Sports brand Adidas and environmental initiative Parley for the Oceans have released the first batch of running shoes with uppers made using recycled plastic recovered from the sea (+ movie). More
Footwear brand Converse has followed the redesign of its iconic Chuck Taylors with an update to the 1920 All Star, which replaces the shoe's signature canvas uppers with Nike's knitted Hyperfuse fabric (+ slideshow). More
Japanese footwear designer Roderick Pieters and fashion brand Proef have created pairs of easy-to-assemble shoes that are tied together instead of using glue (+ movie). More
Reebok has been criticised for only releasing male sizes of the boot-like sneakers worn by actress Sigourney Weaver in 1986 sci-fi film Aliens. More
Reebok has announced the release of the boot-like sneakers worn by Sigourney Weaver in 1986 sci-fi film Aliens. More
Self-tightening laces and zippers powered by tiny motors could help athletes avoid injury and make life easier for people with disabilities, according to Nike designer Tinker Hatfield. More
Sports brand Nike has debuted a new range of products, including a football boot with mud-proof soles and garments studded with tiny silicone fins to make athletes more aerodynamic (+ slideshow). More
Sportswear brand Nike has unveiled a pair of self-lacing trainers that automatically adjust to your foot when you put them on (+ movie). More
Chinese designer Chengxu Tian's Layering Movement collection of footwear features textured, stripy patterns created by injection moulding (+ slideshow). More
London designer Alexander Taylor has made a prototype for customisable Adidas trainers based on an industrial sewing technique used to manufacture heated car seats (+ movie). More
Sports brand Nike has updated its classic Air Force 1 high-top shoes, using its innovative Flyknit material to reduce the weight of the shoe by half (+ slideshow). More
Israeli designer Neta Soreq 3D printed the springy platforms and heels of these shoes to give the wearer a "new walking experience" (+ movie). More
A church shaped like a giant version of Cinderella's fabled glass slipper has been built in Taiwan to entice female visitors. More
New York startup Moonshine Crea's MoonWalker trainers use layers of magnets to replicate the feeling of walking in low-gravity environments. More
From back-to-front high heels that force the body into awkward shapes, to concrete shoes that are too heavy to lift, designers seem intent on creating footwear that is almost impossible to walk in. Zaha Hadid, Studio Swine and Benjamin John Hall are among the culprits. See more impractical footwear »
Irish footwear designer Sandra Plantos has created a collection of shoes that are too heavy to walk in (+ movie). More
CES 2016: footwear company Digitsole's Smartshoes connect to the wearer's smartphone or smartwatch to warm cold feet, track footsteps, and lace themselves up like the Nike trainers worn in sci-fi film Back to the Future II. More
Dutch shoe designer Marloes ten Bhömer has created a conceptual shoe that replaces the traditional high heel with a slanted panel of stainless steel on the side. More
Sports brand Adidas has created a concept trainer with an upper made using waste plastic filtered out of the oceans and a 3D-printed midsole created from recycled fishing nets. More
Footwear brand New Balance has followed Adidas in developing 3D-printed midsoles that could be customised to suit the runner's individual pace. More
