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Interview with Robert Barr

My path to minimalist shoes was a long one. For years, I wore the same type of dress loafer. You will see a picture of it below. They were almost always leather, heavy, black, and had a significant heel to toe…

Olympic-Themed FiveFingers Classics

Olympic-Themed FiveFingers Classics

If there's one FiveFingers model that garners more of a following all others, it'd have to be the Classic. It's my all-time personal favorite style of Vibrams and I'm not alone: just take this fan's 20+ pairs for reference. Unfortunately though, i…

BodyGlove 3T Barefoot (3-Toed Shoes) Review

BodyGlove 3T Barefoot (3-Toed Shoes) Review

if you can wrap your mind around the three toe pockets (and what that design means for the dynamic nature of your foot), the BodyGlove 3T Barefoots are a pretty great toe shoe.

Vibram, FiveFingers U.S. Store Grand Opening

Vibram, FiveFingers U.S. Store Grand Opening

On Saturday, April 14, 2012, Vibram opened it's flagship retail store (The first in the United States) on 292 Newbury Street in Boston. We covered the official press release here a couple weeks back. Vibram USA blew me away by offering to get me to Bo…

Running My First Half-Marathon

How to Run in Minimalist Footwear (a.k.a. "Barefoot Shoes")

Running My First Half-Marathon

After 13 miles of running, my 6-year old drives a toy car on me. He may be trying to tell me something. We all know Murphy's Law. And it has several corollaries. I learned one during training for the Half. Call it Jay's Corollary: If you are going to…

Barefoot Inspired Tattoo

Barefoot Inspired Tattoo

Hey BirthdayShoes.com readers check it out! We have another user story for you. This time it is from Dustin. He recently got himself a barefoot inspired tattoo. He was kind enough to send us a short letter and some pictures showing off his new work…

SKORA BASE & FORM Review

SKORA BASE & FORM Review

The BASE and FORM models reviewed here today are SKORA’s first foray into an increasingly crowded minimalist shoe market. But as we pointed out, SKORA prefers to eschew terms like “minimal”, “natural” or “barefoot” in favor of their marketing tagline “run real.”

From Fila Skeletoes to Vibram FiveFingers

Fila Skele-Toes

From Fila Skeletoes to Vibram FiveFingers

David emailed me recently about adding to his now growing collection of FiveFingers. We got into talking a bit and I found out that he actually got his start into the minimalist shoes/toe shoes market via buying a pair of the original Fila Skeletoes.…

Sockwa G2 Long Term Review

Sockwa G2 Long Term Review

This will be my Sockwa G2 Review.

Fila Skele-Toes "Toetally Original"?

Fila Skele-Toes

Fila Skele-Toes "Toetally Original"?

Somewhere in America, the following conversation is taking place ... Guy 1: Have you heard of the "Fila Skele-toes?" They're those crazy new toe shoes! Guy 2: Oh yeah I saw those billboards driving to work the other day off I-70. Those things…

Luna Sandals Catamount (Plus Original) Review [Huaraches]

Luna Sandals Catamount (Plus Original) Review [Huaraches]

We've reviewed a number of huaraches here on BirthdayShoes. "Huaraches," is simply Spanish for "sandals." While huaraches may refer to Mexican sandals of all varieties, here we're specifically talking…

BeNat Shoes First Look

BeNat Shoes First Look

[gallery] [gallery] Availability BeNat shoes can be purchased off the BeNat website for €89. They size in European sizing (my FiveFingers size is a 43; my BeNat size is the same).