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Barefoot Shoes

Swiss-Made Toe Socks to Evolve Toe Shoe Concept?

A number of readers have emailed in about Swiss Barefoot Company’s “Swiss Protection Sock,” a five-toed sock made of 50% Kevlar, 32% polyester, 8% spandex, and 10% cotton is cut resistant but, being made out of fabric, will get you even closer to barefo…

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SeeYa, Spyridon LS FiveFingers Available Now!

The Spring 2012 Vibram FiveFingers Spyridon LS and FiveFingers SeeYa are now out and available for sale! Get them with free shipping!

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Fila Skeletoes vs Vibram FiveFingers: Toe Shoe Supremacy

While most BirthdayShoes readers are likely already toe shoe aficionados who own at least one pair of Vibram FiveFingers, and often a whole closet full, at least a few readers stumble on our neck of the web looking for information about Fila Skele-toes.…

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Barefoot Shoes

Zem 360 Barefoot Running Shoes Review

ZEMs are fun, colorful, minimalist shoes made by ZEMgear with the motto, “Less Shoe. More You.” I’ve been wearing ZEMs from their 360 series for a few months now to see how well they work both for everyday use and for running.

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User Stories

Vibram FiveFingers: Engaged!

Justin (not me) sent in a few photos his fiancee Ashley and he took for their engagement. Congrats, you two! Check’em out:

And here’s what Justin had to say about the photos:

Hello,

Our names are Justin and Ashley and we took some of our eng…

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Barefoot Shoes

Women’s SeeYa Vibram FiveFingers Review

As soon as I saw my pale blue SeeYas, I thought they looked very aquatic. There’s a water droplet design on the upper and along the velcro strap that gave me the initial impression that they are some kind of footwear meant for the water. But they’re a…

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Barefoot Shoes

New Speed FiveFingers Colors Available!

The new 2012 Vibram FiveFingers Speed colorways are out!

In what is certainly a sign of things to come with regards to the imminent release of the SeeYa and Spyridon LS FiveFingers (there’s still a chance to subscribe to win a pair! See the SeeYa re…

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Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) in FiveFingers on 30 Rock

30 Rock fans who are also Vibram FiveFingers fans were pleased to see Liz Lemon — played by Tina Fey — briefly show off some Bikila FiveFingers (toe shoes) on the February 2, 2012, episode of the show.

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Barefoot Shoes

Altra Adam Review – A KSO-Like Shoe Sans Toes?

Altra Running is a new zero-drop running manufacturer based out of Utah. It was born out of necessity: the founders, themselves long-time runners and owners of a running shoe store, had been chopping off the heels of running shoes effective…

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Things Barefoot Runners Say

My good friend and founder of Invisible Shoes Steven Sashen recently released a spoof video titled “Sh*t Barefoot Runners Say,” playing into the meme created by a certain twitter user (with nearly 3mm followers!) (By the way, follow BirthdayShoes on twi…