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Bugatti x adidas X Crazyfast is the sweetest blue football boot for those who appreciate speed and precision

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In a thrilling new collab, luxury meets athleticism; The result? A mesmerizing, limited edition football boot that transcends the ordinary in a flashing harmony of Bugatti and adidas.

Meet the adidas X Crazyfast Bugatti: Crafted as an ode to speed and precision, this remarkable cleat is a fusion of adidas’ X Crazyfast laced boot and the vivid heritage of early Bugatti Grand Prix cars. But these boots aren’t just about pace; they encapsulate the ethos of “Form Follows Performance,” mirroring the very design philosophy that underpins the creation of Bugatti’s hypersports cars.

Designer: adidas x Bugatti

Limited to merely 99 pairs, each X Crazyfast exudes opulence with bespoke Bugatti design elements, making them an emblem of exclusivity. Notably, on the sides are mantras that capture the core values of both companies: adidas‘ “Impossible is Nothing” and Bugatti’s “Create the Incomparable,” symbolizing its relentless pursuit of pushing the limits in sports and automotive engineering.

The infusion of carbon fiber in the boot’s construction makes it lightweight and sturdy. The choice of material plays along with Bugatti’s use of material in exclusive engineering. But the soul of these football boots lies in adidas’ revolutionary Speedframe sole plate, technology that ensures both feather-like weight and formidable strength, enabling lightning-fast acceleration, from where the name is drafted.

The Aeropacity Speedskin, a single-layer breathable mono mesh not only helps with swiftness but also provides stability. It is designed in Bugatti’s iconic hue; the recognizable Bugatti Blue, which aligns it with the brand’s aesthetic. Add to this the boot’s Aerocage lining for support and stability, and these shoes wear snugly akin to the high-performance standards upheld by Bugatti, and requisite of the high-delivery performer on the pitch.

Much like the hyper sports cars, these boots are destined to become cherished collectibles. To add to their exclusivity, the X Crazyfast will be shipped in a unique box designed from carbon fiber, and sold through a very distinctive approach. The 99 pairs will be auctioned via the adidas Collect Web 3 platform from the 8 through 11 of November.

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Virtual Reality Boots Promise an Even More Immersive Experience

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What good is virtual reality if it can still be distinguished from actual reality? So companies are hard at work trying to make the VR experience as immersive as possible. And one of those companies is Ekto One, which is developing a pair of VR boots that allow a user to actually walk without moving forward. Soon we won’t even have to go outside to experience life!

The boots work via a motion tracking system that keeps tabs on the boots’ movement and location and wheels that return the user to their starting position after each step. The Ekto Ones allow a user the sensation of walking in virtual reality without the need of a bulky and difficult-to-move omnidirectional treadmill so that you could bring virtual reality with you virtually anywhere.

Of course, the boots come with their own drawbacks, including taking five minutes to put on and being awkward and weighty enough that early testers have described 20 minutes of use as a workout itself. Granted, I already consider twenty minutes of regular walking a workout, so I’m really not sure what their point is there.

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These cyberpunk boots will let you walk inside the metaverse without moving from the spot

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We might soon be virtually walking on the moon without leaving our homes, thanks to the Metaverse push. With boots that give off a Pacific Rim vibe, you won’t even have to leave the spot you’re standing on and just moonwalk your way to distant worlds.

Virtual reality has been around for decades, but it was only recently that it had made giant strides in making what was once science fiction a reality. While visuals have significantly improved, the illusion of VR is immediately broken when it comes time to interact with the world. A lot of R&D has been poured into making touch input more believable, but that still leaves the problem of moving around the virtual world unresolved. These funky-looking books straight out of a cyberpunk prop set might offer one solution, and you might not look too ridiculous while using them.

Designer: Ekto VR

We almost have the visuals of VR down to a “T,” but there are still a lot of missing elements to make these digital realities almost feel like the real thing. The metaverse is promising to bring us to new worlds, both real and virtual, but our eyes won’t be the only ones that will be making the journey. Hyundai, for example, is envisioning a way to help humans feel a snowstorm on Mars without actually being there, but that still involves people sitting in place, whether in a room or in a moving car.

