Are shoes with wide toe boxes a fashion disaster? They are SO comfy yet SO ugly.
You'll get used to the look and "normal" shoes will start to look ridiculous.
>>18559986I was at the supermarket this week and i heard the sound of flip flopping behind me... Was it a duck? Was it a little ballerina? No, it was a 25 years old faggot wearing those shoes, absolutely vile choice of footwear.
>>18560230Do you look at your own shoes all the time?
>>18560236Nobody gives a fuck. That guy will have healthy feet, hips and body by the time he's 60, while you'll be bitching about your knees and back always aching for some reason.
>>18560244Yeah sure, healthy feet walking on concrete with no cushion.All the health claims by "barefoot shoes" comapnies have been debunked and proven wrong in court 10 years ago. Vibram had to pay 15 millions or something in a lawsuit.
>>18560236>Was it a duck? Was it a little ballerina?Lmfao
>>18560249>>18560244Does it really matter if it's barefoot? Can't shoes have wide caps but still thick soles?
How do people find usual shoes so constricting? You just have to buy your real size, which is where you have around 2-3cm before your toes touch the front.
>>18560279>You just have to buy your real size, which is where you have around 2-3cm before your toes touch the front.this, people literally don't understand their size.exact size = too small+ 2 to 3 cm = normal size
>>18560293The problem is that 2-3cm longer shoes are often also looser on the heels and cause blisters. Some people might not shop around and assume that their only choice is between tight toes or blisters.
>>18560320Never in my entire life I got blisters from wearing shoes that have enough wiggle room in the front. Just wear socks with your shoes. And don't wear narrow shoes in general. Shit like converse. What kind of a stupid design is that? No human's foot is shaped like that.
>>18560320Just buy heel grips bro, unironically
>>18559986Normies have to wear these shoes due to improper foot care and hygiene.
>>18559986There's normal wide shoes, which are good enough, then there are hideous clown shoes that only people like nurses wear on the job.
>>18560325I need a wider fit with shoes designed long like that.
>>18560264Size up +1 and literally all boots will be the same as those monstrous “barefoot” clown shoes. Only a few producers still make pointy shoes. The vast majority of stuff out there has enough room in the toe to let you walk as if you were barefoot. These people are like flatearthers and they deserve the rope for public disturbance.
>>18560605>sizing upterrible advice
Just because the shoe is longer doesn't mean there's more room for your toes. And if you buy a size larger your heels will shift from left to right, which is a TERRIBLE idea and fucks up your joints.
>>18560663>>18560669Keep seething like a monkey, flatearther.
>>18560249"debunked" by jewish doctors that want to keep you reliant on podiatrists, medication, and mass consumerism also not all wide toebox shoes are barefoot shoes dummy
>>18560688Keep swimming in your shoes, clown.
Years of tight shoes have ruined my toes. Now I have to wear these every night to bed.
>>18560973You could just stay barefoot at home, you know? And workout barefoot.
>>18560325https://youtu.be/pmlqEKklWqs&t=104
>>18561015N
>>18561000>You could just stay barefoot at home honey, you know?
>>18561015This is the corniest, most embarrassing shit ever. God-awful beat and vidHere’s some real music https://youtu.be/YG3EhWlBaoI
>>18561056
>>18560973I like your toenail polish
I love feet so much bros what in the actual fuck
footfags get out
I have Birkenstocks
>>18561237Footfags unironically have 100x better feet than anyone else, because if you like feet you will also take care of your own. Get shot by a N you stupid flatearther.
>>18560601Ramones have a comfortable toebox desu
>>18561276My aunt bought me the Arizona Softbed sandals from (one of) their German manufacturing plants when I lived there, and they're easily the best sandals I've ever worn or owned. I still have them, though they are broken after more than 20 years of use.That very same shoe you posted is something I've been considering buying, this year. I already own Lems Chillum shoes, which are basically identical style ("casual barefoot"), so I'm in no hurry to buy more, but if I do buy some Birkenstocks, I don't know if:● I should buy their 12/12.5 or 13/13.5● Should I bother buying it all● I'd rather spend Birkenstock money on buying a pair of Birkenstock sandals to replace my old, beloved, broken pairBut, they half-off, right now...
>>18561457They seem to half off often. I bought the ones I posted above about half year ago for the same price. I bought the same size as the sandals. I can highly recommend. Especially if you want the wide toe bed but not to look too goofy.
>>18560230Consider other people need to look at them
>>18560973embarrassingly erotic.
