Updated review from May 8th, 2026:
The quality of the shoe proved to be sub-par. It's not even been two months and I can toss them in the trash bin.
- The insole wore out after 4 weeks of wearing the shoes.
- These are NOT BAREFOOT. The sole is poorly constructed with some of the lugs intentionally hollowed out to make the shoe lighter (or so, Freet says)
-The centre lugs under the heel are hollow with some tiny support trusses of rubber instead of solid rubber (see attached Photoshopped image). This causes the sole to dig through the inner lining and into your feet (I understand that this is a recent design change).
- They made the part of the shoe that takes the most weight it's weakest point. I find it to be a baffling design idea for a BAREFOOT boot and can't fathom how this wasn't fixed in the development process.
- They cause severe heel pain when worn with or without the insole and are not fit for purpose - I've not encountered this with any other barefoot shoe brands and I've been wearing them for a while now. Initially I found them to be very comfortable, but due to the bad design they deteriorated rapidly.
- Freet claim that this was done to make the shoe lighter (see screenshot of the message received from Freet attached). I believe this to be untrue and an attempt to explain a bad design choice. A few bits of rubber wouldn't make much difference in the weight anyway.
- On a positive note I received a full refund for the shoes, so can't fault the customer service.
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Original review left March 30th, 2026:
Very comfortable. The Flexile insole does a great job at shock absorption . They feel like you're wearing slippers all day.
My feet do get warm and sweaty in them so I wouldn't say they are "highly" breathable (at least not for me - but this could also be the case of my feet needing to get used to the bottle yarn mesh fabric) but it doesn't bother me that much.
Wish the other colours were available in my size but the black will do for now.