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Defective sex toys get a 2nd chance as fashionable shoes

Plastic Soul shoes outside the Doc Johnson factory and corporate offices, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. [AP Photo/Chris Pizzello]

A little streetwear label has partnered with a giant in the adult toy industry to create a shoe derived in part from unused, defective amusements that come off the manufacturing line as misfits.

Looking a lot like Merrell's popular Hydro Moc or Yeezy's Foam Runners, Plastic Soul is about 15% sex toy. The rest is non-bleach EVA, a petroleum-based foam that's difficult to recycle.

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