KEEN continues to be one of the hottest brands around and one of the hottest KEENs is the casual sneaker style shoe like the Portola, Jasper, Briggs, Ventura, and Presidio. These shoes are purported to have all the comfort of a sneaker with additional style. What can we find out about KEEN casuals and their cousins.
Overview:
All I can say is go to the KEEN website and browse around. For my money KEEN has one of the most inovative and consistently cool shoe line of anyone in the business.
Here is what KEEN says about themselves: "At KEEN, we are an active outdoor company made up of people just like you...creaqting possibilities, playing outside and caring for the world we live in. We believe the outdoors is anyplace without a ceiling and create innovative products allowing you to play in the outdoors wherever that may be. Through our leadership and commitment to social and environmental causes we hope to encourage and empower others to do the same. CREATE, PLAY, CARE...it is a way of life. We call it HybridLife."
I am impressed. What do others say about KEEN casuals.
Reviews:
Here is the Zappos site with 665 pages of reviews on KEENs. More 5 star review then almost any other shoe I have seen. You have to wade through page after page to find a review less than 5 stars. These shoes have a fanatical fan club that devotedly loves these shoes.
Prices:
One of the nice things about KEEN shoes is that despite their immense popularity you can buy them for reasonable prices. USD 50-80 on many websites. Ebay has KEEN casuals for USD 30-60. Look for the usuals. Not alot of scuffing. Not alot of wear on the sole. One of the nice thing about many KEENs is that the top layer of the sole is black and the underlying layer is a different color. Look at the sole. If you can see color peaking through the black you will know that there is moderate wear on the sole. That would not keep me from buying the shoe but I would expect a reduced price.
KEEN charities:
KEENusa is a national, nonprofit volunteer-led organization that provides one-to-one recreational opportunities for children and young adults with mental and physical disabilities at no cost to their families and caregivers. KEEN's mission is to foster the self-esteem, confidence, skills and talents of its athletes through non-competitive activities, allowing young people facing even the most significant challenges to meet their individual goals.
KEEN groupies:
Finally, in my research I found a slightly scary group of KEEN aficionados on Flikr.
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