29 pairs of Nike Air Jordan shoes. Includes year-by-year images, shopping guide and more.

He wanted to tie his own shoes. Sometimes the best ideas come wrapped in the simplest of sentences like that.

Some would consider it as sacrilegious as when Coke dabbled with its classic formula back in the 80s, but after 98 years Converse has updated its iconic Chuck Taylor All-Stars. On the outside they look nearly identical, but on the inside the Chuck II is actually far more comfy for your feet.

Here's a first look at the Kendrick Lamar x Reebok Ventilator collaboration.

The original details of a sneaker, as small as they may be, is what truly matters to sneakerheads.

Chemical flaws in the materials used to make sneakers cause the shoes to break down over time. Sad news for collectors, who are finding new ways to preserve their beloved kicks.