Article: Howard Davis' comfort designs yield two soling developments. (footwear designer Howard Davis aims at providing maximum comfort )

Howard Davis' comfort designs yield two soling developments

NEW YORK - Howard Davis, designer, teacher, and footwear visionary, says he is "on a campaign to give the human foot comfort."

A footwear designer for more than 30 years - his resume includes stints at Pappagallo, Delman and he also teaches footwear design at Parsons School of Design - Davis has developed two ideas for comfort footwear.

The 8-Track, a sole formed in an |8' shape that is scooped out in the heel and the forepart, is designed to suspend the foot in air.

The other sole concept, called-up type shoe with the forepart and back attached by an elastic shank. It allows the ...

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