Tony Price makes custom hand painted Vans for kids.

Tony Price’s art is alive and full of fresh harmonizing colours. The images in this article shows some of the shoes he has made, and gives a good idea of his style.

If you are interested in a pair of hand painted Vans you can send Price detailed sketches or even just single words, like for example “Ladybug”, and Price will use it as an inspiration when designing your shoe.

Tony Prices hand painted Vans in kids sizes cost 100.00 USD. Adult sizes cost 150.00 USD.

Free People is an online store, and a brand, offering fabulous clothing, accessories and shoes, with a sort of modern hippie look.

My favorite part of their site is the selection of stylish sunglasses. The use of color and round feminine shapes in their glasses are so lovely, and it makes me daydream of summer flirts, sunny beaches and road trips.

What’s so great about the Free People store is that it offers everything you need for the “hippie style”, so you’ll have no problem finding what you need to make your own fabulous outfit. If you lack inspiration, or have problems seeing how the different pieces will go together, Free People have made a selection of whole outfits. Click on the outfit you like and choose which parts of it you’d like to buy. Could it be any easier?

The Free People clothing are made in adult sizes.

Via NOTCOUTURE

The shoe company Simple creates… shoes. Duh. Well they’re pretty cool and the great thing about all their products is that they are all 100% sustainable.

The last couple of years there has been a lot of focus on sustainable production methods due to the attention around the global warming problem and because it’s simply the right thing to do. Consequently we see more and more companies like Simple, dedicated to making sustainable and/or organic products, making it easier for us to make a difference by simply choosing the right products which harm the environment the least.

Some of the materials used in Simples products are organic cotton, recycled tires, recycled bottles, PET packaging, bamboo and jute. Each product on their site has detailed information on which materials were used.

Simple also makes playground balls and caps for kids, and shoes, bags and caps for woman and men. See all the their sustainable products at Simple.

Via Tot Trends Weekly Magazine

The Gucio shoe is a truly remarkable shoe for children. It was made out of love for children, and with the intent to make the perfect shoe for them. It probably is, in fact it is the first shoe that adapts to the child’s heel preventing discomfort in this problem aerea.

The Polish company S?awomir Piwowarczyk, which has its name from the shoemaker who founded it and invented the Gucio, is also the producer of this handmade shoe.

Instead of making lots of different shoes, Piwowarczyk wanted to make one perfect shoe, the Gucio, and keep improving it for the comfort of small feet. All the work and dedication to this shoe has made it what he intended it to be, and this achievement has been recognized by CLPO (Central Laboratory of Shoe Industry) in Krakow, Poland, from which he has received the “Healthy Foot” certificate for.

The Gucio shoe is constructed from thin natural leather which is very flexible and gentle to a childs feet. The sole is made out of flexible non-slip elastic rubber, and the wide shape of the sole results in plenty of room inside the shoe. There is also an air cushion placed beneath the heel to absorb shock and make walking and running more comfortable.

Gucio comes in several fun colors. The dye used for them are non-toxic and only applied to the outside of the shoe, so the foot will not be in direct contact with the dyed parts.

The Gucio is available in several colors at Chloe in Style, who also has lots of stylish clothes and accessories to go with the shoes.

There are just too few options for those who want to choose the kind of clothes, shoes and accessories that encourages kids to be kids and doesn’t send the message that they should already be small adults. There is of course a lot of products with various Disney characters, but other than that, there are unbelievably few options.

A good example is a little baby’s feet, the first shoes should be great and memorable, but what is so special about tiny replicas of adult Adidas shoes for example, besides the price that is? If you really want something special that is memorable, comfy, cute and most importantly something out of a kid’s fantasy, Sassy Shoes would be a great place to start looking. They offer comfortable baby shoes with a soft sole and hand painted non-toxic decorations all over the shoe, even the sole has a small decoration. The decorations are brightly colored with motifs that appeal to kids. Some of their cute themes are Puppy Love (picture), Little Racer (with a bright red race car), Peaches and Cream (green and pink flower theme) and Smooth Sailing (boy or girl sailor theme).

Each pair of shoes comes packed in a mini paint pail.

See the whole range of hand painted shoes at My Sassy Shoes.

Via UrbanBaby Daily