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Dentists, Harleys and Vibram Five Fingers

Joy at the Hi-Tec Dental Rally.
Joy at the Hi-Tec Dental Rally.
Joy wore her Vibram Five Fingers to a rather unique Dental Convention and sent us her story:Recently, our dental laboratory, Dental South, traveled to Knoxville, TN for the 3rd annual Hi-Tec Dental Rally that takes place at Smokey Mountai… more »

Father Dorn's Conversion to Five Fingers

In the beginning, Father Patrick Dorn, wore traditional running shoes, but he recently switched to Vibram Five Fingers. Here is Fr. Dorn's story:I'm Fr. Patrick Dorn, priest at "runner friendly" Church of the Apostles (Anglican) in Evergreen, Colo… more »

Real Men Wear Vibram Five Fingers

Aaron's KSO Treks
Aaron sent us this cool pic of him in the machine shop with his Vibram Five Fingers KSO Treks surrounded by metal shavings and had this to say about it:Don't tell OSHA! I've been wearing my Vibram Five Fingers in the machine shop for over 2 weeks now… more »

Volcanologist and Vibrams fan James Says Good Bye to Iceland

Vibram Five Fingers fan, James, is wrapping up his work at the Icelandic valcano and sent us so final shots of this beautiful island. more »

Terra Plana Vivo Barefoot Oaks Review

The Terra Plana Vivo Barefoot Oak Lace-up Wallaby shoe.  It's minimalist status comes from it's diminuitive sole - only 4.5 mm thick.  It is also foot friendly with a wide toe-box.
The Terra Plana Vivo Barefoot Oak Lace-up Wallaby shoe. It's minimalist status comes from it's diminuitive sole - only 4.5 mm thick. It is also foot friendly with a wide toe-box.
I bought a new pair of minimalist shoes I hope to wear for more work-like dress — the Terra Plana Vivo Barefoot Oak lace-up Wallaby a.k.a. Vivo Barefoot Oaks or just Oaks. I got them from Endless on sale for about $100, and if you've ever bought T… more »

IT Geeks introduce Vibram Five Fingers to Cebu City

Lavin and Lhar in Cebu City
Trendsetters, Lavin and Lhar in their Vibram Five Fingers Flows and KSOs in Cebu City, Philippines.
Where exactly is Cebu City and who wears Vibram Five Fingers there? With a population of almost one million people, Cebu City is located in the Philippines. Lavin and Lhar are technology teachers at a university there. Lavin comments on discovering VFFs:… more »

Volcanology in Vibram Five Fingers KSO Treks

James in the restricted zone!
Ash fills the air near the Icelandic volcano. VFF fan James was able to make it into the restricted zone.
Ash fills the air near the Icelandic Volcano. VFF fan James was able to make it into the restricted zone. James' VFF Treks provided protection from the Icelandic Volcano ash. The volcano fills the air with clouds of ash on a beautiful day in Iceland. more »

VFF Noob Buys his First Pair of Vibram Five Fingers (black Classics)

This is me the day I got my all black classics.  I'm VFF noob in the forum.  I thought my canine companion Amy would make a good backdrop.  They take a little getting used to but I am liking them more and more and getting them on is getting a lot easier.
"This is me the day I got my all black classics. I'm VFF noob in the forum. I thought my canine companion Amy would make a good backdrop. They take a little getting used to but I am liking them more and more and getting them on is getting a lot easier."
A newbie's fresh take on picking a Vibram Five Fingers style, finding a pair in stock (buying experience), and how his feet have broken in to his new barefoot shoes. more »

Megan starts a revolution in VFF Classics

Photo inset: Left Classic Vibram Five Fingers at Colorado Springs, Colorado (August 2009); Top right Classic VFFs at Red Rocks Amphitheater waiting on a show to start (August 2009); Bottom right Classics at Angel Fire, New Mexico (May 2009).
Photo inset: Left Classic Vibram Five Fingers at Colorado Springs, Colorado (August 2009); Top right Classic VFFs at Red Rocks Amphitheater waiting on a show to start (August 2009); Bottom right Classics at Angel Fire, New Mexico (May 2009).
Megan has been a fan of her Vibram FiveFingers for some time, grabbing her first pair of VFFs for her birthday way back in August 2007. Since then, Megan has gone on to accumulate three pairs of Classic Five Fingers (photoed above). I asked Megan to sh… more »

