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If it weren't for the material in one of the final paragraphs, where an independent agency determines that the materials are inferior to more expensive products, this would be a sales brochure for the company. I'm wondering if some of this material needs to be removed -- for instance, the product section is like a corporate brochure and can be covered with a link to the company's website. Accounting4Taste 21:24, 5 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Notability

I'm nominating this article for deletion because I don't see the notability of this company. The article lacks reliable sources, and is only linked to from the mainspace in the article about its founder. Ichibani 22:04, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, since I found plenty of references, I thought I might put the search here: [1]

If somebody wants to improve the article, go ahead. FrozenPurpleCube 05:37, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think the article is notable enough. These sneakers are important as pop-culture fashion and commercial revisionism. It's been talked about enough in the media and culture that as of September '07, it is somewhat recognizable. Mvblair 17:11, 13 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sweatshop?

Are these shoes made in sweatshops? Miserlou 20:29, 19 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, not according to Steve & Barry's at least. Though some disagree with them. From http://www.thenation.com/doc/20061002/southpaw - "The athletic shoe industry is notorious for some of the most appalling of sweatshop conditions. Are the Starbury Ones, made in China, produced in such a manner? Schacter says no. "We are a member of the Fair Labor Association," he says."--Section8pidgeon 06:56, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I added the quote from Mr. Keady because of the large amount of fire Steve & Barry's has been under in regards to sweatshops and because of Steve & Barry's slow response to poor labor practices including sexual abuse of women by managers. http://www.thenation.com/doc/20061002/southpaw —Preceding unsigned comment added by Meganmantra (talk • contribs) 09:56, 14 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There are sneakers that aren't made in sweatshops? Guest Account (talk) 21:22, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This article should be revised to reflect that Steve and Barry's has folded, and that Starbury now has an agreement of some sort with Amazon, or something. And maybe it should mention that his shoe probably inspired Al Harrington's new relatively low-cost sneaker line, Protege. King James I (talk) 19:49, 6 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]