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>Yes – my wife ended up making the barefoot sandals >herself after we couldn’t find anything quite like >what we had in mind. We looked around in shops and >online, but everything either completely covered the >sole or didn’t give enough warmth over the top of >the foot. She wanted something that would feel almost >like being barefoot, but with just a hint of >insulation for those crisp winter days. > >The design she came up with is pretty simple but works >beautifully – soft cloth over the top, shaped so it >doesn’t slip, and a light strap that keeps >everything in place without tightening around the >foot. The sole is left completely open, so there’s >still that direct contact with the ground. They’ve >ended up being surprisingly versatile; the girls wear >them not just in frost, but also on cool early spring >mornings when the earth is damp and chilly. > >It’s funny – once you adopt barefoot living as the >default, you start to see footwear more as a set of >accessories for certain conditions rather than >something that’s always necessary. And watching them >run around at places like the Christmas market, with >bare soles and a grin that says they’re perfectly >comfortable, reinforces how natural it can be when the >body is given time to adapt. The contrast of pink toes >against a backdrop of wool coats and heavy boots >really makes you realize how different “normal” >can look depending on the choices you make.

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