Step Into Spring!

Happy Tuesday Winnipeg! We're so happy because so many of you came out to our Try on and Win event on Saturday, and we sent so many people home with new shoes AND great prizes! So thank you to all those who came out!

It's officially May, and it keeps getting busier around here, in a good way! We've got all of our summer styles in store, and we just can't take our eyes off some of them! Here's a couple of sneak peeks of some of the styles we've recently got in. Cobb Hill, Clark's, Mephisto's, Birkenstock's and more!

We would love for you to come to our store and see what else we've got in stock! We're also really excited to be hosting our Step Into Spring Event this Friday!

What Is It?

It's our way of showing off some new Spring and Summer styles we've got in our store! A chance for you to come out, enjoy some coffee and pastries, and get a discount on your new Spring and Summer footwear!

When Is It?

Friday May 8th from 8:30 AM to 6 PM

Where Is It?

This one is at our downtown location only, 128 Adelaide Street.

Why?

Because we value all of you and we want to show our appreciation to you our customers!

Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for some sneak peeks of new shoes, and our special discount coupon that you'll be able to use in our store this Friday! We're looking forward to seeing you out!

Try On Comfort and WIN!

Spring is officially here, and it looks like we're (hopefully) rid of winter for a few months! We're super excited for some in-store events were having coming up in May! It looks like it's going to continue to be very busy in our store and we hope you stop in to see why!

Our first event is coming up this weekend, and that's our Try on Comfort & WIN event!

What Is It?

Do you love comfortable shoes? Do you like winning prizes? Then this event is definitely for you! In our stores on May 2nd you can come into one of our three locations and try on some shoes from our Aravon, Dunham, and Cobb Hill lines. Just for trying them on you'll receive a scratch card with a mystery prize! This can be a tote bag, Starbuck's Gift Card, or Chapter's Gift Card!

When Is It?

This event will take place this Saturday May 2nd 2015.

Where Is It?

All three of our Winnipeg locations! 128 Adelaide Street, 1504 St Mary's Road, and 1530 Regent Avenue. All locations are open Saturday from 9 AM to 6 PM.

Who Is It For?

YOU! Everyone is welcome to come out and try out these great styles we have. Our fit specialists will tell you all about these shoes and who knows...you may leave with a pair (or two, or three....)

Why?

To kick off Spring! We know lots of people like to shop for their Summer shoes early on to avoid their favourite styles being sold out. We also know that these three styles of shoes are so comfortable, stylish, and affordable that you will fall in love with them as soon as you try them on! You've got nothing to lose!


We hope to see you out at our stores this weekend! Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to stay updated on store promotions, events, and new products coming in!

Spring Is In The Air

Well it sure felt like Spring in Winnipeg last weekend. The snow is pretty much all gone now, people are (bravely) wearing shorts and sandals, and the sun is shining! We hope that this is a sign that Summer is just around the corner! (wishful thinking right?)

Anyway, we have to apologize because we had a bit of technical difficulties with our blog last week. We tried to get our post up and it said it posted but it never did! So here's hoping this one works this week and that you'll be blown away by everything in it!

What's New?

It's Spring! So that means our showroom is FULL of new shoes, styles, and colours! Everything from casual to dress and athletic, we've got TONS of new footwear! And we've still got lots coming in too! Our boot wall came down yesterday, which means that it's sandal season! Be sure to keep checking back as we feature new styles each week!

Here's some of the new ones we're pretty pumped about:

Uneek by Keen

Ok. These shoes look a little weird. I have to admit, I took a look at it, and thought it looked kind of like a glorified Croc. I read a little bit into these shoes and why they're so awesome and unique. Once I tried them on, I couldn't get my wallet out fast enough. These shoes may have a bit of a bizarre look to them, but they are so comfortable and lightweight. They're meant for the outdoors for things like walking and hiking. You can check this style out here, or come into our store to try them out! We have both men's and women's styles in this one.

 

Fresh Foam by New Balance

New Balance is going crazy over these shoes. I have never heard so many people talk about one running shoe before. The breathable upper mesh gives the shoe a nice light weight feeling, and allows your feet to breathe during your activity. The foam like midsole allows for cushioning and stability of the foot, and it looks pretty cool. Again, we've got men's and women's styles! Come into our store and check them out. Try them on, and see why everyone thinks they're so great!

