Shawn's 25 pairs of Vibram Five Fingers: Collect the Whole Set!
By Justin Owings on Nov 23, 2009 | In User Stories | 12 comments »
Shawn is quite possibly the biggest Vibram Five Fingers fan I've encountered so far. Shawn got his 25th pair of VFFs, the black and orange KSOs, on Friday (Shawn tweeted it here or you could have seen his photo via VFF Now!).
Shawn's collection has grown large in an attempt to color coordinate outfits with his VFFs. His first pair was the orange/vapor Sprints, which he got off eBay back in early 2007 — unfortunately, in the wrong size, which is why he has two pairs in that color.
Here are some collection stats:
- 7 pairs of Classics
- 7 pairs of Sprints
- 5 pairs of KSOs
- 2 pairs of Flows
- 2 pairs of Mocs
- 1 pair of KSO Treks
- 1 pair of Surges
Shawn's current favorite VFF style is the Moc, which Shawn finds "Perfect for bumming around the house." His least favorite? The Flows, which he finds too constricting on his toes: "[Flow Five Fingers] are very tight around the toes to the point where you can never 'forget you have them on.' But they are good for the winter months." And as for the Treks, "The jury's still out although they performed extremely well on my last hike of the season."
Incidentally, Shawn was one of the first VFF-fans to submit photos to BirthdayShoes way back in early May of this year.
With so many pairs of Five Fingers, it's got to be hard to decide on which ones to wear!
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12 comments
Dem's a lot more than *Five* Fingers. 
Dang, that's an impressive collection! I'm jealous. 
*Consumed by jealousy right now*Wondering what Shawn does for a living... LOL!
That's around $2000 worth of shoes! 
an inspiration to us all! 
And I thought (soon to be) owning two pairs was living the good life. I'm even jealous of the closet space required!If he'd like to buy me a few pairs I promise to say that they are his if anyone asks. :D
I bet his house smells horrible with that many FiveFingers haha 
WHERE IN THE WORLD DID YOU GET THE FUNDS TO BUY THOSE EXPENSIVE VIBRAMS? NO OFFENSE! 
I notice both men and women's shoes in there. Are your feet a size that you can wear both, or is the collection shared between you and a significant other??? 
I want to know what the ones on the back wall were that look like boots...very interesting...wish I had a closet like that :) 
The boots are called "surge" They have been discontinued, I guess.
Aaahh! I knew women weren't the only ones to have a shoe collection! I'm impressed! I only own 3pr; KSO & 2 Bikilas (which I LOVE). I want to add the Fur topped boots to my collection!...keep on bare footin' 
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