Derik's KSO Treks at Work and Five Fingers Flows at the Gym

Top: Derik wears his Flow Five Fingers to the gym.  Bottom: Derik sports his black KSO Trek Five Fingers to work!
Top: Derik wears his Flow Five Fingers to the gym. Bottom: Derik sports his black KSO Trek Five Fingers to work!
Here's what Derik has to say about his newly acquired Vibram Five Fingers KSO Treks and Flows:My first pair of VFF's! I received them in the mail about 3 weeks ago and was anxious to hit the gym and treadmill with them. I searched everywhere here in… more »

Edgar Kicks his KSOs at a Radio Station in Barcelona

Edgar wore his KSO Five Fingers "on the air" at a radio station in Barcelona.
Edgar wore his KSO Five Fingers "on the air" at a radio station in Barcelona.
Hi Justin,Today i went to a radio station invited to talk about the segway tours I give around Barcelona, when they saw the Ksos they were so intrigued by them that I had to explain on air what they where and why I am wearing them.I took a few pi… more »

Ryan in Arizona heads to work in his Classic VFFs

Ryan took a leap and wore his Classic FiveFingers to work.  Ryan is taking bold steps towards a more comfortable professional dress environment!
Ryan took a leap and wore his Classic FiveFingers to work. Ryan is taking bold steps towards a more comfortable professional dress environment!
I got this note yesterday from my buddy Ryan out in Arizona — as you can see from the photos above, Ryan is wearing his Classic Five Fingers to the office with his suit slacks!Hey Justin, Happy New Year. Well, I finally did it – I work in… more »

Ian plays a gig in his KSO Five Fingers

Ian plays his bass guitar at a gig his band performed at a local bar in his Five Finger KSOs.
Ian plays his bass guitar at a gig his band performed at a local bar in his Five Finger KSOs.
Ian sent in the above photos taken before and at a recent gig his band played at a local bar:Jus more »

Sergey Brin, Billionaire, Innovator, Five Fingers Model

Who'd have thought that Google's up-and-coming operating system would be less exciting than Sergey's more »

Sergey Brin has blue camo KSO VFFs

John Battelle (@JohnBattelle) recently interviewed Sergey Brin, Co-Founder of Google, at the 2009 We more »

James' KSO Trek Five Fingers at Work

James' works in his KSO Trek fivefingers. That's Alaskan Summer Ale he's "standing" on.
Looks like another VFFer (See also Alan's effort to VFF-ify corporate America) is taking their new K more »

Vibram Five Fingers KSO Treks at Work with Alan

Alan sports his black KSO Trek fivefingers in the corporate environment, blazing a trail for future lovers of five-toed footwear. And who's that long-haired fellow in the background? A future VFFer, perhaps.
Alan ("shapeshifter" on the forums) posted some initial thoughts on wearing his new black KSO Trek f more »

Scott Rafer at TechCrunch London in his Classic FiveFingers

Scott Rafer, "serial entrepreneur," photoed above at TechCrunch London, September 24, 2009, by Taylor Davidson.
Internet entrepreneur Scott Rafer passed on a photo taken of him by Taylor Davidson giving a present more »

Dr. Jawa teaches in black KSO VFFs

Dr. Jawa, a professor of mechanical engineering, has been teaching students — in his black fiv more »

Edgar's Barcelona Segway Tours in VFF KSOs

Edgar ("dardo" on the forums) recently picked up some black Vibram fivefinger KSOs and has been wearing them to work — giving Segway tours of Barcelona! more »

Kevin's KSO Vibram Five Fingers and a Pregnant Lori gets Comfy in Classics

Vibram Five Fingers fan Kevin talks about his KSO Vibrams and getting his pregnant sister-in-law comfy in Classics. more »

"Improv'ing" your health with Kilts, and Five Comedians in Vibram Five Fingers

Five improvisers/comics from New York City have a Vibram Five Fingers meet-up. They naturally take a great photo! Rocco talks about barefoot shoese and having no foot pain or back pain! more »