Every once in awhile I have run into someone wearing what appeared to be gorilla feet:
It is hard to avert your eyes.
I mean, I don’t MEAN to stare…but really they are ridiculous looking. Â They are
Vibram 5 Fingers.
So,
of course, I had to buy a pair.
But give me a break on the gorilla look, I chose a cute little
ballet-like flat:
OK, no self-respecting ballerina would be caught dead in these, but they are a bit more dainty than the black men’s Vibram 5 Fingers KSO version…
Maybe not exactly dainty, but less
monkey-like.
I realize that gorillas aren’t actually monkeys but give me a break here I am running out of descriptive words.
Blog-Stedman was the one who really wanted the Vibram Five Fingers shoes. Â I think he felt like if he talked me into a pair too it would justify his pair. Â We started out by trying to order online, but the Vibram sizing is pretty complicated and not traditional shoe sizes. Â We decided to go to a local sporting goods store that carried them so we could try them on in person.
I am glad we did because both of us ended up with sizes that were different than what we would have ordered using the DIY measuring they suggest online.
Blog-Stedman was sold on the
Vibram Five Fingers KSO in black
(in the first picture above) as soon as he put them on.
I was still mumbling about how silly they looked and I didn’t see the point.
I tried on several pairs. Â My favorite pair was the new
Five Fingers BIKILA in pink/orange because they had a thicker sole on the weight-bearing portion of the foot sole specifically for running.
I don’t run.
They were the most comfortable ones I tried on, but they were out of my size. Â I ended up with the
Five Fingers CLASSIC (pictured above).
I was still mumbling about how silly they looked and I didn’t see the point.
Blog-Stedman has LOVED wearing his. Â He thinks they are much more comfortable than regular shoes. Â He has worn them walking, around the house and for light hiking. Â His main complaint is that you can feel rocks and such through the sole of the shoes.
I am still mumbling about how silly they look and I don’t see the point.
It has been very difficult for me to break them in.  I have been getting blisters or irritated areas each time I wear them on the back of my heel.  They often make my feet feel hot and  a little claustrophobic at times.
It isn’t the toe separation that bothers me. Â One of my favorite pairs of flip-flops has separators between each toe:
I think if I can completely break them in they might be relatively comfortable.
But not
bare feet comfortable.
Or
flip-flop with toe separation comfortable.
I guess I am still mumbling about how silly they look and I don’t see the point.
Except in this situation, the Vibram 5 Fingers had a point:
It made total sense to wear these on a light hike with the boys next to a creek which ended up with the adults down stream acting as a safety net for fallen and drifting boys.
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okay, ive been wearing these for over a year, ad it shouldnt be the kind of thing you are concerned about looking good in. they are about connecting with your environment and enabling your body. this past summer i stopped wearing them and went totally barefoot, and plan on going right through the winter without shoes because feeling the ground makes me feel liek a part of nature.
and when i did wear the vibrams, i was not bothered by the fabric between the toes, and i did not get blisters. i highly recommend them to someone who is willing to transcend that with which they are familiar and improve their lifestyle.
I had no idea when I met you at Mom 2.0 that you were going to be such an intrepid product tester. I love that you buy all these things so I don’t have to. I’ve seen a TON of serious runners wear these shoes. Not my style though!
Oh nonononono. That would drive me nuts. I have this image in my mind of me constantly digging inbetween my toes…I’ll pass.
My mother-in-law has a pair.
She says she love them.
I guess I never quite got over how they were silly looking and I didn’t get the point.
Aren’t these just Crocs with toes?
And your flipflops are wicked! They’re like the S&M model for the foot fetish crowd who like to kick it on the beach. It – as in sand – not *it* it. That’d be nasty.