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Does anyone have any Shoezies that they don’t want, especially clogs or slides? I want them!
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I can barely find anything online about Hasbro’s Shoezies, unless I want to purchase said toys on Ebay, so I thought I’d write up a brief description and provide pictures for those interested.
Shoezies were a line of toys by Hasbro that first debuted in February, 2001, according to this article on About.com. They were pairs of miniature collectible shoes, in approximately 1:5 or 1:6 scale. Among the 36 styles were sandals, clogs, slides, flats, pumps, sneakers, roller blades, etc. Each pair came in its own shoebox with tissue paper. The shoes themselves were molded out of plastic in exquisite detail, with distinct lefts and rights, laces and texturing. Tread patterns were individualized for each pair of shoes, though all pairs had a five-petaled flower design on the bottom to signify that they were official Shoezies. Further accessories also included a Shoezies Display Center, a shoe-store-like shelf to shoe of one’s Shoezies, and little boom boxes, which one was supposed to "dance" the Shoezies too.
What were girls supposed to do with these "miniature collectible shoes?" Hasbro advertising suggested putting them on your fingers and "walking" around with them, but doll enthusiasts had other ideas. Collectors of 1:4, or 16-18", dolls such as Tyler and Gene discovered that Shoezies displayed well next to 1:4 shoes, though the dolls’ feet were too big to fit in the Shoezies. And 1:6 nerds, like me, realized that some Shoezies could either be slipped on bare 1:6 female action figure feet without adaptation. Or other pairs could be adapted as "bootfeet" for those female action figures with ball and socket ankle joints.
I have 5 pairs of Shoezies in my femfig footwear collection, and I use them in several different ways. The black ankle boots and the red hiking boots can be wedged directly onto ankle stumps. As you can see, the purple chunky soles and the grey athletic shoes have been modified to be bootfeet for Cy Girl/Perfect Body bodies. Finally, the T-straps in the lower left fit bare femfig action figure feet without any alteration.
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I found my entire Shoozies collection, plus display stands. It only took me what, six months and a complete move-house to find them?
Sailorzeo, if you’re ever interested in parting with any of them, let’s talk–this is the first I’m hearing of these and I’m really chagrined that I missed this entirely **sigh**.
Congratulations on your Shoezies!
I only have the purple MaryJane pair and the pink leopard slides shown on the little girl’s fingers on the About Doll Collecting link to Hasbro 2001. Sigh. Would have been nice to have more of them.
These are amazing in terms of detail. I wonder if they would fit any of my girls *plots**
Shoezies For Sale
Are you still looking for Shoezies? I have somewhere around 25 pairs that I happen to be selling. I have them up on eBay for $16/pc, free shipping, but I’m willing to work out a deal if you’re interested. I just want them gone, for a reasonable price, of course. Thank you for your time!