Foot Shaped Shoes Are Ugly

One of the biggest reservation people have with barefoot shoes are that they look ugly.

Most people know Vibram 5 fingers as the example for barefoot shoes. Which they are, but they are not the only functional barefoot shoes out there.

Here are five features that make a barefoot shoe - 
A thin sole
A flat sole
No cushion or support
A wide toe box 
Flexible design

The Vibram 5 Finger shoes do all of this with the addition of them being super minimalistic and that all toes end up in separate pockets for full control.

While they're great for all kinds of activities, they do seem a little odd to some folks.

This is where the more fashionable alternate barefoot shoes came in. 
A shoe that has all these features but has a consistent upper with no separate pockets for toes. 

Now these shoes look just like a wider version of your regular shoes.
This means less heads turned when you are out and about, and all the benefits of a barefoot shoe.

If you are skeptical about how barefoot shoes look, you need to understand that over years and years, shoes being uncomfortable and impractical have defined what they should look like.
Pointed toe boxes despite the fact that our feet are wide in the front, elevated heels despite our foot being flat for a reason.

Barefoot shoes are not trying to change anything about your physiology or "fix" you. 
Rather, they exist to enable you to maintain what nature has morphed you into through evolution; to be functional and healthy.

Try them out and feel the difference.