Star Trek sneakers: Boldly going on foot

Blain
Wednesday
1:26 pm

Yes I’m a 31-year-old wearing Star Trek themed shoes and I think they are awesome. They are probably the geekiest clothing accessory I have owned since my magnetic He-Man belt when I was 6. Yes, I have a closet full of geek themed t-shirts, but that’s different. Today the average joe or jane can get away with wearing a geek shirt. Hell, it’s what keeps Hot Topic in business besides the goth stuff. But shoes, that’s different.

The Airwalk Star Trek shoes designed by James Staple and put out by Payless have been out since the DVD release of the movie in November but the lack of needing new shoes and the giant sucking sound coming from my wallet because of Christmas gave me reason not to get them yet. I rectified that situation this past weekend when my wife and I went to a local Payless store to get a pair.Here’s the rundown:

Boldly going in blue

Despite being out for a while, I was fortunate enough to find a pair of blue ones in my size (10). They also had red ones, but since Bones is my favorite character, I went with blue (it’s also my favorite color). Yellow ones apparently exist, but only as online exclusives — I have yet to see them though.

Nurse Chapel's going to totally dig me in these…

I’m a doctor, not a shoe salesman.

They are very comfy. The souls are coushioned very well and I’ve been able to break them in much faster than previous shoes. The inside is very well padded and nothing rubs against the back of my heel. Something that plaques me quite often with shoes.

Are they Starfleet regulated footwear?

They come with a neat little plastic Delta symbol on the front. My fear is that it could get broken or scratched if these shoes were to be involved with a rough activity but given my inactivity, this shouldnt pose a problem.

No, you can't talk on it. This isn't freakin' Next Gen.

The design on the tongue is well done. The Air Walk Symbol and the Star Trek Delta look good next to one another. Oh and there’s a little Easter Egg on it too — a star date pertaining to the release date of the movie.

Put the shoes together and look on the inside and you spell Star Trek! No reason to get your Left and Right feet mixed up now!

The embroidered Delta is a nice touch and reflects when the light hits it. Overall a very well designed shoe.

Lens flares are not included.

They’re not as slick or over the top as the recent Star Wars shoes from Adiadas and that suits me just fine.  I like that unless you really looked at it, you probably wouldnt know it was a Star Trek shoe. Ok, the big plastic delta is kinda of a give away, but the average person probably wouldn’t think twice.

Are you out of your Vulcan mind?!

The only bad thing I see with the shoes is that they’re only available in mens sizes, which baffles me because there are plenty of female Trek fans out there like my wife who would love a pair. She was very disappointed to say the least.

They retail for $49.99, but mine were on sale for $39.99 and Payless has a BOGO sale going on till Feb. 13. A really good price for themed shoes, or any shoes in my opinion. I’ve always been a tight wad when it comes top shoes. I hate paying more than $50 for a pair. Last time I checked, Payless online didn’t have any left in stock. If you can’t find any at your local store,  you might also try contacting the Reed Space store in New York to hook you up with a pair.