I started with these. Unfortunately only available on amazon, but they were an affordable way to try them, and they’ve been surprisingly durable!
Once I confirmed that I loved the barefoot style, I eventually invested in some vivobarefoot boots as well, and those have been fantastic. (If you go that route someday, look for them on eBay and wait for a deal).
Okay, cool! I thought you meant those toe shoes at first. What makes them “barefoot” shoes? Is it just the wide toe box?
For me, I actually go up a full shoe size when I stand vs when sitting. I got my feet sized all through childhood and my 20s and always had horrible pain in shoes, and ended up learning this when I went to a podiatrist. My feet squish out like playdoh when I stand up. Lol. I’ve been treating my podiatrist shoes with kid gloves for years now because I lost the food insurance lol
I have duck feet, and always assumed ‘wide’ shoes were just how a well fitting shoe was supposed to feel.
Then I bought a cheap pair of barefoot style shoes, which often have ridiculously large toeboxes that some people avoid just due to how they look.
It was nirvana; finally, a shoe that truly fit! I can never go back now.
Also @Soup@lemmy.world, you might wanna try some if you haven’t!
Link to the shoes?
I started with these. Unfortunately only available on amazon, but they were an affordable way to try them, and they’ve been surprisingly durable!
Once I confirmed that I loved the barefoot style, I eventually invested in some vivobarefoot boots as well, and those have been fantastic. (If you go that route someday, look for them on eBay and wait for a deal).
Okay, cool! I thought you meant those toe shoes at first. What makes them “barefoot” shoes? Is it just the wide toe box?
For me, I actually go up a full shoe size when I stand vs when sitting. I got my feet sized all through childhood and my 20s and always had horrible pain in shoes, and ended up learning this when I went to a podiatrist. My feet squish out like playdoh when I stand up. Lol. I’ve been treating my podiatrist shoes with kid gloves for years now because I lost the food insurance lol
Toe shoes would qualify as barefoot too, but I they’re just a more extreme version I think.
Barefoot shoes usually have 3 traits:
This video does a good job of explaining why those other two traits are desirable.