Great barefooted shoes I’ve bought
If you are like me, that you like the feel of being barefoot, you will love these shoes!They are super comfortable and lightweight. I bought a pair of elastic ties to avoid having to tie my shoes. (I know. It’s plain laziness.) The strings the shoes came with were nice enough and did the job of well until I got my elastic ties.I used these shoes for work, and as a school administrator, I do a lot of walking in and out. They are comfortable, and during pick up time in the afternoon, these shoes did not become so hot you felt your feet burning. This has happened to me before, but not with these shoes. The material kept my feet cool.I want to get them in other colors to match more outfits. I bought them grey only. These are a great buy. Now, they are not dressy if you are looking for dressy looking shoes. They are definitely comfortable.
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Questionable size guide, but comfortable and stylish shoes if you get the right fit.
I wasn't sure about the accuracy of the size guide so I ordered three pairs hoping to find one that fits and return the others:- 9.5-10 Wide Women/8.5-9.5 Wide Men- 10.5-11 Wide Women/9.5-10 Wide Men- 11-11.5 Wide Women/10-10.5 Wide MenThese are labeled in the size guide as EU 43, 44, and 45 but the measurements they provided seemed a lot smaller than usual for those EU sizes. The shoes arrived marked as EU 42, 43, and 44 on both the tag sticking off the side of the tongue and the sticker on the packaging. Confusingly, the label printed on the tongues were different numbers, some were EU size in the 40s and others were in some US size range. I have 10.5" feet which I find usually means a 43-44 in EU sizes, and it turns out the one marked as 43 on the packaging/tongue tag had the best fit, which is actually the "44" on the size guide, with "10.5" printed on the inside of the tongue. The size guide reports the 44 insole as 10.8", but I measure the actual insole at 11" which is perfect for my 10.5" foot. I can't say for sure, but for anyone else it might be worth ordering based on the insole measurement, making sure you add an extra 0.2-0.25" to the reported value.Otherwise, I really like the look of these as fairly discrete minimalist shoes. Zero drop heel, wide toe box (that can fit my toes with knockoff "Correct Toes" spacers), thin flexible insole, but without gaudy attention-seeking designs that you often see with typical barefoot shoes. I like the breathable mesh fabric and the solid two-tone look of the grey body and gum outer sole, with just a minimal amount of flair with the mildly reflective swoop along the outer edge. There's no visible branding anywhere on the outside, which is another added bonus. They're fairly comfortable to me as general-use, every day sort of casual wear. And for less than $17 the price can't be beat.The insoles aren't quite what I would like out of a minimalist shoe, however. They're a little bit of a softer foam with extra padding around the heel and a raised arch section, which to me kind of defeats the purpose of minimalist barefoot shoes. I don't really notice the heel cushion, but the arch definitely sticks out a little. So I replaced the provided insoles with some leftover Whitins, which I prefer since they don't have those extra support areas and they're a little bit firmer. That said, the extra cushion/support of the EUHBLE insoles might be preferable to some. Although I may even take the insoles out completely, which I've done on other minimalist shoes. These ones have the usual fine-woven mesh over the midsole that feels fairly smooth and comfortable just by itself, with no insert.The only minor issue I have is that, for the cheap price, you can definitely tell the quality isn't top notch, but I find it good enough and acceptable for the price. For instance, I can see a little glue residue around most edges if I look closely enough, but it's not really noticeable from a distance, at least not on this pair and not on the grey color. The heel section of the outer sole on one shoe looks a little lopsided, and the interior heel section of one shoe is all wrinkly for some reason. Thankfully this hasn't caused me any irritation and I haven't noticed it.So yeah, they're comfortable shoes that look pretty nice, at an extremely affordable price, although not without a few minor nitpicks. It's an easy recommendation from me, and I would buy another pair in the future when these get worn out. I may even consider getting a second pair in black.
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Light and airy
Truly a light weight wide tie shoe that fits like it's supposed to. My only complaint is that one of my shoes feel slightly off in curve alignment. To be honest I think that's my fault because I have feet problems, and am slowly correcting it now that I'm wearing proper shoes for me.
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