Yet a pair of Nike's doesn't even last a year.
Well to be fair these probably weren’t made with child labor
I think the odds are quite good that they were.
I appreciate the plant-based design
Yeah, it's definitely more comfy than those old bronze soles!
So 10 000 years of development and we've still not managed to make a pair that doesn't disintegrate in a summer or two?
You can't really make a pair of shoes that won't break down, since the nature of soles is that they take a beating. Instead good quality shoes are repairable.
M-m-m-oney
Remind me of
Esparto sandals from the 6th or 5th millennium BC found in Spain
The oldest known footwear was found less than 150mi from Univ. of Oregon, where Nike was initially developed? Iiiiiinteresting.
Looking fresh, ngl. Need em for the collection
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