I’m interested in barefoot shoes but the prices are just ludicrous. I mean, a ballerina slipper for $240. There’s certainly a lot to be said about economies of scale, but theres not a lot of material here and longevity is a pretty frequent talking point. I typically spend less than €150 on shoes.
Somewhere on this fediverse, someone posted a list of some of their successful and less successful shoe purchases from both online shops as well as Amazon sellers. There were shoes in the €50-100 range that seemed like reasonable options.
If you’re reading this and have experiences good or bad, please share them here!
Here some shoe brands with many offerings under 150€:
- Xero Shoes (USA)
- Freet (UK)
- Magical Shoes (Poland)
- Vibram Fivefingers (Italy/USA)
- Revivo (refurbished Vivobarefoot shoes)
- Feelmax (Finland)
- sandals! Barefoot sandals are expensive for sandals, but can be usually found under 100€ (Shamma and Earthrunners are my favourites, both from the US)
These are the ones from the top of my head, there could be other good options.
Furoshiki (mentioned in another comment) are nice but have a narrow sole, prolonged use causes me a bit of pinching due to the stretchy material.
Furoshiki are great and are in your price range.
