Haute Dog!
I love shoes and I love dogs. Puppies and beautiful leather mules are a match made in dog heaven, but for the shoes, puppies are hell. An acquaintance of ours recently purchased a chef-cooked dinner at a charity auction and invited a group of us over to join him and his wife for the elaborate […]
Haute Dog Confessions: “Best in ShoE”
Conventional wisdom says that we canines chew shoes because the leather elicits memories of our time in the wild, long past eras when we teethed on the hide remnants of those lower down the food chain. Today’s bourgeois pups, however, chew shoes, slippers, and socks with nary a whisper of leather about them, or any […]
From Tevas to Ballerinas
Many thanks to all who have shared their stories with our SOLE SISTERS community! It is so exciting to watch the growth of this emerging model of documentary. I encourage you to get involved with this project and push the limits of the technology, perhaps using the video or audio functions to share your story. […]
What do your shoes do?
When you try on a new pair of shoes, do you look for first? Style? Comfort? On most shoe shopping excursions, I am looking for the most flattering style I can run in (yes, even if it’s a pair of heels), without causing damage to me feet or my wallet. Most women can appreciate the […]
Good News Girlz story
We are proud to announce that our intern Katherine Sloan has a story on the Good News Girlz website! In Katherine’s work with SOLE SISTERS, she has been participating in creating a women’s community online through storytelling. The Good News Girlz is also about creating community through stories and events that engage women both online […]
Feet Go Streaking
Once Andrea and I caught wind that the Luke’s Locker down the street from us was hosting a Barefoot Run, we took a field-trip to investigate and scout out shoe stories. On July 13, they hosted their book-signing with Prof. L. Daniel Howell, author of The Barefoot Book, and wrapped things up with a Barefoot […]
Pink High-Heels Bring Hope to Cancer Survivor
We wanted to pass on this incredibly moving story from previous Neiman Marcus employee Lisa Lowe, a woman with a love for shoes who has recently arisen victorious from her vicious battle with cancer. Her words are a testament to the power of a woman and her heels. “Most were surprised that throughout the painful […]
Shoes for Orphan Souls
Nothing so powerfully illustrates the role that shoes play in our lives as being without them when we need them most. Last Thursday, I joined my ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program (CSJP) intern peers for a community service project at the Buckner Center for Humanitarian Aid where we pitched in at The Shoes for Orphan […]
SOLE SISTER in the Dallas Morning News
Our ExxonMobil intern Andrea Schpok shares her story with the Dallas Morning News about how she found her SOLE this summer. In my weeks at Media Projects, I have learned new strategies to navigate the emerging social media world and the new wave of filmmaking, one that cultivates an interactive audience. The Sole Sisters project […]
Andrea’s Last Day
I knew exactly which shoes to wear today, the last day of my summer internship at Media Projects. I slipped on the purple heels that I began the summer in. My summer working on the SOLE SISTERS film project has been an adventure I’ll never forget. Thank you to Cynthia Salzman Mondell, Stephanie Chambers, and […]
