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Sure, you can buy made-in-America kids' shoes, but this is the first kids' sneakers' line where everything is produced domestically. Made in America is a growing drumbeat that brands big and small can no longer ignore. For Rogers, 52, a former senior sales executive at sneaker maker Converse and Saucony, it's also a way to get his brand to stand out in Sneaker Land.
The boxes, which have an American flag insignia, cost almost twice as much as similar boxes made overseas, Rogers says. But the company decided that the made-in-America shoes just couldn't be sold in imported boxes.
The shoes will mostly be sold at kids' shoe boutiques, but later this summer will be available on Nordstrom.com. The shoes also are sold on Shoebuy.com.
Rogers says he's targeting "enlightened" moms 25 to 35, who buy shoes for their kids.
ShoeString also makes Zooligans, canvas shoes with animal imagery on them, which are not made in America.
By the Christmas holidays, Rogers hopes to be selling suede kids' shoes made in America. While Huntsville has many large American flag displays to show civic pride, including the U.S. Space and Rocket Center and the downtown Veterans Memorial, the small displays of the flag on the front porches show the pride of the American Dream, the home.
To make sure you show your American Flag correctly, there are a few guidelines to follow.
For examples, according to the American Legion Flag Code, the blue field of stars on the flag should be displayed to the observer's left, which is the flag's "own right."
Why? The right hand, to any observer, is the observer's left.
The American Legion, the nation's largest veterans organization, is largely considered the go-to source for questions regarding the proper display of the American flag.
