It was a year ago that we were in Estes Park, Colorado with some friends when my son told me he wanted a pair of Vibram Five Finger Shoes.
Being completely out of touch, I was thinking \”You want vibrating shoes?\”
\”Dad\”, he said. \”They are Vibram Five Finger shows\”
So I took him to the store and he showed me the shoes.
I had seen toe socks before because my teenage daughter would wear multi-colored versions of them.
But I had never seen a masculine-looking toe sock with a matching shoe.
I had to laugh.
The clerk at the store told us they were a very hot item, especially for outdoors activities.
Hiking, biking, running, climbing, etc…
On one hand I thought they looked ridiculous.
On the other I realized that I was out of touch with the \”in thing\”. No big surprise there.
I bought the shoes for my son. As he modeled them for me, I considered that perhaps Armageddon was closer than I thought.
I told him, \”You look like Chewbacca\”, and I proceeded to let loose with a classic Wookie growl.
He didn\’t care. He wanted the Vibrams and wore them with great pride.
It\’s been over a year and he is now on his second pair of Vibrams. He wears them almost everywhere.
As far as regular shoes go, he wants nothing to do with them.
He is used to the freedom that the Vibrams bring.
Since wearing regular shoes is so uncomfortable for him, we joked that his toes don\’t get along with each other.
Have you encountered these unusual shoes? Do you wear them? Would you buy a pair?