Hey everyone! Just wanted to give you guys a heads-up that the Shoe Metro Retail Store is having a Clearance Sale this Saturday. We’ll be having a monthly Clearance Sale from now on with our lowest priced inventory. Also, we now have footwear for infants and youth so it’s very family-friendly.

San Diegans and any guests in the area this weekend should come by and take a look at our wares. You can find address and directions to the retail store here. Hope to see you there!

Nike, in their infinite wisdom, have deemed it necessary to turn some of their Nike Free running shoes into instruments of hip-hop music. They enlisted a crew of hip-hop DJ’s and sound technicians in Japan and came up with what you see below. Maybe someday, we’ll be able to make our own music as we run and thus ween ourselves off our iPod addictions:

For impulse shoe shoppers who sometimes can’t wait for the shipping times from online shopping and sometimes can’t take the trouble to go out to their favorite shoe boutique, there is now a solution: shoes vending machines.

Okay, well, ONE shoes vending machine. There is a vending machine in London, on famed Carnaby Street, that sells running shoes. The machine holds 24 pairs of running shoes in six different sizes. It’s in a prime location for tourists to peruse, which is great for active tourists who may need to switch up their shoes after so much walking about. I’m not certain but from looking at the picture, I’d guess the shoes are all either Asics or the Onitsuka Tiger sneakers line from Asics.

What do you think: do you want Shoe Metro to expand into the shoes vending machines business?

Help Shoe Metro reach 1000 followers on Twitter and have a chance to win a new iPod! We’re giving away a Silver 8GB iPod Nano (5th Generation) to one lucky winner. Just help us gather 1000 followers for our Twitter account and you could win.

To Enter:

1. Follow Shoe Metro on Twitter! Come to our Twitter page by clicking here.
2. ReTweet This: “Win an iPod from @shoemetro! Click here: http://ow.ly/1zp4R” ReTweet this once per day and be entered for every Tweet you post!
3. Leave a comment on this blog post linking to your ReTweet! If you ReTweet this multiple times, please leave a separate comment for each Tweet.

If you have a blog or website, you can get a Bonus Entry:

1. Put Shoe Metro in your blogroll or links list to get 1 bonus entry. Link back to Shoe Metro’s store in your Blogroll and get another entry in this giveaway. Be sure to leave a comment on this post linking back to your blog or website.
2. Mention Shoe Metro in a blog post and link back to our store. Tell us what you think about us and get 1 bonus entry. Again, be sure to leave a comment here linking to your blog post.

Giveaway ends on 6/31/2010 6/30/2010 (just realized there are only 30 days in June, hah) at 11:59 PST OR when we reach 1000 followers on Twitter so go get the word out!

Rules:

• For U.S. residents only.
• Any comments that do not follow the rules will be deleted and disqualified.
• Any entries that do not follow the rules will be disqualified.
• The winner will be announced within 7 days on this blog post, on Twitter, and on Facebook.
• Once selected, the winner has 48 hours to respond. Otherwise, a new winner will be chosen.

Remember: just follow @shoemetro on Twitter, Tweet “Win an iPod from @shoemetro! Click here: http://ow.ly/1zp4R”, and leave a comment on this blog post linking to your Tweet to win!

You’d be amazed at how much shoe designers seem to love video games. Or maybe it’s video game addicts who also love shoes? Who knows?

Blue Gameboy Boots

Hit the jump for more! Continue Reading…

My dentist told me to eat less sweets but I’m sure that indulging in them through my eyes would be just peachy. It is Weird Shoe Wednesday, after all.

Photo: Dezeen Design Magazine

Belma Arnautović, a design student from the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo, Bosnia, designed this collection as her graduation work. Titled Lolice, the collection of shoes is inspired by candies and cakes, featuring ankle boots, heels, and even some towering platforms. And the shoes are actually wearable. Check out more pictures after the jump. Continue Reading…

TOMS Shoes wants you to go barefoot for a day on April 8th so you can step into the shoes (so to speak) of the thousands of impoverished children around the world who can’t afford shoes. Check out the video below, consider participating on April 8th, and maybe just go get yourself some TOMS shoes (which would then donate another pair to a child in need).