Moving around virtual worlds feels very artificial when all that we move are our hands or even just our fingers. In some cases, that might be OK since you probably don’t want to walk miles inside a virtual shopping mall or on a tour of the world’s famous landmarks. When exploring unfamiliar places or inspecting industrial sites, however, you might want to actually get a feel for the environment, including the act of walking.

Ekto VR is one of the latest attempts at solving this problem of Location Interface or LI. Some VR systems try to use treadmills to emulate the action of walking, but that feels just as artificial and as awkward as not walking at all. In contrast, the Ekto VR boots ingeniously use motorized wheels to go in the opposite direction and speed as your feet. The effect is that you feel like you’re walking, and your brain feels like you’re walking, but to the people outside, you look like you’re dancing the moonwalk instead.




The boots won’t be winning any awards for design, at least not yet. This hefty and bulky footwear looks more like prototypes than a finished product, and rightly so. They’re still in the early stages of development, so looking nice isn’t really as a priority yet. Then again, you can always mask your apparel in the metaverse, so it might not matter much what things really look like in the real world.

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It’s time to say goodbye to leather… this company’s making award-winning boots using recycled coffee

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The discovery of coffee goes back to the 15th century when a goat-herder named Kaldi first noticed how his goats were staying awake at night after munching on these certain wild berries. Fast forward to 600 years later and coffee isn’t just a global beverage, it’s also poised to become the next footwear material. Yep, you heard me correctly. Award-winning footwear company CCILU has figured out how to turn coffee grounds into a waterproof, durable, sustainable, lightweight, and vegan alternative to materials like leather… moreover, with over a quarter-million tonnes of waste coffee grounds being generated each year, our coffee habit’s beginning to have a pretty noticeable impact on our environment.

Designer: CCILU

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Proven to keep your socks dry through 100,000-step.

The boots weigh only 230 grams – 1/3 of the weight of a pair of traditional boots.

The XpreSole® Panto comes with a slick contemporary design and a pretty impressive list of features. The rain boots are waterproof, dirt-proof, breathable, lightweight, machine-washable, have high traction, and are sustainably made by recycling coffee grounds from as much as 15 cups of coffee per pair of boots. If that wasn’t enough, the XpreSole Panto also went on to win the Red Dot Best of Best, the iF Design Award, and the A’ Design award this year. Is coffee all set to replace leather or PU leather as a footwear material? The folks at CCILU believe that the XpreSole Panto makes a pretty compelling case.

Removable and breathable insoles keep feet dry and fresh.

What’s rather remarkable about the XpreSole Panto is that it successfully manages to use coffee in almost every part of the shoe, barring probably just the laces. On the inside, an insole made from coffee yarn and flexible Ortholite foam gives you the comfort you need, while still remaining rather breathable so you don’t work up a sweat after wearing shoes all day. As your foot rests on the insole, it’s also surrounded by the XpreSole Panto’s inner lining, which is made from an anti-odor, anti-microbial, moisture-wicking coffee-infused fabric, woven together with Lycra and Neoprene for that 4-way stretch.

The boots are soft, flexible and offer durable performance.

The outer body of the XpreSole Panto uses a 30:70 blend of recycled coffee grounds and Eco EVA, along with the outsole or the base of the shoe that additionally uses rubber pads for enhanced friction. Finally, the XpreSole Panto’s laces build on the footwear’s sustainable ethos by using 100% recycled PET bottles.

Rubber outsoles offer strong traction against smooth surfaces. The drainage channels on the outsole allow water to flow away.

At the end of the day, the XpreSole Panto doesn’t just show that shoes can be made using recycled coffee as an additive, it also aims at being a shoe that’s measurably better, more comfortable, and easy to maintain. The ankle-boot design makes the XpreSole Panto perfect for wearing anywhere, even in the rain. The rubber outsole provides higher traction than conventional outdoor shoes on slippery surfaces, while the waterproof and dirt-proof shell makes the XpreSole Panto a perfect, waterproof alternative to leather ankle-boots.