>>18561470These were the LEMS "Chillum" shoes that I claim are very similar. They are "more barefoot" when it comes to comfort, and though I buy size 13 US, I actually think 12.5 would have been a better equip for me.Regardless, they're extremely high quality and meet expectations at that price.But yeah... since I already own casual barefoot shoes (and I like them), I'll almost certainly just replace my Birkenstocks sandals (I just have "take out the garbage $5 flip-flops, now) instead of get "another pair of shoes."
>>18561487Those are cool. I like the color way. At $80 for the Birkenstocks made in Portugal shoes, I think it’s a very good price. But if you need another pair of sandals I think you’re right. Go for them first. They’re great for slipping on with socks and running errands around the yard or for taking to the beach.
>>18561487These are far less flipperish than most barefoot shoes I've seen, you idiots probably wouldn't have such a bad reputation if this was the sort of thing you shilled instead of plastic Chinese barefoot shit no.9001 from Amazon with a brand name like UAIGUMPU grounding screw included.
>>18561492Who are you addressing?
>>18561494All the barefoot shills on this board
>>18561050IGGER
>>18560249>Yeah sure, healthy feet walking on concrete with no cushion.You don't need a "cushion" when you're walking naturally. Your feet and legs are filled with a variety of shock absorbing mechanisms, the chief one being that with a natural stride, you aren't slamming your heel into the ground every step in the way that rigid, padded shoes with an elevated heel force you to do. You do need cushion with those types of shoes because their structure makes it impossible to walk naturally.It's very easy to tell who knows what they're talking about in these threads and who doesn't. You're seething at the concept of no drop shoes with a wide toe box because their existence makes you nervous about your own normal shoes. You feel like maybe you are one of the people with fucked up feet from a lifetime of wearing shoes but you don't have the motivation to do anything about it or learn how to correct your problems, so instead here you are attacking the people telling you that you have a problem instead. Embarrassing.
>>18561517At what age could one correct it? Do you recommend going cold turkey and running with them?
>>18561523You can always start correcting it no matter what age you are. How hard you can go is going to depend on where you're starting so I'd recommend wearing them for a couple days of normal activities and see how your body responds before running. If you go a few days and you're not excessively stiff or sore then you should be fine to run.You're probably not going to hurt yourself either way but if you're correcting a very poor posture and/or stride then you're going to be using a lot of stabilizer muscles and other various things that are neglected when wearing normal shoes so there's the potential for overworking them if you don't give them ample time to adjust.
>>18561525I’m barefoot a lot. Around the house and all summer. I think I should be able to adjust. Not sure if I will notice much of a difference.
>>18561530>Not sure if I will notice much of a difference.If you're serious about it then I definitely recommend getting some toe spacers like >>18560973. At lot of the damage to your feet is caused during childhood when they're restricted from growing normally. The feet of humans who have never worn shoes (pic) are very different from those of people who have. You feet should naturally be very wide and splayed apart at the toes, basically like an inverted triangle.You're not going to get all the way to the feet of someone who's never worn shoes but every little change you make in that direction will work wonders for your balance and postural health, especially as you age.
>>18561517>You're seething at the concept of no drop shoes with a wide toe box because their existence makes you nervous about your own normal shoes. You feel like maybe you are one of the people with fucked up feet from a lifetime of wearing shoes Nope you're wrong, i have zero condition. I wear sneakers with good soles (either GATs or Salomons) most year and sandals most summer (sandals are 10x times healthier than anything you post), and i workout barefoot.I'm just telling you that Vivo barefoot claims about health have been deboonked. You can't correct flat feet has an adult, for hallux valgus you need therapyor surgery. So i don't know what you're pretending to cure by wearing those shoes.Unlike you, it's not bro-science, it's an actual fact.https://www.bbc.com/news/business-27335251But i agree with common sense that you shouldn't wear fucked up shit like pointy dress shoes, boots, high heels.... And if you want to go barefoot, just go barefoot, in the park or wherever, it's not more ridiculous than the things you post. There are people doing calisthenics barefoot in the middle of the city where i live, no one fucking cares.
>>18561538>he trusts the "experts"If your feet don't look like the ones on the left >>18561534 then they're damaged and that's all there is to it.>(sandals are 10x times healthier than anything you post)Depends entirely on the type of sandal. If they have anything other than a very thin, flexible sole then no, they're not much better than regular shoes. I don't know why you're trying to turn this into a debate when you clearly have no idea what you're talking about.
