Simple Ways

Surfing Australian Style
Surfing Australian Style
A word from one of our very favorite people from down under, the one and only surfer dude extraordinaire, Jaemen Jamieson.  Simple and Jaemen go way back. Read more...
East Coast Surfing and Photography
East Coast Surfing and Photography
Simple is honored to be able to call Michael McKenna a friend.  Michael is a New Jersey native, an accomplished photographer, and an avid surfer.   Mike, you’re an east coast surfing guy.....the Beach Boys never... Read more...
Authentic Craftsmanship
Authentic Craftsmanship
The Simple Shoes Crew recently took a long walk to Upstate New York and met up with Nick Jasikoff, a local woodworker and craftsman. Nick has enjoyed woodworking since he... Read more...
Red Shoes for Nate
Red Shoes for Nate
Nate loves Red Shoes, Dolly Parton, and The Peace of Wild Things ................ Read more...
hoboartist
hoboartist
Our favorite @hoboartist has discovered color ... Read more...
Well Worn and Well Loved
Well Worn and Well Loved
paying homage to old simple friends Simple has been around in people's lives for a long time. Sometimes we forget how long but then someone will send us a reminder and... Read more...
Deceptively Simple
Deceptively Simple
Deceptively Simple: Often starting with the smallest of ideas,  Artist Thomas Kelly understands how to wield the power of simplicity to conjure a heartfelt response. “As an artist, a painter,... Read more...
A Colorful Yarn
A Colorful Yarn
Team Simple spent some time with Anna Upston, owner of Maupston Design Studio, one of the premiere design artists on the scene today in the burgeoning field of fiber art. Whether... Read more...
Masters of Ink
Masters of Ink
The Simple team spent an awesome afternoon recently with Timmy and the crew from Timmy Tattoo. Located in a bustling metro area on Long Island, we were interested to see... Read more...
Comically Simple
Comically Simple
We spent an afternoon learning what’s current and cool in the comic book business from our new friend Menachem Luchins, owner of Escape Pod Comics in Huntington, New York. As a fan of... Read more...
Chicago Sunrise
Chicago Sunrise
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Ursula Siker is a well known baker who has been featured on Zagat and Time Out and is currently based in Chicago. We spent a day with... Read more...
Surfing Malibu With Cajun Moon Holland
Surfing Malibu With Cajun Moon Holland
As a seventeen year old living in Malibu, CA, surfing is a significant part of my daily routine. I’m always awake an hour before the sun pops up behind the... Read more...
Chasing Simplicity in Japan
Chasing Simplicity in Japan
My boyfriend and I moved to Japan earlier this year so that Jerry could continue to chase his dreams of playing football. When I say football in Japan, most people... Read more...
Sour Jim the Extraordinary
Sour Jim the Extraordinary
To understand the work of Firestone Walker's feral brewer, is to first delve into the mind of a culinary creative. Read more...
Surfistas Travelogue
Surfistas Travelogue
Venezuelan journalist Daniela Hernandez Pedraza surfs and travels the world, gathering insights and stories for Surfistas, a one-of-a-kind travelogue, complete with journal excerpts, quotes and travel tips you won’t find in... Read more...
Together We Roam
One third of the van-life traveling trio, Together We Roam, Jenelle Kappe explores The States with her boyfriend, Parker Hilton, and mini Australian shepherd, Emma, to capture breathtaking cross-country imagery. “The idea behind the name Together We Roam is predominantly about traveling and experiencing this world with each other and anyone else who’d care to join us,” writes [...] Read more...
Serving Up Simple
Chef, restaurateur and philanthropist, Marilyn Schlossbach understands that sometimes you need to share life’s simplest pleasures with your community. Marilyn, whose restaurants have been a pillar in the resurgence of the beach town of Asbury Park, NJ, has made it her mission to address the needs of her diverse community through endeavors such as free holiday dinners [...] Read more...
Hands On Deck
Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and, if that man is Dave Shoemaker, he will proceed to build a 29’ fishing boat with his own two hands.When the opportunity arose for artist, craftsman and spear fisherman Dave Shoemaker to trade in his old fishing [...] Read more...
A New Home
Following the success of our Kickstarter campaign, longtime Simple fan and writer Craig Heimbuch reached out to say a heartwarming "thanks." He wrote... "I’ve been a shoe geek for as long as I can remember. I read an article about Phil Knight and Tinker Hatfield when I was in elementary school - the height of the Jordan [...] Read more...
From Simple to Surfboards: Focusing on the Essential
“I was flipping through National Geographic or Smithsonian Magazine, something like that. People still read magazines back then. Anyway, I came across this ad for these shoes. It said something like, ‘If you love walking, you’ll love Simple.’”Though surfboard shaper Andrew Saklas first encountered Simple via one of their signature minimalistic advertisements, he didn’t come [...] Read more...
Complex.com : Larry David's Favorite Sneaker Brand Is Making a Comeback
6.17.15 – Riley JonesRemember Simple Shoes? The brand, which followed a mantra of "Give them quality, give them comfort, and the rest is simple," was a favorite of #DadStyle O.G. Larry David, but folded in 2011 after a failed re-launch. Now, thanks to Kickstarter and some loyal supporters, it's about to make a comeback the right [...] Read more...
FootwearNews.com : Simple Shoes Relaunches for Fall ’15 With Kickstarter Campaign
6.12.15 – By Barbara Schneider-LevyCasual footwear brand Simple is making a comeback for fall ’15 through a Kickstarter campaign set to debut on June 15.The brand was founded in 1991 by a group of California-based footwear designers. It was later acquired by Deckers Outdoor Corp., which ceased distribution of the line at the end of [...] Read more...
GQ.com : Simple Shoes Returns, Thanks to Kickstarter
6.6.15 – By John JanuzziBack in the ’90s, I wore Simple OS-91s religiously. In a marketplace crowded by loud, athletic, and unnecessarily bright shoes, they were my guiding light. Most of the other kids in my school opted for Nikes, or Adidas, or whatever, but I was good without all that crap. Marci, who I’m sure [...] Read more...