And today (March 19th) is New Balance's launch of the Fresh Foam Zante shoes! This means stores across Canada and the US will be having launch parties to showcase how awesome this shoe is. You can follow our New Balance store in Calgary on Facebook and Instagram for live updates this evening from 7-9PM (or 8-10PM Central Time).

So why is now the best time to look for shoes? Well Spring is here, and you want to have a fresh new shoe collection. So why not take an hour (or two) and go through your current shoe selection and ask yourself:

1) have I worn these in the last year?
2) will I wear these in the next year?
3) is it time to throw these out?

Spring is always a good time to start fresh and new. So see if you can challenge yourself by getting rid of the shoes that you don't need! And if you have shoes to donate, we are always accepting donations of new/gently used footwear for Fit Feet on the Street!

This Is Your Pilot Speaking

It seems like we've been away for a while, but don't worry, we're back! Things get busy around here very quickly!

We recently had the chance to go work with one of our good friends downtown, Eph Apparel. For those of you unfamiliar with them, Eph Apparel makes custom made suits for graduations, weddings, grooms, and even our own Brian Scharfstein! They also sell dress shirts, pants, blazers and accessories.

Once you're completely suited up, what do you typically look for next? Well if it's not a date for grad, then it's probably a pair of new dress shoes, and we carry lots of those in stock. If you've been to our downtown location recently, you'll notice by our men's dress shoes we have fabrics from Eph Apparel. In our displays we've done a little mixing and matching to show you what fabrics go well with each dress shoe. We know sometimes it can be challenging to try and guess what pair you think will go well with your suit, and a lot of times we'll hear the "well black goes with everything, so I'll just go with that." While that can be true, you can be missing out on so many more options.

So here's what we did just for you. We went down to Eph Apparel last week with some dress shoes, had the fabulous Brett model some suits with the shoes, and we've got evidence that you CAN in fact buy other colours of dress shoes to go with a few different suit colours! Each week, we'll feature our most popular styles of dress shoes in our own version of #MCM (better known as man crush Monday.) And no, we're not talking about Brett although he does look good in our dress shoes. But we are crushing on our dress shoes.

This week we looked at our Naot Pilot dress boot. Why do we like this? Well let's take a quick look here...

 

If this photo alone isn't enough to get you to our store, we'll go into a bit more detail. We like this style mainly because it's versatile. As you can see in the photo here, our model Brett is wearing nice blue jeans with these Pilot's. They're a great shoe to top off your business casual look whether you're going to work or heading out for a lunch meeting.

 

As you can see, Brett is able to wear these shoes working at Eph Apparel...

as well as while hanging out in the gentlemen's lounge. Not only that, but we've been told the shoe is very comfortable which is always great.

If you're interested in our Naot Pilot shoe, you can come into any of our locations, or order online at http://www.canadianfootwear.com/product;cat,0;item,15317;Casual-Boots-80017-E66-

Keep watch for the next few weeks as we unveil a new man crush Monday shoe every week!



Fashion on Ice

Hé Ho!

It's that time of year again! The annual Festival du Voyageur kicks off tomorrow and runs until February 22nd. If you're ever saying 'there's nothing to do in Winnipeg in the winter time' you definitely need to check this out.

There are many events that take place during the 10 day festival. We are really excited because once again we are involved in a big event. On Sunday February 15th we will be a part of the Fashion on Ice Show taking place in the afternoon. This fashion show features clothing and footwear that are all from local shops here in Winnipeg! It's a chance for local designers to also showcase their work. We are providing the models footwear for the fashion show!

Here are some of the styles you can expect to see in the show:

 

Men's Sorel Caribou (Google)

 

 

Ladies Summit Knit Bogs (Canadian Footwear)

 

 

 

Ladies Blondo Vaughan Fur Boot (Canadian Footwear)

 

 

Men's Rieker Algarve (Canadian Footwear)





 

To see more photos from last year, you can check them out here. We have many more styles being featured, so if you want to see them all you'll have to come out to the show! The fashion show will take place on Sunday at 3 PM where the Red and Assiniboine Rivers meet. And the weather may not be the warmest, so be sure to bundle up in your Sorel, Kamik, Baffin or North Face boots! If you can't make it out, be sure to follow us on Instagram to see posts from the fashion show. Just search Canadian Footwear and give us a follow!