Barefoot-adjacent shoes that actually look decent?
I know barefooot shoes aren't popular here, which is understandable since they almost always look like clown shoes. But are there any better-looking alternatives which have similar characteristics (minimal drop, extra wide toe box, somewhat flexible and thin sole) even if they aren't explicitly marketed as barefoot?
I'm thinking about getting the barefoot Jim Green African Rangers from the first two pics, but I still can't decide whether they are too clown-like or not.
I've been running in Vivos for the past few years and also have their Gobi boot shown in the last pic. It's very comfortable, but it's exactly the kind of frankenshoe I'm trying to get away from.
I'm aware of Lems and most other actual barefoot brands, and honestly they all look pretty bad. But since I started wearing them, my foot is now wide enough that anything with a restrictive toe box like my old Palladiums can actually be painful to wear all day.
Are there any other boots or casual shoes in general which offer extra width and less restriction in the toe box with a low stack height and drop?
I'd probably be willing to compromise on overall height so long as they are still roughly zero drop and the toe is wide enough.
I'm thinking about getting the barefoot Jim Green African Rangers from the first two pics, but I still can't decide whether they are too clown-like or not.
I've been running in Vivos for the past few years and also have their Gobi boot shown in the last pic. It's very comfortable, but it's exactly the kind of frankenshoe I'm trying to get away from.
I'm aware of Lems and most other actual barefoot brands, and honestly they all look pretty bad. But since I started wearing them, my foot is now wide enough that anything with a restrictive toe box like my old Palladiums can actually be painful to wear all day.
Are there any other boots or casual shoes in general which offer extra width and less restriction in the toe box with a low stack height and drop?
I'd probably be willing to compromise on overall height so long as they are still roughly zero drop and the toe is wide enough.
