RFI: Summer footwear that is cool

[curgoth]

As part of my ongoing, inevitable, regrettable hippification, I am considering buying non-boot footwear for the summer. Something possibly in the sandal family. The last time I wore sandals, they were plastic k-mart flip flops when my age was in single digits.

I am, of course, still me, and don't want something like birkenstocks. However, I'm tired of wearing hot combat boots in summer, and taking longer to do up my boots than it takes to put on the entire rest of my outfit. So, I want some kind of summer footwear that's a) fairly easy to put on and take off, b) allows for greater airflow than combat boots, and c) looks good.

I've been looking at the Vibram Five Toes with the instep strap. Anyone know of other good looking sandal relatives I should be considering? Is it, for example, worth combing the stores on Yonge for some kind of gothy sandal with spikes on or something?

Comments

[optimystik.livejournal.com]

I second everything dicea said about the VFFs. The most comfortable shoes I have ever worn. Recently got my second pair. I've discovered the sweaty-ness can be greatly reduced with the addition of the Injinji toe socks. They nicely wick the moisture away. Other thin toe socks my help too, but I've only tried the Injinji from their webstore. I think all the men's shoe styles come in all black (the socks too). Goes with everything in my wardrobe.

It's true that people will talk to you more. They've been likened to ninja shoes, and super hero shoes.

On a vaguely related in an every-day costume accessory kinda way... You bought a ninja umbrella a while back, didn't you? How's that working out? What's the actual umbrella quality like?

[curgoth]

Oddly enough, my current "don't wanna wear boots, want comfy and less hot" footwear are my rubber-soled tabi. Which get mis-identified as "cloven hoofed shoes" about half the time.

The ninja umbrella is fantastic - it's very well built, and the longer handle and solid shaft mean that I can put two hands on it and hold onto it when strong winds have everyone else's umbrella turning inside out.

[dicea.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I will have to pick up a pair of the Injinji. Thank you for the recommendation.