York 2

Premium quality, very comfy. Checking the size guide, I bought a bigger size, but it turned out that it wasn’t necessary as I should have bought my own size

Great looking, comfortable, and a true barefoot shoe. Fits me at my normal size of EU43.

Everything fine

Very comfortable. They are everything I want from a barefoot shoe and more. I really like that I can filter for leather and not gets loads of PVC aka 'vegan leather'(I don't want to wear plastic shoes, that's not environmentally friendly).

Brilliant shoes!

Nice

Wonderful shoes. They take good care of my feet and legs, and they look great. What else could you want?

Great website, with good written verbal descriptions of the shoe. Wide variety available- fromcasual smart leather shoes and boots to activity shoes. Easily one of the most comfortable pairs of shoes I have worn. Having a high instep and wide feet.. would certainly buy again.

Great comfort, I use these as my work shoes, when I get home and take my shoes off there is no fatigue in my feet like with other shoes. Great customer service as there was a fault with one of the laces which they rectified straight away with a new set of laces

Well made, good fit.

The right shoe is significantly tighter over the instep than the left shoe.
The Left shoe slips on easily - as have my other Freet shoes ('Pace' & 'Esk 2'), which are a joy to wear - and remains loose until tying the laces provides a comfortably snug fit.
The right shoe needs effort to push the foot into it - giving my toes a 'wedgy' with the sock - and is tight across the top of the foot, and painful on the outside of the big toe joint (I do not have bunions). Tying the laces simply makes the right shoe more uncomfortable.
I would have returned the shoes but needed black leather shoes for a funeral. I wore them indoors for a couple of days beforehand, which acclimatised my foot to the discomfort.
Unlike my Freet 'Pace' shoes I will avoid wearing these 'York 2' shoes, which is a pity because the left shoe is comfortable for my wide feet.
Perhaps 50% satisfied...and I did have black leather shoes on my feet for the funeral!

Great service

Absolutely fantastic barefoot shoe for work. I've worn barefoot shoes for along time and these really stack up well against anything else I've tried. So comfy and I will definitely be getting more from Freet. MY only criticism would be more colour options as a brown would be great.

An excellent shoe. Comfortable, nicely made, great finsh, with a true barefoot feel and good looks!

Well made and durable enough, but the outsole is not very grippy, I wanted these as my winter shoes for the city, but I don't have any condifence whe it rains as they do have zero grip on wet surfaces, they're slippery and I have quite enough skids and out of balance moments. I would not recommend these for wet surfaces. Wish they use a better/softer outsole compound.

Comfortable, cope well with wet weather, look simply stylish. Downside of being soft is they crease and mold to the foot, but that’s a very small quibble.

I purchased the York 2 and took them on a business trip to Florida. I did a lot of walking and they were very comfortable. I received a lot of compliments and questions about where I got them. I definitely feel a big difference in my feet after that trip.

Excellent look. Excellent fit.

Great

After receiving my shoe, I thought it was very well designed fit very comfortably, light and flexible.

I typically fit in an EU47 size equivalent across most brands that lean towards a wide toe box, minimalist style shoe. I've gotten a size EU47 in the Freet Swale, Tanga 2, and Esk (Freet has been one of my favorite brands, though less so with this purchase). The fabric uppers have fit nicely so far, but the leather Esk was less flexible, which gave a tighter feel. A thinner sock allowed me to wear the EU47 Esk more or less comfortably.

I purchased the York 2 in an EU48 size, and even with a thinner sock, it feels somewhat cramped and uncomfortable around my toes compared to the other shoes I've tried from Freet and some of their competitors.

I don't have any issue with the general construction and look of the shoe. It looks as good in person as it does online. It seems well constructed, and it feels good except for the cramped toe box (which is why I gave it 3 out of 5 stars despite it just not working for me).

I just don't know at this point if I should return these and look elsewhere (there are no sizes larger than an EU48 offered currently), or if I should try to break them in and stretch the toe box. These aren't the most expensive shoe out there, but it's also not an insignificant amount of money to have spent if I try to break the shoe in, and it doesn't work.

I don't know if these have a more narrow feel just because of the stiffer leather upper and the happenstance of the shoe running slightly smaller, or if this is Freet intentionally narrowing their toe box design for either aesthetic or manufacturing reasons. In any case, these just aren't working for me.

Very happy with the zero-drop and smooth feel of the shoe. Well finished product. Great job!

Very well fitting for my wide feet plus high instep. Actually the depth over my instep is only just there but I don't think there is any problem. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars is that I've only worn them twice - first time for a long walk on pavements and I was blissful comfortable - is that I don't yet know how they will stand up to regular wear. But overall, so far, I am very happy. Lovely shoes.

Beautifull shoes.
Foot size like the length reported, confirm that fit true.

Great shoes for wearing in my professional setting. They breathe pretty well despite being leather and they seem to be pretty good quality. I like that the outsole is stitched for durability. I hope to use these shoes for the next few years at my job. I originally got a eu 43 but the fit was way to loose and a eu 42 with the insole taken out is just right with a pair of merino toe socks.

- My feet are L 280mm R 275mm. Width of my feet is around 105mm in the finger area and also in the middle

- Width-wise all freet shoes I tested fit me well.

York2 size 45 fits like a 44 in other brands (xero/belenka). The leather is smooth and does not rub on the fingers as Citee2. No padding inside the shoe. The fit without any padding is a bit weird because it keeps quite big gaps on the sides of my ankles even though I have quite thick ankles. Comfort 4/5 - more comfortable than Citee2 less than Vibes or Tanga.
But for a formal shoe I'd prefer a polished leather.

- Quality looks to be good on all shoes but the workmanship is not 100% precise. Here and there minor imperfections but nothing major.
- The smell of the materials is that typical Chinese smell when new. So far only Belenka made in EU uses materials what smell nice and natural but that also shows on the price.

I bought these as work shoes. They are super comfortable and nice looking. I love freet shoes, these are my third different style. I'm a 6 and these are true to size. Highly recommend.

Simply, comfortable and beautiful shoes.

Feels very premium just gotta make sure to take care of the leather, just take into consideration if you intend on using these in autum or colder weather without the insole for true zero drop heel, thick socks are a blessing since the flexible sole lets a lot of heat transfer it makes sense.
These compared to tanga: Tanga is obviously a vary different shoe but the toe box on the tanga is actually a fair bit smaller than these which makes the York 2's feel a lot comfier in my opinion, thanks for the great shoes.