New: Casual shoes @ SF Design

June 4th, 2007 at 02:45pm Ryan Darragh

Today’s your lucky day–I’ve got not just one but two, count ‘em two new casual footwear styles for you, both from Swaffette Firefly of SF Design.  Here you see the Terra Sandals, a solid interpretation of familiar rubber sole, nylon canvas strap sandals.  I have no idea what high-tech magic goes into building the carbonized rubber soles (or whatever they are) in RL, but the Terra soles look just like ‘em.  They’re thick and a little chunky, with a bit of a lift from toe to heel and an interesting wavy division between the lighter and darker, top and bottom layers of the sole.

The webbed canvas straps are realistically detailed with a decorative weave, visible stitching and an outside slide buckle.  These are available in both large, for foot size up to 35, and small, for foot size zero.  I found that my feet looked pretty good in these with the slider set at 25–much more and they began to look too big for the sandal soles (your mileage may vary).  You’ll find these in the men’s section, but there’s no reason the smaller size won’t work for the ladies.  I have some great leather sandals that dress up well and some flip-flops that I like for beach outings, but this is the first sandal I’ve seen in this design.  The casual styling really works for me, and the realistic texture work holds up well under close inspection.  The Terra Sandals are priced at L$180 for either the large or small size–make sure you’re buying the size that’s right for you!

Swaffette’s new Classip Slip Ons are Vans-style shoes with a twist–they’re touch scripted to provide six different textures via menu:  blue canvas, grey canvas, red canvas, black canvas, skulls, and flames.  Hey, none of my RL shoes do that!  Why not?  It’s the 21st Century!  *sigh*  Unlike some other similar shoes I’ve looked at, these aren’t oversized and puffy-looking, the result being that you look like you’re wearing lifeboats on your feet, but rather slim and trim.  Look closely and you’ll notice tiny SFD logo tags near the side elastic insets.  The price on these is L$200, very reasonable when you consider that you’re getting six different looks all in one pair of shoes.

Both styles are available now at SF Design (Innisfree 192, 54, 537).

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Notes: On Ryan: Dante Light (Toned) skin by Lost Thereian (Naughty). "The Poynter" men's hair by Liam Oliver (Armidi). Basic V Neck Tee and Plaid Boardshorts by Chloris Hathor (Indigo). Cooks Island necklace by Mhaijik Guillaume (Mhaijik Things).

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