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Meet Tune Footwear: Barefoot-Friendly Dress Shoes

A few months back BirthdayShoes became aware of Tune Footwear. They are a nascent minimalist shoe manufacturer focused solely on bringing to market men’s footwear that could fit in in the office environment — in the form of the age-old men’s style, the loafer.

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Review Vivo Barefoot Aqua Lite Shoes

If you’re after a good-looking barefoot/minimalist shoe that has everyday versatility, top-notch ground feel, and allows you to preserve your natural bio-mechanics, posture, and “barefoot” movement, the VIVO BAREFOOT Aqua Lite is worth your serious consideration.

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Kids Huaraches Review (And How to Make Kids Minimalist Sandals)

A full review of huaraches for your kid – a three year old girl in this case – as well as how to instructions to make your own minimalist sandals using Xero Shoes do-it-yourself huaraches kit!

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Is KEEN going barefoot?

Is KEEN getting into the barefoot shoe/minimalist shoe market? They’re certainly reducing their standard shoe profile with the upcoming release of the KEEN CNX with a 4mm heel-toe offset and a lower stack height. But is this a barefoot shoe?

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Saucony Kinvara 2 Running Shoes Review

We understand that the Saucony Kinvara 2™ has been out for quite a while and as of this writing the Kinvara 3™ has just recently hit the stores. Actually, due to the release of the Kinvara 3, you can pick up the Kinvara 2 on the cheap right now.

So…

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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…

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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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VivoBarefoot Off Road Hi Boot Review

Sometimes you just need an old fashioned hiking boot. But you don?t have to settle for the traditional kind. The Off Road Hi boots are VivoBarefoot?s minimalist version.
I was intrigued by the minimalist boot idea since boots tend to drag…

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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…