Our Company

Freet Footwear was set up 15 years ago by Andrew and Sarah to produce barefoot shoes which would enable people's feet to move and spread naturally.  From our first split-toe shoes, we have evolved and grown to become the leader in performance barefoot shoes. All shoes are designed, developed, tested and manufactured to be the best in category - whether that is hiking, going to the gym, running or relaxing, we have shoes designed  to give you the best performance while retaining barefoot comfort. 

Our shoes

We believe our feet are amazing miracles of engineering and should be allowed to move naturally.  With this in mind, all our shoes have wide toe boxes to allow your feet to spread and move naturally.   They are fully flexible allowing full foot function and are zero drop (same height at the front of the shoe as the back).

Our Ethics 

Our aim is to produce shoes which give value for money, durability and using materials which minimise the impact on the earth’s resources. 

We manufacture our shoes in Vietnam and China in factories where we have long term partnerships, are close to the management and spend time on the factory floor checking all aspects of the production process and working conditions.  By working in these manufacturing centres of excellence, all materials can be purchased locally and then the finished shoes sent direct in bulk to our warehouses.

It is a priority to minimise the impact of our products on the world’s resources.  We are working hard to use as many sustainable materials as possible and details of this are on every product.

Our background

Our shoes have ‘less shoe’ in them. Deliberately. We combine the best materials, components and design though, to make your experience the best balance we can between natural movement and fitness for the job you’re on – whether hurtling along a hill trail or practising yoga. Different shoes for different purposes but always ‘less shoe’

People have been around for many thousands of years but most people have only been wearing shoes for hundreds of years. If you look around at small children, who often take their shoes off at every opportunity, you will realise that it is unnatural for our feet to be overly cushioned from the world.

We complain of knee injuries and problems with our feet but we are effectively strangling the astonishing network of muscles, ligaments and nerves which were designed to respond to our movement requirements. We spend most of our lives in shoes with our feet unable to flex and move naturally.

We are experts

Freet Footwear is founded by a team experienced in the development of performance footwear and in biomechanics. Our mission is to allow feet to operate naturally whilst we go about all our activities – sport, leisure and everyday.

Free your feet from the confines of unyielding shoes – put them back in touch with the world around us. Allow your muscles, ligaments, tendons, bones and joints to function naturally rather than adapting to the shoe. Feel your toes, feet, ankle and leg muscles coming back to life as they flex and strengthen as nature intended.

Our barefoot-style shoes, will help to bring your feet back to life, unlocking their potential.

Wear them before, during and after your activity. Wear them all day… Wherever you are… Whatever you’re doing.