Machine-wash tested 100 times without any damage.

The waterproof shell keeps your feet dry, and if the shoes ever get dirty, they can be cleaned in seconds by hosing them down. On the inside, moisture-wicking and breathable materials allow the shoes to dry off pretty fast… and here’s the clincher, you can just go ahead and chuck the XpreSole Panto boots into your washing machine every month and they’ll be as good as new.

15 cups of recycled coffee grounds = 1 pair of XpreSole® Panto boots.

CCILU’s choice of coffee is fueled by two reasons – for starters, leather isn’t really great at handling the rain, and it isn’t vegan either. Moreover, faux or synthetic leather is almost always made from plastic, adding to the plastic waste problem we’re currently facing as a species. Secondly, coffee waste is slowly becoming a burgeoning problem too, with roughly 1,000 tonnes of it being generated EACH DAY. Determined to hit two birds with one stone, CCILU decided to focus on creating meaningful, durable, and vegan footwear out of coffee. The coffee grounds are collected and dehumidified, before being turned into pellets using proprietary patented technology. Some of those are converted into thin yarns that are woven to create fabrics, while the remaining pellets are added as additives in a unique (and trade-secret) injection molding process to create the outsole and shell.

Low-Top

High-Top

The multiple award-winning shoes come in a variety of earthy colors, and in low-top and high-top styles. Not only are the shoes vegan and sustainable, but at 230 grams they’re also 1/3rd the weight of the average pair of boots (they even float on water) and durable too. The shoes start at a super early-bird price of $89, and for an extra couple of bucks, you can get yourself a pair of socks made from coffee yarn too!

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Ex-Nike and Adidas Footwear designer made conceptual ‘electrified’ Tesla Football Shoes!

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Sure, this is a concept, but what if it wasn’t? I mean, if Tesla can make surfboards then what exactly is stopping them from making football sneakers at this point?

Former designer at Nike and Adidas, Hussain Almossawi, found himself asking the same question. As a Tesla enthusiast, what if the company with its resources, creativity, and incredibly wealthy CEO, decided to go beyond sports-cars and design sports apparel instead? The conceptual Tesla Football Shoes combine Hussain’s love for football and for the Tesla brand into one positively radiant pair of performance sportswrear.

The shoes come in pristine white, with electroluminescent fabric woven into the sides and back, creating bright lines on the side, leading to a glowing, pulsating Tesla logo at the back. Moreover, the studs on the base of the shoes glow too, making them look exceptional in the dark but even more so when you’re dribbling away with the ball, creating one of the most beautiful light-streaks as you run!

Designer: Hussain Almossawi

Virgin Galactic passengers will wear these Under Armour spacesuits

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Yesterday, NASA revealed the spacesuits its astronauts will wear on future Moon and Mars missions. They're impressive but clunky and a little heavy-handed on the patriotic theme. As you might expect, commercial space travel will be a bit more stylish...

What’s Not To Like About Microwaveable Boots?

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Come home after a day of Christmas shopping with your feet as cold as ice? Imagine the feeling of slipping on these fuzzy little boots after you’ve given them a soak in the microwave for a minute or two. They’re filled with specially treated millet grains and dried lavender flower, and can either be heated up, or put in the freezer and chilled to treat an injury (or just make your feet cold… if that’s what you’re into). They probably won’t stay warm for very long, but at $32, we’d still consider buying them if only for that initial heat-induced footgasm.

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Dr. Martens Adventure Time BMO & Princess Bubblegum Boots: This Does Compute!

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Dr. Martens’ Adventure Time boots all kick ass; the Marceline boots in particular are some of the best-looking boots I’ve seen. Thankfully, the algebraic collaboration continues to this day with the release of BMO and Princess Bubblegum DMs.

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I love the oversized eyelets and shoelaces on the Princess Bubblegum boots. You so spice! Dr. Martens sells these for $120 (USD) to $150 per pair.

[via Fashionably Geek]