>>18559986Your feet are supposed to be widest at the toes, why would shoes be any different. You're just indoctrinated by always seeing shoes with pointed ends, despite how this makes zero anatomical sense
>>18561556Why is it the thin flexible sole? Would you say Birkenstocks aren’t beneficial like the low profile shoes?>>18561487>>18561276
>>18559986> Are shoes with wide toe boxes a fashion disaster?No, people are crushing their feet into unnatural shapes with "normal" shoes. I thought that was a bunch of shoe hipster nonsense until I started wearing wide shoes and it turns out its true. The "bare foot" thing is nonsense though, which a bunch of those types of shoes seem to be. Not necessarily the part about the bottom being flat but about how those shoes have a millimeter of material between your foot and the ground. I really don't want to feel my foot bones on the hard ground.
>>18560605> Size up +1 and literally all boots will be the same as those monstrous “barefoot” clown shoes.Your shoes will still be too narrow but with the bonus of being too long. Neat.
>>18561680The question is whether they're a fashion disaster, they infect are.
>>18561684Nah, they've already begun to normalize in people's view. The more people wear them the less "odd" it will look. Besides there are a bunch of other shoe styles running around that I think are hideous. Almost like it's subjective.
>>18560279TWorks Sometimes but Most of the Times the toes ram into the side way before they touch the front. I wont buy oversized shoes Just for some extra cm sideways, that would bei real clown shoes.Getting rid of all inlets makes more room too.
>>18560249>healthy feet walking on concrete with no cushion.The cushion on the feet will take a while to grow, i feel the problem with concrete is the rough texture.
>flatearther has entered the chat
>>18561684Fashion means jack shit. What's fashionable today will be cringe and gay a couple of years later. Look at skinny jeans and baggy pants. Fashion trends come and go. It doesn't really matter as long as you're not fucking your body up in the name of fashion, which you are with regular shoes.
>>18561872I’m 33 and I’ve worn “”””regular shoes”””” throughout my whole life. Two times (2) I got a very specific compliment about how my feet look really nice because my toes are evenly spread “[quote] like you’ve always worn quality shoes [/quote]”. Moral of the story: you’re a dumb subhumanized fucking retard and you should kill yourself. The thread could even end here.
>>18561884>ring finger toe stacked on top of pinky toehideously grotesquely malformed monstrosity
>>18561884basedFuck these clown shoes shills.
>>18561884>>18561908keep defending your chinky footbinding fetish, cctv cuck
>>18560244sir this is /fa/ not /fit/
>>18561884Anon, you're already showing signs of hallux.
>>18561872>Fashion means jack shit.Wrong board?
>>18562030When you start fucking your body up for fashion, that's when you've gone full retard. Never go full retard.
>>18562030No, it’s our resident foot fetishist. He posts this same thread every few weeks. He just wants people to post pics of feet for his collection.
>>18562029t. thinks this is how human feet should lookplastic surgery is that way, anon, you’re free
>>18562036Thanks for telling me that, I was tempted to post a picture of my feet to bfto this retard.
>>18562036I can get more feet pics per hour at the pool.
>>18562066We do need those pics to check if your feet are as suckylicious as you claim.
Not that guy, but I think the point of the thread is to find shoes that are both healthy and fashionable.
>>18562127The point of the thread is to see some juicy male feet and comment them.
listen idk how to tell you this, all of these mass market things like shoes and other commodities are actually designed to cleave the population into haves and have-nots. if you're a true have, then you can wear narrow toe shoes to look good but arent forced to wear them so often that they damage your feet. if you're a have-not then you have to either look like shit or suffer.
I think it's completely pathetic that people will literally argue with strangers on fashion boards that their ergonomic shoes are actually good looking.They're obviously not but if you had any conviction or self worth you wouldn't care instead of wasting your time trying to convince posters who are indistinguishable from bots otherwise.
>>18562249>if you had any conviction or self worth you wouldn't carea fashionable, ergonomic shoe is a reasonable demand. what's unreasonable is the demand that such a shoe ought to be appropriate any/every aesthetic choice. you can style an ergo/barefoot shoe if you're aiming for an arc-teryx look
>>18562249Igenuinelydon't look at other people's shoes."Zero-Drop Heel" shoes (which is was the "barefoot shoe" means, not "wide") are fine.Unless your profession requires specific shoes for safety reasons, I seriously do not care when your shoes look like. If you're going out of your way to hyperexaggerate something about your shoes, like wearing high-heels or platforms or bright-lime-green-hyper-reflective-sneakers or knee-high exposed boots or maybe you're jumping around the County Licensing state office in ballerina tip-toes... then I guess I'll notice, and think, "for crying out loud," but will just avoid you.
>>18562269wow incredible. very cool
