 end plastic waste. Made To Be Remade (MTBR) is a circular concept and program that sits right in the middle of the global sportswear brand’s sustainable Three Loop Strategy alongside utilizing recycled materials and ensuring materials and products are regenerative. The UltraBOOST MTBR was the Three Stripes’ first commercial launch of a fully recyclable shoe that can be remade into new performance products. The Stan Smith followed suit being the brand’s first classic sneaker to receive the Made To Be Remade treatment, which launched through an exclusive digital scavenger hunt in August 2021 and set to receive a limited release in October 2021 to adidas Creators Club members.
The latest edition to the circular line are TERREX Free Hiker Made To Be Remade Hiking Shoes. While the UltraBOOST MTBR, Stan Smith MTBR, and its beta predecessor, the FUTURECRAFT.LOOP, are a mix of lifestyle and running, this new Earth-friendly option of the TERREX Free Hiker is meant to take you through your next outdoor trail adventure. The dye-free shoe uses a Boost midsole for long-lasting cushioning on varied terrain and features a sock-like fit while wicking away any outside moisture through an adaptive, water-repellant Primeknit upper, a TPU textile digitally knitted into one piece that results in less material and less production waste. An EVA stabilization frame helps lock in lateral stability and midfoot support, and a TPU rubber outsole, made in partnership with German car part manufacturer Continental, helps explorers get through tough conditions.
TPU is an important material to adidas due to its versatility. It’s flexibility and durability has led the brand to use it to develop Boost cushioning, and it has been melted down and reformed to create a range of different shoe components. “We are also the first manufacturer to purpose TPU into a yarn, which has unlocked a whole new dimension of creation possibilities,” says the brand.
As part of the Made To Be Remade program, wearers are able to enjoy the new TERREX Free Hiker MTBR and return the shoe at any time using the QR code printed on the tongue, a similar process used for the UltraBOOST MTBR and Stan Smith MTBR. The digital experience for returning product allows for labels to be generated for easy drop offs at the post office and is also is a hub for digital content to help educate and engage customer. Once received, adidas will grind the TERREX Free Hiker MTBR and remake the shoe into a new product.
Accompanying the TERREX Free Hiker MTBR shoe is the TERREX Made To Be Remade Anorak, which is set to receive a commercial release in 2022. The Anorak is adidas’ second-generation prototype that follows the FW20 FUTURECRAFT.LOOP Anorak. Similar to the footwear and other Made To Be Remade apparel collections, the TERREX Anorak is meant to be the source of new materials and product after end of its initial product life.
The TERREX Free Hiker MTBR is another amazing step for adidas in its journey to circularity. The brand is scaling the Made To Be Remade program across multiple franchises rolling out more wider releases after a number of limited, beta launches. It’s not solely about adidas creating new product and programs, it’s also about helping customers change their perspective and behavior on how they view the life of sneakers and what they and do to help in the overall process.
The new TERREX Free Hiker Made To Be Remade Hiking Shoes are available now exclusive in store and online at adidas.com.
In other footwear news, adidas and Palace are set to release recycled version of the Ultraboost 21 in a new running capsule.
Princess Pumps: Custom Wedding Shoes.
Sequin Shoes made just for YOU!
Here is a fantastic story of thinking outside the box in these tough economic times. This is Princess Pumps, a company that specializes in hand made custom sequin shoes!
Founded in early 2009, at the height of the US economic collapse, Princess Pumps saw positive growth throughout the recession. It was founded by Jason Ponic, a film student at the University of New Mexico. Using his training in filmmaking, he created a pair of red sequin shoes for a lady in Kansas as a birthday gift for $50. The rest is history as more and more requests and orders poured in throughout the coming years.
Clients have included Wicked: London, dozens of film and theater productions and countless brides-to-be, eager to see their childhood dreams fulfilled.
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The lion's share of Princess Pumps' customers are brides-to-be. Every bride wants her wedding unique eager to add that personal touch to their dress or something with it. As personalized weddings are becoming more and more popular, what better way to finish a bride's outfit than with a personalized pair of shoes.
The most common request is that of a simple red sequin pump.The bright red color pops brilliantly with the white of the wedding dress. From a color point of view, it's a perfect combination. In fact it should really be "Something Red" instead of "Something Blue.
Theater & Film Production
Since it's founding, Princess Pumps regularly receives orders for productions. It's custom services are a must have for costume departments worldwide. In 2011, Princess Pumps was contracted to build Nessarose's Silver Shoes for Wicked: London. A total of seven pairs were purchased in five different sizes for Nessa and each of her understudies. The design featured a solid silver sequin shoe design and a silver rhinestone and bugle bead bow topped with a Ruby center stone. The script describes the shoes as silver with a hint of ruby.
Hundreds of custom designs have been made for a variety of theater productions of all sizes and budgets. Princess Pumps will even use character shoes to insure durability on stage.
Custom Orders
Throughout the years, hundreds of imaginative people have brought forth their ideas. Some of them work, others don't but the end result is always nothing short of creative. What better way to have a unique one-of-a-kind pair of shoes that literally nobody else has? Here are some handpicked favorites the company has made over the years.
How to order your very own design!
The custom order process is pretty straight forward and simple. All you need to do is email Princess Pumps at princesspumps@gmail.com with an idea. They will reply in roughly one business day with a quote and options and that's basically it!
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A good result for both sides? Yes, it takes them above Argentina and keeps each in contention for qualification.
A good result for Argentina? Yes, it ensures that a second country fails to pull three points away from them in Group C.
A good result for Saudi Arabia? Yes, and they’ll fancy their chances of nine points after watching these two slog it out.
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Read the article and see what you think. Apparently, a toxic chemical called hexane is used in processing foods such as veggie burgers and even Clif Bars.
I don't usually worry about soy too much but this one makes me worry.
If you google soy and hexane together, a BUNCH of stuff comes up. This is just one article amongst thousands that I chose.
hmm it didnt mention any health repercussions from the residue.. maybe those are in other articles?
hexane is an organic solvent used in making isolated soy protein (so whole soy, tempeh, or tofu's still cool). I think it's why Tofurky doesn't use TVP.
"The acute toxicity of hexane is relatively low, although it is a mild anesthetic. Inhalation of high concentrations produces first a state of mild euphoria, followed by somnolence with headaches and nausea."
meh. it doesn't sound too terrible.
I like the above article.
I guess it varies from company to company. And how much is processed. Soy protein isolate seems to be the worst.
I guess the meat eaters have more to worry about since about 85% of soy grown is used for animal feed (and they are not eating edamame, right?). And it gets concentrated in their tissues over the span of their lives.
This guy on my facebook was trying to say that its vegans who are polluting the earth because of hexane-soy production, but he failed to mention how much soy is fed to animals.
I always though hexane was only used to get the isoflavons(?) or something our of soy, so they could then be added to foods to increase the protein/fibre content or something...hmm.
hexane is used to get the fat out of something, so any defatted soy product (defatted soy flour, soy protein isolate, soy isoflavones, etc). Maybe even soy lecithin is derived using hexane, since it's a fat soluble/emulsifying chemical... and that stuff is pretty much in everything.
We're not talking much here. Just a drop; a