Foldedshoe

Single sheet of fabric folded once to create an abstracted shoe shape.

Barefoot Running

Vibram's line of FiveFingers shoes (shouldn't that be FiveToes shoes?) are, um, unique. As an owner of Nike Air Rifts (that just have the big toe separated), I find these oddly appealing, yet disgustingly disgusting looking. I just hope none of my winter gloves catch sight of these things, because they'll fight them for being copycats. They sell for between $70-$100 and are allegedly great for all sorts of make believe sports like ChiRunning, Pose Method Running, and Bouldering. And, if they're anything like my barefoot style running shoes, they're even greater at smelling like ass.

Converse Extension Shoes

This extend converse is not for sale, yet. However, Daryl van Wouw is investigating the possibility of producing a limited edition.

Dada Code M MP3 Player Shoes

You can get refrigerators with TVs in them these days, so perhaps Dada's new Code M mp3-playing basketball shoes—the first in their Wireless Footwear System—aren't too ridiculous. They can broadcast your music to your wireless headphones if you want to keep your music to yourself, or play your music over the built-in speakers in the shoes if you want others to hear them.

Dada's site doesn't say how good the shoe sound will be (presumably stereo) or how large the memory will be (only that the shoe will store up to 100 songs), and there's no indication of release date, but the SRP is $199.99. We emailed in to ask about getting a test unit for review, we'll let you know if Code M is for real or vaporware.