BirthdayShoesJustin Owings is a deadlifting dad of three, working from Atlanta. When he's not chasing his three kids around, you'll find him trying to understand systems, risk, and human behavior.
I’m a big fan of what Lems has brought to the minimalist footwear world—comfortable and stylish shoes that are zero-drop and foot-shaped! Men’s options we’ve reviewed include the Primal 2, the Mariner, the Boulder Boot, and of course, the Nine2Five.
The founder of Woolby & Co, an eco-friendly footwear company you’ll find over at Etsy, reached out a couple months back to talk to me about her reclaimed cashmere and suede slipper boots. She sent me a pair of the men’s slipper sock boots (these…
This has been a long-time coming, but I’ve started tinkering with Instagram for BirthdayShoes. The idea is (at present) to have photos around shoes I’m testing, reviewing, or just keeping in the rotation (e.g. shoes reviewed in the past that I’m still…
Outdoor gear site LeftLane Sports just launched a 24 hour only sale on Vivo Barefoot shoes that includes a large variety of Vivos shoes–if you can find your size! They’re dubbing it an “early access” Black Friday sale and I have to say—it is…
Almost exactly two years ago I reviewed the Vivo Barefoot Gobi on this site. The Gobi is a desert boot that took the ever-popular Vivo Barefoot Ra clean-cut style and made it a boot. (Note: You can find some heavily discounted Vivo Gobis and Ras — the…
Earlier this year Vibram released the CVT Hemp—a FiveFingers model that was an alternative to the 2013-introduced CVT LS. The whole CVT thing stands for “convertible” due to the original CVT LS allowing you to flip the heel of the CVT LS flat and make…
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About a year ago I reviewed the Exodus XO minimalist sandal from Exodus Sandals. In that review, I noted that, “One thing I’d like to experience with the Exodus is a foamier Vibram sole—perhaps something like the Luna Leadville. Why? Well, mostly for a…
Back in May of this year Luna Sandals, the huaraches-making company founded by “Barefoot” Ted McDonald launched a “premium” huaraches sandal offering in two American Bison leather-laced and soled colorways—dark and milk chocolate, respectively. As…
About a year ago Lems Footwear debuted their Boulder boot, which we reviewed in detail here.
Well, it’s over a year later now and I’ve been meaning to get up a few photos of the more recently released, all-black, 100% Nylon (and 100% Vegan if that’s…