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Vibram FiveFingers Inventor Robert Fliri Talks Ultra-minimal FiveFingers Prototype for 2013

I’ve recently received some scuttlebutt surrounding a new Vibram FiveFingers style for 2013 (not the dressy leather Capri toe shoes we saw last week).

All the information has come by way of Robert Fliri. If you’re a fan of five toed shoes, you sho…

Handstands in Toe Shoes Around the World

Hey Justin,
My name’s Ben, I just wanted to write in and share some experiences and pictures with you and your readers.
I work for Barefoot Inc; the New Zealand supplier of Vibram FiveFingers and in March took five weeks away visiting friends and fami…

Altra Running Shoes Sale – Adam, Eve, Instinct, Intuition 40+% Off!

LeftLane Sports is offering a huge sale on Altra Running Shoes — check it out! Specifically, you can get the men’s Altra Adam (or the women’s Altra Eve) or the men’s Altra Instinct (or women’s Altra Intuition) running shoes for over 40% off!…

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FiveFingers Capri – Dressy Toe Shoes on Tap for 2013 from Vibram

Dressy, professsional toe shoes (FiveFingers) on tap from Vibram for 2013? Meet the the five-toed Capri, which is debuting in Pitti Uomo in a few weeks! Is your office ready for leather-clad shoes that look like feet?

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Spyridon Vibram FiveFingers First Look

Vibram has snuck one on us here in the U.S. — well in advance of a Fall 2012 release, it seems that at least one retailer (REI) has gnabbed the laceless Spyridon FiveFingers. Yeah, they’re out right now (for $110).

You’ll recall that these pup…

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Laced SeeYa LS Vibram FiveFingers for Fall 2012

We got a glimpse of what must have been a Vibram FiveFingers SeeYa LS (laced!) prototype a bit over a month ago. With nothing to go on but speculation, I guessed that these laced SeeYas were going to show up sometime in the Spring of 2013.

Well what…

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Xero Shoes Huaraches Review (and Connect vs. Contact)

Xero Shoes are hardly shoes, at all — they’re sandals. But they’re not just any sandals, they’re ultra-minimalist huaraches sandals—you know, the “sandal tech” worn by the Tarahumara Indians of the Copper Canyons and made famous via Ma…

xkcd Immortality Vibram FiveFingers (God’s Shoes!)

Today’s xkcd comic pays homage to the mystical powers of toe shoes and to the general initial aversion folks have to wearing them for the first time (despite their supposed awesome goodness). Immmortality Vibram FiveFingers? Sounds a lot like “God’s S…

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Flag-Styled Vibram FiveFingers Classics

The Olympic classics will be using the UK, Italy, Australia and Denmark flags on them. Only available in Europe and the US Vibram store on Newbury for in store purchase only. No phone orders.

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Review of the New Balance Minimus Trail Leather Shoes (MT10)

New Balance’s first minimalist shoe offerings hit the market back in the Spring of 2011. Perhaps their most popular “Minimus” style then, and perhaps even still, was the MT10 or the Minimus Trail (which we’ve reviewed in depth here and with video here)…