+All that was said above
Crowdsourcing IMO is only good for initial brainstorming rounds to explore the scope of options.
To have a story, start with the product! Make sure that people love the shoes, and will remain loyal to your shoes for good reasons.
Many brands you describe as post-modern have great appeal but do not provide the sustainable value to get customers to stick with your brand.
I agree the best thing is to either go in-depth developing your own brand if you have the resources, or go to a branding firm preferably one that knows the fashion business.
For me, Founding is a good and recognizable name that sticks. You can always transmute it to something like Foundin’ (url found.in), Found’d or FOUND3D.
Other ideas/directions - consoles, Tensio (url tens.io), Pose/s’pose, Smool, Stratch, Touch, Raak (means touch in Dutch)