the "corrugated kix" series of cardboard shoes includes "an abundance of painstakingly detailed classic kick replicas". (hi fructose) "leavitt works his creative magic on a number of classic silhouettes, including the air jordan 1, air jordan 4, vans slip-on, and converse chuck taylor. michael does an incredible job of recreating the colors and logos of these classics."(nicekicks.com) the shoes are "to not carry of course, but to admire as an art object." (nu.nl/lifestyle) "by creating cardboard sculptures of some of the most popular models in footwear he is essentially riding the commercial train and exercising his meticulous craft of making these wearable cardboard replicas... the demographic that would buy these may not usually buy a piece of art but they would buy this and call it art." (cyanatrendland.com)