Ikea Detolf Glass Door Cabinet for Shoe Display

This Ikea glass door cabinet is great piece for the shoe collector to use as a way to showcase your most prized possessions. It's a clean and simple way to protect and display your best shoes for $60, courtesy of your local Ikea.

Pre-Release Available for Nike Air Max LeBron VII

The Nike Air Max LeBron VII is receiving loads of attention and praise for its design and craft. It showcases a flywire upper, patent leather accents, and a full length max air unit, which is specially tuned air created for basketball. The LeBron VII is now available in its white, black, and red colorway as a pre-release over at rmkstore.com for $200-209. Otherwise, if you don't want to pay the price for having this fly new kick before everyone else, you'll have to wait 2 months to purchase it at its $160 retail.

Chrome's New Shoe Releases Available Now

Chrome Bags, a company best known for having the most durable messenger bags, has released a line of brand new footwear made specifically for bike messengers and those looking for tough urban streetwear.

Made of weatherproof material, reinforced nylon, glass fiber, and polyurethane with vulcanized construction, there is no doubt that Chrome's Red Sole Line of urban shoes will live up to the rugged street-tested and city-proof standards their messenger bags have set over the past 14 years. Each shoe features a reflective heel patch, a small lip at the front for slipping your feet easily into toe straps, a stiffened sole to increase pedal stroke leverage, reinforced exterior paneling, sleek metal eyelets and lace-ends, and heel slam pads for optimal heel cushion and high impact absorption.



The four styles of Chrome shoes include the low-rise Kursk, the mid-rise Midway, the high-top Saipan, and the Chucka-inspired Arnhem.



The Chrome Kursk is a low cut, rubber-toed, Converse-like cordura street shoe with the most durable construction you can find. Available in black, grey, and brown, you can buy these shoes for $70.



The Chrome Midway is a fusion of durable cordura and stylish suede that hits below the ankle bone. These shoes are also available in black, grey, and brown for $90.



The Chrome Saipan corduroy high-tops lace up snug and also zip down the side so you don't have to mess with your laces every time. Available in black and grey, these shoes are priced at $80.



The Chrome Arnhem ankle-high boot is clean, minimal, and made from the most durable black suede. At $90, they are currently only available in black.

Also for a limited time, if you order by August 31, 2009, you can get free shipping and a free Chrome water bottle on domestic orders!

What do you think of Chrome's new endeavor into the shoe world?

DJ Cassidy Debuts New Michael Jackson Inspired Rockport Boat Shoe

DJ Cassidy, one of the most sought-after deejays in the music industry, has recently launched new shoes inspired by Run DMC and Michael Jackson at the East Hampton Blue & Cream store. For the boat shoe colorway, DJ Cassidy modeled his design after what he believes is the greatest outfit of all time: Michael Jackson's ensemble in the Billie Jean music video - black leather suit, red bow tie, pink shirt, and pink socks. The DJ Cassidy's Rockport boat shoe features soft pink perforated leather, a red canvas upper, black pinstripe, gold eyelets, and a custom pink terry cloth footbed.





Commemorating each year of Michael Jackson's life, Rockport produced only 50 limited edition pairs of shoes. This new exclusive Rockport Bridgeport boat shoe is being touted by Russell Simmons, Ryan Leslie, Lyor Cohen, Andre Harrell, Swizz Beatz, and Paul Sevigny. It comes packaged in a custom DJ Cassidy shoe box, with pink tissue paper, a red satin bow tie, and a personalized card from DJ Cassidy detailing his inspirations. Again, these shoes are only available at the East Hampton Blue & Cream store.

Foot Fetish Assaults in Oregon Department Stores

Steven George Bronson, 46, is set to be arraigned on two charges of third-degree sexual abuse after finally being caught for fondling women's legs in various department stores in Oregon. Bronson would claim that he wanted to see if his wife or girlfriend would find a particular pair of shoes comfortable and convince various women to try on the shoes for him. This gave him the excuse to touch their legs, but he would also even rub his face on their thighs. He was reported last week at a Medford store, tricking a 15-year-old girl into trying on shoes and then touching her legs. As soon as she began screaming, he ran out of the store.

Police believe that he is involved in at least half a dozen foot fetish incidents since mid-July in shopping centers from Clackamas to Medford. Bronson also has a criminal history in Washington, California, and Nevada. Be careful, ladies!

Burger King Kicks Out Baby for Not Wearing Shoes

"No shoes, no shirt, no service!" - Sunset Hills Burger King at 10734 Sunset Hills Plaza in Missouri strictly adheres to this policy with no regards to age or common sense.

A poor six-month-old baby was kicked out of a Missouri Burger King restaurant because she was not wearing shoes :( A woman named Jennifer Frederich went to Burger King with her barefoot baby, her mother, and several other people from a church youth group. The restaurant manager approached Frederich and told her that the baby needed to have shoes placed on her due to health concerns. If Frederich did not put shoes on her baby, her only other options were to either leave or order her meal "to go." Frederich saw no need for her baby to even wear shoes because she can't walk and her feet don't even touch the ground; however, she did place socks on her baby's feet in an effort to comply as best she could at the moment with the restaurant manager's demands. The manager still threatened to call authorities, so the group ate hurriedly and left, but Frederich's story quickly spread and many agreed on the ridiculousness of the situation. Burger King has since issued a statement saying they were "retraining" its franchisees on the "no shoes, no service" policy.

Become a Shoe Designer and Design Your Own Dream Heels

Now you can create your own custom design heels without having to literally paint on your shoes yourself. Over at DreamHeels.com, you can submit your own creative designs to enter to win cash, free shoes, and have your unique design printed on pumps to be sold worldwide. Once your shoe design is submitted, your entry will be voted and commented on by the Dream Heels online community. If your design is selected, you will win $250 in cash, $250 in Dream Dollars (store credit), and $0.50 residuals for every pair of shoes sold featuring your winning design (up to $1,500).

The next shoe design contest winner will be selected in September, so head over to DreamHeels.com to enter now!

More Creative Work with Shoes

Here's another funny optical illusion with shoes. I thought it was pretty clever! ;)

Facebook Friday Terra Plana Shoe Giveaway

If you want to win a pair of these beige Terra Plana Odette shoes (the same brand of shoes that Cameron Diaz and Maria Menounos wear), then become a Facebook fan of Healthy Hollywood by Friday, August 7, 2009 to enter!

In a previous post, I disagreed with an article claiming that shoes hurt and warp your feet and that everyone is better off walking barefoot. However, for those of you who do believe in that theory, Terra Plana's Vivo Barefoot collection is based on the premise that shoes should be designed to give you that barefoot feeling. Well, whether you believe that the Odette's ultra-thin (3mm) puncture resistant sole will help your feet be healthier or if you're just looking for classic ballet shoes, then check out Terra Plana's Odette and become a fan of Healthy Hollywood on Facebook in order to get your chance to win these $120 ballet flats for free!