Widmann Inflatable Sandals 56Cm Shoes Footwear Accessory for Tropical Beach & Hawaiian Fancy Dress Up Costumes & Outfits

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The included bike pump is off-the-shelf ‘meh.’ It works (faster than we thought!), but we’d love to see a dual-action pump that inflates during both the push and pull cycle.

The inflated shoes have a bit of a spring to them, making each step feel like you’re literally bounding from step to step. Nike would only go on to release two additional inflatable basketball shoes in the NIKE AIR COMMAND FORCE –that used a pump in the collar-Sponges and soft paddings are sandwiched in the middle of the shoes, adding some comfortable support for the feet. In one of the shoe ideas, UV-Zhu replaces the sponge with an inflatable filled with candies and the outsole with cotton buds-looking bristles. The designer destroys, reassembles, and recycles already-made shoes, a dive into his creativity and a personal analysis of how shoe designs can develop. to Dee Brown pumping up his Omni Zone II on tv during the 1991 slam dunk contest (for which he won) Neon colors ornate UV-Zhu’s designs. A strip of purple and green mesh with gray, or a flush of pink and yellow against caramel. They amplify the fun and vibrant vibes the shoes exude. But no matter what the color combination is, the chunkiness of the shoes may steal the limelight at a first glance. The inflated soles add inches to the wearer’s height, making them appear floating off the ground. They might as well test the shoes out in the water just to see if they will float! In this series, inflatable-inspired shoes take over the limelight with their soles that resemble floatation devices. Some of the high tops are doused in bubblegum and saturated colors while the others have jelly, ombre soles. One of the shoes even has just a transparent design for those who want to show their new pedicure designs.

Inflatable floaters are not exclusive to swimming and diving anymore as designer UV-Zhu toys with them for his conceptual shoes . He inflates the mini-floaters, transforms them into his designs’ soles, and, at times, fills them up with candies to satiate one’s sweet tooth when they are out on the road. Playful, zesty, and spongy, these shoes refashion the fashion statement by turning accessories into works of art that serve their purpose to just please the eyes. Reebok however would go on to follow up 1989’s basketball pump with a historic lineup of inflatable shoes across all sport categories over the years to come as well as a memorable ad campaign that put Reebok head to head with Nike. In 1893 Fillmore Moore created the Pneumatic Insole, an inflatable sole that could be adjusted. In addition to being the first work cited by Reebok for the Pump it is also the first work cited for Nike’s ‘Air’.As the designer shares, some of his conceptual shoes have a soft texture and a puffy size while the others appear to resemble mutated creatures through their spikes and jelly-like tentacles. ‘I do not think shoes have to be practical. They can also stand alone as pieces of art,’ he shares. Just by looking at his creations, it might be a sin not to try wearing his shoes. Fresh of securing a patent for some of the Tech related to the Pump technology Reebok went after one of the largest footwear companies of the day L.A. Gear who was using similar technology in shoes like their Regulator line. Eventually L.A. Gear settled for 1 Million dollars an a licensing agreement allowing for them to use the pump technology in shoes that “borrowed” design characteristics from just about every major brand of the day. Thanks to various celebrity endorsements and buoyed by the "Pump Up, Air Out" campaign, the Pump became noteworthy among professional athletes and sports fans, eventually working its way into pop culture - not to mention every aspiring athlete's closet. The Pump utilized a high-tech air bladder system to provide an at-the-time unparalleled amount of support for feet and ankles. Reebok was one of a few brands manufacturing similar products at the time, but the Pump was without a doubt the most successful - until it wasn't. The seams and underside are protected by a heavy-weight Cordura, buffering the shell from abrasion.