Chinese Tian-Ling worker shoes remade as fashion plimsolls

Suck on that Zhao Ban di, another Chinese cultural icon raped and pillaged by the western imperialists.

OSPOP have remade the classic worker sneaker, sported by Chinese migrant workers everywhere as fashion plimsolls. WTF is a Plimsoll? I had to ask too, it’s a rubber-soled canvas shoe for sports or onboard ships; a precursor of trainers (thanks Wikipedia). I think they look pretty awesome.

OSPOP has travelled to the corner of Henan province to the Tianling (literally ‘Sky Wolf’) Shoes Factory to get these authentic workshoes from an orginal source.

Before you boycott..

On may 16th 2007 OSPOP established an education fund in Wen county to provide fnancial assistance to qualified high school seniors who lack the necessary means to begin their first year of university studies.

Check out their site, but turn down the speakers if you’re at work.