NO STRINGS ATTACHED

Many times over, we do too much in our daily routine where we are demanding we take a few steps back in just the steps of one task. The biggest revolution for nearly a decade has to be Apple Pay where no wallet is required, and with the MTA here in New York City, OMNY revolutionizes train and bus fare by just tapping our phone, no change needed (tell NJ Transit that). Recently at the June 2025 edition of FSNYE, there’s a shoe that promises you don’t need to use your hands to slip into them, they are Kizik.

Founded in 2017, Kizik designs and patents a handsfree shoe shaped for you to just slip into, highly stylish and manufactured to withstand the back of your heel just stepping right in. Most commercial shoes need you to hold onto their tongue, loosen up, and lace up first before declaring itself comfortable. Not with Kizik, there’s high-end quality material for you to enjoy the process of elimination just to put on a sneaker. Purposeful functionality are the primal focus with Kizik, its high level top sole back tip are one of the many steps for your foot to slide in, and the patented design takes care of the rest for your foot to perfectly fit without it loose or tight.

Taking a good look at the stellar running shoe design to be ergonomically in line with your foot, Kizik will also give you a highly comfortable, yet highly stylish shoe to wear indoors and outdoors. Kizik also had casual sneakers in bold monochrome and contrasting colors, plus easy to slip on sandals and laceless slipper-type sandals. Kizik for both men and women also have boots of all heights giving you the same hand-free slip on assurance as its sneakers, plus waterproof options for rainy days.

With more than 100 patents, Kizik truly can declare itself the original hand-free shoe, creating innovative ways to design a high-end sneaker easier for you to enjoy. Other shoe designers still do not come close to meeting Kizik’s patented design, it’s all about meeting your client’s needs by understanding the science of their foot, and how it works. And yes, Kizik has hands-free shoes with laces, but only for decoration.

DANIEL QUINTANILLA