Movember, the month of the 'stache, is well underway, but just in case you failed to sprout a mustache or sponsor a furry upper lip strip in the name of men's health, you can still help raise awareness and funds via mustachioed TOMS footwear. more ›

Exciting and unaffordable news from the world of eco-fashion comes from LA-based Chipkos, a company that's boasting "the world's most expensive flip flop." more ›

Angelenos, open your closet doors. Do you wear all of those shoes? We didn't think so. Head to the Staples Center tonight from 6:30pm-8pm and donate your footwear to the Bag Your Shoes event. A collaboration between The Los Angeles Sparks and Waste Management, the first-ever Bag Your Shoes campaign aims to collect 1,000 pairs of old and new kicks. more ›

An article in the OC Register today by former Wave newspaper editor Curt Seeden today takes a quick and humorous look at the recent revelation that flip flops are bad for your health. In fact, the shoes formerly known as thongs "can cause arch, ankle, hip and back injuries as well as cancer, migraines, herpes and warts." Seeden explains that the findings came from a scientific study that determined the "flip-flops cause the muscles in the top and bottom of your feet to work against each other, resulting in immediate death." Okay, maybe not immediate death, but most definitely physical strain. So are those shoes many of us men, women, and children in Los Angeles love almost year-'round really "more dangerous than an asbestos martini?" Should we all throw our flip-flops out, or caution to the wind? more ›