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that stretches across the top of the shoe in place of laces. And
liquid grip replaces the rubber outsole seen in typical footwear,
with a liquid version drawn in stripes across the bottom of the
shoe. A rubber outsole is the heaviest component of a shoe, so
replacing it with liquid cuts the weight of the shoe.
The Reebok Liquid Factory manufacturing technique uses
a digital process based on 3D Drawing, where a proprietary
liquid material, created for Reebok by BASF, is used to draw
shoe componentry cleanly, precisely and in 3-D layers.
SOLE's Wine Cork Sandals
In 2008, SOLE adopted ReCORK, North America's largest
cork recycling program today. SOLE is known for its support-
ive shape in their footbed products, and in the brand's new
spring footwear collection, SOLE is putting this same support
in modern, low-profile sandals, some made with 100 percent
recycled wine corks. Included in SOLE's new footwear col-
lection, available Spring 2018, are Beach Flips, Casual Flips
and Sports Flips and Slides. n
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SOLE Beach Flips
