Children of the Revolution

Tell me about orthotics. Are they good for me?

This question is a pretty hot topic at the moment and we’re sorry to wimp out but the answer really is “it depends.”

Because your foot has to deal with different ground surfaces, angles and terrains, it has developed the ability to be flexible. It can move you over all sorts of ground and prevent you from falling (which is a good thing).

Sometimes this flexibility causes problems. However, it may mean the foot leans inwards (pronation) causing knee and hip problems, and potentially pain. In other people the foot leans outwards (supernation) and this brings a whole different set of problems.

Orthotics are defined on about.com as:  ”orthopedic appliance or apparatus used to support, align, prevent, or correct deformities or to improve the function of movable parts of the body.”

Orthotics can help the bone structure of your foot to maintain the “ideal” structure of your foot. They allow the foot to maintain the position of best function by supporting your whole body as you walk. We have a number of shoes with a removable inner sole so that they can be replaced by an orthotic. Shoes like some of the Naots, Dansko, Think! and Legero are perfect for this (and before you panic – a lot of them look really great as well).

But….you knew there was a ‘but’ coming didn’t you …every single foot is different. Continued…

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kathy
June 10, 2011 @ 11:15 am 1 Comment

Here’s some shoes in both our Brisbane and Sydney stores that work for wide feet

This post is especially for Suzanne and others like her who have wide feet. Of course every foot is different but it is a good place to start.

First off we have Clarks Unbridge. The patent makes them pretty spunky. Our Brisbane store has the colour pictured – Sydney has black.

Then there is Beautifeel Doli. These are surprisingly wide even though they don’t look it. We have these in both stores.

For something a bit more out there in our Brisbane store –  there is Allegria in pretty cool colours.

Fitflops are another good bet. The style pictured is Happy Gogh which is available in our Sydney store.

And then….we have El Naturalista which are very gorgeous as well.

The styles that are great for wide feet are N763 and N725 (colours vary from store to store).

Here’s a video showing the beautiful N763. Okay sure it is in Spanish and I have no idea what they are saying (I really hope it isn’t rude) but it shows the shoe wondefully (again we don’t have all colours but we have heaps).

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kathy
April 11, 2011 @ 2:38 pm No Comments

We have some very happy winners of El Naturalistas.

Here are some photos of Sally and Corinne drawing the winners in our Sydney store – and even a photo of one of our winners who happened to be there at the time! How lucky is that???!!!

Our two winners from Thursday in our Brisbane store are Katrina and Glenda. I’m about to make those phonecalls which are the phonecalls that make my whole week.

Remember everyone – there are still 4 more winners to be drawn at 2.00 next Thursday so come in and get your entries in!

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kathy
March 28, 2011 @ 1:48 pm 1 Comment

We’re giving away free El Naturalistas

Most people who visit our site know about our El Naturalista obsession. Our new winter stock is here and so to really fan the fire, we are giving away 4 pairs. It works like this. For the next 2(ish) weeks, everyone who buys a pair of new season El Naturalistas gets to put their name on a card which will go into a jar. On Thursday at 2.00 we will draw out 2 winners. Those people get the chance to either have their shoes refunded or get a different pair of El Naturalistas for free. We’ll do the same thing next Thursday and as as added bonus, if the winner is in the store when we do the draw – they’ll get a bonus $100 gift voucher.

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kathy
March 21, 2011 @ 12:05 pm No Comments

Everything in the store 30% off.

Campers, Birkenstock, Naot, Melissa, Five Fingers, Reiker, Keen, Dansko, Wolverine, Earth, Aetrex, Hirica, Allegria,El Naturalista, Ds Cool, Think!, Arriva, Minx. We are very busy already so come in soon.

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kathy
January 18, 2011 @ 10:57 am No Comments

We told you El Naturalista are cool. Check out their Christmas Card

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kathy
December 22, 2010 @ 3:57 pm No Comments

Ladies with larger feet rejoice!! The 9th day is all about you.

Today only we are offering 40% off all shoes size 11 and bigger. Yep and we have heaps of ‘em. Many of our regular readers will know that I have size 42 and would therefore assume that this was my idea but no….Nina (who has normal sized feet) suggested it.

Seriously, today, anyone who comes in and mentions this offer has their choice of El Naturalista, Think! Keen – heaps of great stuff all at 40% off.

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kathy
December 21, 2010 @ 9:16 pm No Comments

New to our store? Come in and take a look around.

We are increasingly surprised and delighted at how many people are discovering the joys of our store via our website and our facebook page (we reckon the regular competitions for free shoes help).

Children of the Revolution has stores in Brisbane and Sydney and is the best shoe store in world (okay so that probably hasn’t been empirically proven yet but it is only  a matter of time). It was started by Sally McGregor, a podiatrist who constantly saw people whose feet were causing them pain because they were wearing the wrong shoes in order to look good. “Maybe,” she thought, “it doesn’t have to be that way. Maybe it is possible to have functional footwear that is good for you stores and also looks fantastic.” And just like that, an institution was born. We stock fantastic brands like El Naturalista, Miz Mooz, Think!, Aetrex and Allegria. For those of you that are feeling bitter and twisted because you can’t get to one of our – fear not. We are about to launch an online store as well. If you are interested, sign up and we’ll let you know as soon as it is ready.

Here’s a video about why we believe ugly shoes don’t work – no matter how practical they are.

And just in case you don’t believe it is possible, here’s some photos of our gorgeous shoes…

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kathy
December 3, 2010 @ 2:20 pm No Comments

Here’s another company we love – sustainable, ethical clothes – Sinerji


Three cheers for the guys who have created Sinerji, a range of clothes that are handmade and ethically produced.

Here’s what they say about their company on their website:

Our fabric is hand-loomed organic cotton and our dyes are vegetable based, chemical free and long lasting.

Our clothing is designed in Australia.

Our trading partners sew our pieces in home-based business in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand and our product is fair trade.

Our jewellery is designed and made in Australia from a large percentage of recycled materials.

At Sinerji we honour ethical and environmentally sustainable business practices.

We support community based trade and production.

As many of you who follow this blog already know, we love to support shoes that are both ethical and sustainable so we were delighted to lend Sinerji some of our El Naturalistas for their recent fashion parade.(Photos taken by Paul Fletcher)

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kathy
October 5, 2010 @ 10:41 am No Comments

New Season El Naturalistas are heeeerrrrreeeeee!

C’mon, just admit it – they are awesome. El Naturalista are a spanish brand made with ethical principles (and let’s face it, the world needs as many of those companies as it can get).

Read this excerpt from their website – just to get a sense of the kind of company it is. And they all speak with a very cool spanish accent (funny that!). Yes we are a little bit in love

A way of life. A way of thinking. A way of acting.

The world is a permanent miracle. Life is wonderfully simple, every flower is deliciously complicated. Textures, colours, lines, aromas. It all helps to live in harmony. Everything serves for feeling in a different way. There is still magic. There are still people prepared to rediscover it in every daily gesture. Serious, smiling, reflective, invented, foolish, fresh, ephemeral and eternal. Simple designs, sophisticated ideas. Who makes it and who uses it.

Come in and see them in real life – and a lot of the range goes up to size 42

We’ve blogged about this before but as they company uses natural vegetable dyes (to reduce its footprint) the colour does change over time – in a completely stylish way of course.


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kathy
September 25, 2010 @ 11:09 am No Comments
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