First time out in "public"

[Worra]

Bought my first VFFs a week ago (sprints) and have been wearing them around the house an on the treadmill a bit to get used to them. This weekend, I decided to come out of my shell and actually go out in public in them.  Went to the grocery store and found I was nervous for some reason! LOL!  My husband thought it was quite funny and was watching to see if anyone noticed.  The only person who seemed to do a double-take was a guy wearing a kilt--I didn't think he was in a position to judge! LOL!

I'm loving them and will work up my nerve to wear them to the office (on "casual day") eventually. 

My husband is quite jealous of my VFFs.  Nobody seems to have his size anywhere (M47), so he's having to wait for the new shipments to come in.  He was the first in our circle of friends to "discover" them and now I have a pair, my sister has two pairs, my mom and two of HER friends have pairs...and he's still plodding along in his "normal" shoes.   Poor, poor man.

I just wanted to say I've really, really been enjoying reading all the posts and information on this site. Everytime I come up with a question, I'm able to find a very informative thread on here that answers all my questions. So...THANKS to all of you for all your posts!

Worra in Saskatchewan, Canada

[Rana]

It does take a while for the nervousness to wear off!  I think I'd crossed the bridge (as it were) the day one guy was just staring at my feet and I lifted up a foot to wiggle the toes at him.  It freaked him out (seriously) and made his girlfriend laugh.  Mwuahahaha.   

[inbetweenmytoes]

FYI - kayakshed.com has m47 in the kso (grey/palm) and classic (walnut). Way to get your FiveFingers out of the closet!

[dirkverelst]

haha funny story

[Vryce]

Speaking as someone who wears a kilt from time to time. I believe that he may have just been a little surprised that someone would have taken such a different approach to personal freedom. I love wearing my Kilt and VFF's together.

[BorisTerzic]

Being a bit selfconcious about them is nornal. I now find myself in the position where I forget I am wearing them and give people wierd looks when they stare at my feet. What kind of wierdo's stare at someones feet anyway? 

[dirkverelst]

I think the whole issue deserves a few threads, I mean we all were a bit self-conscious at the start, and I'm still like that, although less of course. I kinda go on the look nowadays for situations that might make feel me uncomfortable. When I feel there's a bunch of youngsters/girls, or any other 'threathening' personalities, I just dive in, and let myself get accustomed to the feeling. I'm feeling more and more comfortable, and people are reacting to it.
I'm loving my VFF's as a personality training tool as well.

[marley mission]

its an interesting topic really - i pretty much wear my vffs everywhere but work but when i go out and just dont want to deal with all the attention i wear my dharmas - i mean - sometimes i just dont feel in the mood to be a vibram rep - as for looking at feet - i think we do tend to do this alot but its only because we have something unique on our feet that we now begin to notice

to the original poster - good luck to hubby on his search - i am size 46 and usually not a problem finding stock but the 47s could be a diff story

[iamcam]

I think the whole issue deserves a few threads, I mean we all were a bit self-conscious at the start, and I'm still like that, although less of course. I kinda go on the look nowadays for situations that might make feel me uncomfortable. When I feel there's a bunch of youngsters/girls, or any other 'threathening' personalities, I just dive in, and let myself get accustomed to the feeling. I'm feeling more and more comfortable, and people are reacting to it.
I'm loving my VFF's as a personality training tool as well.

I can honestly say I wasn't ever self-conscious or nervous about wearing them. I've always been someone who likes attention and likes to stand out so I found they went perfectly with my personality.

[yosemitesamiam]

Awesome!  Welcome out of the foot closet! 

My wife is the only one who hasn't gotten used to the "look."  Everyone else...heck, I think I could be a Vibram rep, and probably make some money, because everyone wants them!

[Worra]

Hey--great news! After reading about the sizing differences between the black kso's and the other colours, I hunted down a pair of M46 in the grey/palm at a store nearby. I'm going to surprise him by picking them up tomorrow. Hope they fit him--he'll be excited to finally have a pair!

Also glad to hear I'm not the only one who was nervous going out in the world with VFFs.  I'll let you all know when I wear them to the office--conservative, suit-and-tie kinda place. Should be interesting...

Worra

[barefootnyc]

I've been wearing VFFs for a long time now, but I can still remember the first time on the subway in New York. It's not kosher to look directly at your fellow passengers across the aisle, so what do you do? You look down at people's feet/shoes! So, you can't hide. It's also not normal to have conversations with people on the subway. But with VFFs on, you find yourself chatting all the time with friendly and curious strangers.

Have fun!

[Scoutleaderky]

Awesome!!  Our first time was going home from the store. We (my son and I) wore them out of the store. I was more than happy to wear them. The hiking boots I was wearing were killing my feet and the five fingers were very comfortable. We went to IHOP for supper then we wore them to Old Navy and back to the mall to finish our shopping. We walked around the mall for a couple hours then it was time to go home 3 hour drive). We did not wear them to church on Sunday.  Quinn (my son) decided he wanted to wear his five fingers to school.  When he came home he had a huge smile on his face. Everyone loved his shoes they told him all day that they were neat. One teacher pulled him out of class to show her daughter. Vibram might want to make smaller sizes. That night we wore them to our cub scout pack meeting. Many noticed our five fingers. They asked questions about them. Many wanted to know where I got them and thought they were neat. I joked that the five fingers are the closest thing to spray on shoes (an invention in the movie, Cloudy with a chance of meatballs).  My wife when we first bought the shoes was concerned that people would make fun of us. Now she wants a pair. We will be wearing them to our boy scout meeting tonite. The moral is be secure in yourself and just wear them.   

[iamcam]

Awesome!!  Our first time was going home from the store. We (my son and I) wore them out of the store. I was more than happy to wear them. The hiking boots I was wearing were killing my feet and the five fingers were very comfortable. We went to IHOP for supper then we wore them to Old Navy and back to the mall to finish our shopping. We walked around the mall for a couple hours then it was time to go home 3 hour drive). We did not wear them to church on Sunday.  Quinn (my son) decided he wanted to wear his five fingers to school.  When he came home he had a huge smile on his face. Everyone loved his shoes they told him all day that they were neat. One teacher pulled him out of class to show her daughter. Vibram might want to make smaller sizes. That night we wore them to our cub scout pack meeting. Many noticed our five fingers. They asked questions about them. Many wanted to know where I got them and thought they were neat. I joked that the five fingers are the closest thing to spray on shoes (an invention in the movie, Cloudy with a chance of meatballs).  My wife when we first bought the shoes was concerned that people would make fun of us. Now she wants a pair. We will be wearing them to our boy scout meeting tonite. The moral is be secure in yourself and just wear them.   

are you from Kentucky?

[Scoutleaderky]

We live in Kentucky.  Not quite ready to fully claim it yet