A Royal Vibram Fan?
Apparently Prince Harry has just bought some Vibram Five Fingers in California!
It’s great to see the increase in popularity of the VFF’s. I can’t wait for the day they become more mainstream. I still get so many funny looks wearing my Vibrams around Sydney. Some people even comment about how they must be damaging my feet, which is especially amusing, as I have the exact same thought about their feet in the cushioned, padded, arched trainers they insist on wearing.
Do you think in a few years time EVERYONE will be wearing vibrams?
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I tried a pair and they didn’t fit well due to my fat, crooked toes 🙁
I own a pair of New Balance Minimus Trail (with Vibram soles) that I love, I was previously using them for sprinting only but now I’m using them at the gym too. Apparently “barefoot” shoes are becoming more popular in Australia, although I think I’ve seen more people genuinely “barefooting” around.
That’s a shame Gaby! Might be worth trying a few other pairs as they do seem to vary quite a lot? My first pair didn’t fit at all, despite being the same size.
Those New Balance ones look good…
Actually, I’m surprised at the number of people I see running completely barefooted. I see a guy running over the Sydney Harbour Bridge with no shoes on everyday; I wouldn’t be that brave!
I’ll try a few other pairs, it’d be very sad to see everyone else around me wearing them in the near future! 🙂
I hope more people will, it takes up a lot of Gym time and trying to leave work time explaining what they are and why I would wear something so ugly, I’d love a pair of plain black classics, the bright green KSOs stand out a little much but are great for keeping stuff out
Oooh nice! The green KSO’s look great! It definitely does take extra time with the explanation time…
Way to go, Prince Harry! That’ll be an awesome popularity boost for Vibrams. <3
I love my Vibrams so much! I have the classics in magenta, and my flatmate has them in black. We're usually both wearing them together and we often get a lot of comments. I find comments are generally positive, though — people are really interested in them and curious about them, and I find a lot of younger people (teens to twenties) think they're cool. And I'm always so happy to wax poetic about their awesomeness right away, which I think stops people from wondering aloud about them being bad for me. 😉 I hope they keep on growing in popularity — I too always feel bad for those people in their cushioned trainers and stuff!
Hopefully it will lead to more and more high profiled VFF wearers!
That’s great that you wear them out with your housemate – power in numbers!
Maybe you are getting funny looks because (per the picture) you are wearing odd coloured footwear? :0)
I too have just purchased a pair of VFF’s and if you pardon the pun, I am tredding carefully before going too far and too fast in them. I understand there is risk of injury (given the use of new muscle groups)?
Does anyone have any words of advice on that for myself and Prince Ginger?
Ah, didn’t think of that – perhaps I should start wearing a matching pair?!
Hi Kevin,
I would stick to walking around for the first few days. Don’t run more than a couple hundred meters in one day, and maybe wait a day to see how you feel. You might be feeling fine during the run but you could end up sore the next day.
Next thing you know, wearing a “normal” pair of shoes will be uncomfortable! It is for me!
Lars