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engineering you trust with your entire body weight, one impact at a time.
means the discipline of shaping shoes so they balance comfort, movement, durability, and looks without any of those canceling the others out.
from emerged as a distinct craft when cobbling split into art and engineering, accelerating in the 20th century once sports science and materials chemistry got involved and shoes stopped being just leather sewn around a foot shape.
last comes firstevery shoe starts from a 3d foot-shaped mold, the last.
cushioning warsmidsole foam chemistry is a genuine trade secret battleground.
one shoeaverage sneaker uses over 60 individual components.