Our Story
There’s more to life than tying your shoes.
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The easiest shoes you’ll ever put on. No tying, no heel crushing, and no hands necessary.
That’s what drove us to revolutionize the footwear industry: to make every day easier, for everyone. It’s a technology that’s life-changing for some and joy-sparking for all. Who likes tying their shoes, anyway?
For centuries, shoes have stayed more or less the same. We’re here to change all of that. To date, we have dozens of patents and patents pending to our name. We're on a quest to revolutionize the function of shoes and change the future of footwear.
The Patents
Innovation in every step.
Cage™
A Kizik Icon
The original.
The look is unmistakably Kizik, but it’s the tech that lit up the world. You step in. The Cage compresses. Then it springs back to hug your heel. Nothing stiff, nothing rigid. Just a flexible plastic lattice that’s strong enough to hold up to every step you take.
These shoes use Cage™ technology:
Internal Cage™
The inside track
The sequel.
You can’t see it, but it’s there. The Internal Cage is a new take on the original Cage: interwoven ribs, this time hidden by the shoe’s upper. You still get that “aha” moment on the step-in: same responsive bounce-back, same stay-in-place comfort.
These shoes use Internal Cage™ technology:
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Flex Arc™
Ahead of the curve
Progression
We build the heel of this shoe around a firm yet flexible arc that attaches to the sole in a rainbow shape and doesn’t like to be held down. Nothing hard, nothing crushable. Just a thin, high-rebound crescent that pops into place to cushion your heel.
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Flaunt your style without sacrifice.
Shoes are a wardrobe essential—nothing expresses style and personality like a fresh pair of kicks! We believe you can have it all. Unapologetic style with the unparalleled convenience of never bending down to tie your shoes or hopping around on one foot to get them on.
Unapologetically hands-free.
Our HandsFree Labs® technology blends right into our shoe design. You’d never know it’s there just by looking. It’s the perfect fusion of fashion and functionality—a beautiful shoe with a special superpower.
“We did not seek to invent and protect just one way to put a shoe on hands-free, but every way.”
Mike Pratt
Chairman & Founder
In 2019, Nike announced a strategic investment in and exclusive intellectual property licensing partnership with HandsFree Labs, Inc.
See the press release
Built to be worn and loved.
We put our shoes through more than 30,000 compression tests to ensure that each time you step in, they spring back as strong as the first. Each shoe is made of the highest-grade, most durable materials, so they live up to our promise to you: making the everyday easier.
