You’d be amazed at how hard it is to find shoes that match your super hero outfit. No, seriously, it’s a real hassle. I think everyone assumes that there is some kind of “Heroes-R-Us” store that we all go to get our outfits, but there isn’t. Nor could there be, as the market is pretty small. So all of us have either made them ourselves, or paid one of the others to help out.
Since this is not a paying gig, I decided to make my own. Now with Nike and Adidas all coming out with spandex this and lycra that, it has been relatively easy to find something to wear. If you are good with a needle and thread you can certainly find enough silver lamé and microfiber to make a ensemble that is quite laudable. But shoes are another thing. It’s just not possible to make them yourself, and believe me I’ve tried. I don’t care how many glue guns and leather uppers you have, you just can’t get something that will take the wear and tear of fighting crime.So we all are at the mercy of the market place to come up with something that either hits a bullseye style-wise, or can be easily jury-rigged into something useful.
There are, of course, those who cheat and basically wear a dance shoe covered up by a lycra ‘sock’ that matches your outfit (*cough* Superman *cough*), but by and large most of us just go with something off the shelf. The Italian designs are the best when it comes to color combos and fashion forwardness. The Germans seem to have utility on the nose. But my little secret is the plain old wrestling shoe. Sure the support is for shit, but throw in a few Dr Scholl arch supports and you are good to go. The selection of colors and styles is fantastic. A close second is the boxing shoe, but those things are lace crazy and the last thing you want is to be late saving the planet because you were too busy tightening up your booties.
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