what's on our feet?
Romany - 33yo, mum of two, working part time, dog walking, gardening
We live in the Illawarra, so going barefoot is appropriate much of the time. My sensory preference is to wear shoes most of the time I'm outside the house/off my house block - I'm not a fan of prickles in my feet and there's heaps around here in spring and summer.
For casual wear in summer I love the Aylla Nuna Blue I wear them with white ankle socks and they go great with shorts and skirts. In winter I like the Aylla Tiksi Black. They go great with toe socks and jeans or skirts and dresses. Both these shoes and my toe socks are sourced from Minimalist Shoes Australia.
For walking the dog I like the Freet Flex and Ballop Bneed Olive. In the garden I wear gumboots from Big W which unfortunately, they no longer stock (and neither do Kmart or similar at time of writing).
For bushwalking I wear these boots from BPrimal. They have excellent traction over rough terrain due to the large lugs on the soles.
For summer sandals I have the Ataraxia sandals from Peracles and I've just added these from PaperKrane this year. The Ataraxia are pretty hardcore barefoot shoes; they are very thick leather soles which provide zero cushioning, so I don't recommend these if you're just starting out. I also found them really slippery to start with till they roughed up a bit on the soles. The PaperKrane sandals are cushioned and although not really wide enough for my (admittedly enormous) forefoot, because they're a sandal, I can get away with them and find them really comfy. They're also a really fun colour.