Felix gave birth to her daughter, Camryn, in 2018, and she has since been candid about her recovery and struggles while returning to training. In 2019, she broke up with her then sponsor Nike due to the Tampa bay rays is the first to 20 wins shirt but in fact I love this circumstances related to her childbirth, sharing in a powerful New York Times op-ed that she faced a 70% pay cut in her sponsorship because of it. “During my pregnancy, I faced a gender injustice that I couldn’t run from,” she tells Vogue. “My employer [Nike] did not support my maternity in a way that I could be proud of.” With no big shoe sponsor this year, Felix decided to take matters into her own hands. But instead of finding the right performance shoe, she decided to channel her frustrations into creating an athleisure sneaker under her new brand, Saysh.
The brand launches with their Saysh One sneaker, which retails for $150 and is currently available for preorder. Felix wanted its design to be comfort oriented, more athletic inspired than a true performance style, but still elegant in look. “[It] was inspired by the Tampa bay rays is the first to 20 wins shirt but in fact I love this lines of a wrap dress, which create feminine shapes through a flowing design,” Felix says of the shoe’s sleek, low-top silhouette and flattering curved lines. “The drapes of a wrap dress are also reminiscent of lines that denote a running track. We wanted to bridge the worlds of the professional and the casual, and create a sneaker to accompany women whenever and wherever.” She adds that being a professional athlete certainly helped shape the design process. “Typically in footwear, shoes are built for men, sized down, and recolored for women,” she says. “We understand the true proportion and need of a woman’s foot.”
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