Diabetics: Sleeping with pets can be dangerous

A case study in a podiatry journal highlights why diabetic patients with open wounds should take caution when sleeping with their pets. A U.S. woman with numbness in her feet and a slightly infected toe, both symptoms of diabetes, had part of the digit chewed off during the night by her dog.  Despite surgery, the wound did not heal and the woman eventually had to have her leg amputated. Up to 70 per cent of diabetics have neuropathy or nerve damage. Diabetics are also prone to suffering from blood flow, particularly to their extremities, making it more difficult for sores to heal. This is why foot care is so important for diabetics. The case highlights the need for diabetic patients with neuropathy to avoid having their feet or wounds exposed when sleeping with pets, the journal article stated.

Shoe Privee: Private Shoe Clubs

Shoe Privee is a private shoe club. Started as a competitor to ShoeDazzle it is now established and has a new webpage.  Shoe clubs offer members significant discounts and are enjoying greater popularity. Each month they release a selection of new shoe styles and like book clubs and record clubs members have the opportunity to buy or not Private shoe clubs over free shipping and returns.

You can leave your socks on: It may save your life.

When a New York pilot, Michael Trapp , crashed into Lake Huron recently he survived without a life jacket by swimming and treading water for about 17 hours. To stay afloat he shed his pants and shoes. He tried unsuccessfully to reflect the sun light off his credit card to attract attention but eventually got the attention of passing boaties by waving his socks in the air.

Becks, boots and kidz

David and Victoria Beckham have had a baby girl , Harper Seven. The proud father had his boots embroidered with the name of his children and chose a pink pair to highlight his joy at having a little girl. Little Harper Seven was festooned with gifts including a pair of glittery pink and silver shoes, from Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes; and pale rose baby booties made out of organic wool knitted in a diamond-lace stitch from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

Quality seconds on Chinese eBay

Approximately 40 percent of all American clothing is imported from China, according to American Apparel & Footwear Association. However an estimated 5 per cent of the clothing produced in China never reaches the US. This is sold off at discounted prices from independent sellers on websites like Taobao.com and Chinese eBay. The practice is not condoned by foreign clients but goes on anyway. The sell offs are quality overruns or clothes made from extra fabric that has not been “confiscated” by the retailer. Quality seconds also make up a significant amount of the on-line goods. Clothing and footwear is priced according to the fabric, and not the brands.

Swap it shoes by Sharon Golan

Sharon Golan, a graduate design student from the Bezalel Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, and has designed shoes made up of four separate plastic pieces which are held together on the foot with silicone rubber bands. The design allows the wearer to change the look of her shoes by replacing any one component of the shoe. The total number of combinations available is 256.

Walk the walk in shoe for a cause

Sales of Civic Duty sneakers will go to Common Ground, the New Orleans recovery organization that organizes volunteers for a variety of community-based efforts. The uppers of Civic Duty’s Keds-like sneakers are constructed out of Tyvek, a lightweight, durable water-resistant material used to seal buildings. Common Ground will receive 100 percent of the proceeds from sales of the 2011 “Shoe For A Cause.” The $54 shoes are black and gold, with a subtle fleur-de-lis embossed just below the laces.

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Vinny's animal fashions for the fashionista

Pakistani model and designer Vaneeza ‘Vinny’ Ahmed Ali has launched her shoe collection. The 30 designs, exhibited at her store at Park Towers, most of the collection comprising of flats.The main theme for the collection is animal with diamantes and the focus is on comfort according to Ali. Fashion dictates animal prints, animal motifs and animal shoes will be the hit of the coming season and Ms Ali wants hopes to lead the way. Shies featuring owls, dragons, leopards, seahorses, fishes and peacocks are all available. The colours range from primarily black, deep gold to shimmery silver.

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Catherine loves her deckies

Deck shoes are back in fashion, thanks to the Duchess of Cambridge. The new member of the young Royals has been photographed in her no frills loafers. Fashion pundits are now predicting decks shoes will be the big fashion happening of the coming season. Helped with the weather in the UK, the non slip boat shoes, the preserve of boaties and Sloane Rangers, boat shoes, high-style varieties come in a dazzling array of jaunty hues and finishes.

Loose weight with Marlon Brando shoes

Unknown to many Marlon Brando was an inventor of gadgets. He conceived among other things a "friction sandal" designed to exercise the leg muscles. The shoes were acrylic with wooden blocks on the side supporting the ankles and making it more difficult to walk. The actor invented the shoes to help him control his weight and wore them in the shallow end of his pool at his home in California. Now a Hong Kong-based shoe manufacturer, K-Tone want to produce a line of "Marlon Balance" shoes.

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The shoes are all handsown with buttons and available at Bangkok's MBK