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Sneakers, stilettos, slippers, bare feet. It turns out we have a lot of opinions about what we put on our feet, what they look like, and when it’s appropriate to wear them.

After being told to put on shoes at a Starbucks last year, I began to wonder exactly how our relationship to shoes (and feet) has evolved over time. It’s a tale of good marketing, false scientific claims, and a lot of injury to the part of our bodies that are so essential for our mobility.

A BIG thank you to those who contributed their stories and voices to this episode including:
Adelya Maxinoski @adelya.max
Anna McNuff @annamcnuff
Vivo Barefoot @vivobarefoot

Key Resources used in this video:
- Marlen Komar, Bustle, The Sneaky Manipulative History of Why Women Started Shaving, 2016
- Statista, Global footwear market - statistics & facts, 2022
- New York Times, If Shoe Won't Fit, Fix the Foot? Popular Surgery Raises Concern, 2003
- Natural Footgear, The Shoe Cushioning Myth.
- Runners World, Wearing minimalist footwear increases foot strength by 60 per cent, 2021
- Rory Curtis, Daily activity in minimal footwear increases foot strength, Footwear Science, 2019
- Vivobarefoot, Shoespiracy, 2019
- Vivobarefoot, The Barefoot Movement Conference, 2021