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A reader wonders how a shoe-sneaker hybrid became an acceptable part of men’s professional wardrobes.
Category: Sneakers
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Zegna Reimagines the Malibu Beach Bum
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The Italian men’s wear label relocates its range of soft tailoring and nubby knits to coastal California.
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Can Better Running Shoes Really Make You Faster?
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Companies are investing in scientific labs in pursuit of a sneaker that could help marathon runners shave up to four minutes off their record. But some are skeptical of the results.
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Did the Pope Really Wear Nikes?
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Eagle-eyed viewers spotted a swoosh in Vatican City.
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How Running Shoes Have Evolved, From Ancient Greece to a Record-Breaking Marathon Time
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The race to near-weightlessness has been a driving force of innovation in running sneakers and helped lead to records shattering at the London Marathon.
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What Heelys, the Sneakers With Wheels, Taught Me About Momentum as a Child
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Heelys, the sneakers with wheels that were a fad in the 2000s, helped me form my first friendships. Recently, I decided to tap into that joy again.
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Roger Adams Dies at 71; Invented the Rolling Sneakers Known as Heelys
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You could walk in them like gym shoes, but if you rocked back on your heels the wheels emerged, turning them into roller skates. In the early 2000s, the company sold millions.
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The Bizarre Shoe Trend That Failed to Take Off
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“Snoafers,” a hybrid of sneakers and loafers, sounded like a good idea in theory.
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New Nike LeBron Shoe Honors MLK Jr. by Evoking Motel Where He Was Killed
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LeBron James’s new sneaker seeks to honor the civil rights leader with a color palette inspired by the Memphis motel where King was assassinated in 1968.