WHITINMen's Barefoot Trail-Running Shoes | Wide Toe-Box | Zero-Drop Sole | Optimal Traction

My teenage son likes barefoot shoes for his wide feet with high arches. He needed an extra pair for the summer for hiking and activities. These shoes were meant to be his extra side pair of shoes, but he found them so incredibly comfortable they are now his favorite pair he wears for everything!! The shoes fit true to size, are flexible, light weight, durable, have great tread, and are extremely comfy. Great value for the price for sure! The color is lovely too and true to the pics online. The only thing to note is that the shoe laces are a tiny bit long, so we swapped them out for a slightly shorter pair, but with the great price of the shoes buying laces was no big deal at all. I probably should get him another pair in a different color!

The shoe is comfortable, fits similar to a sock, the ground is more textured but not overwhelming like some may expect from a shoe like this. The thickness of the sole insert and the rubber itself is just right and as your feet adjust and your toes widen the shoe develops with it. As the shoe wears down your feet are naturally adapting and feeling more and more of the ground to the extent that some may hardly notice the shoes were developing holes. I discovered this not because of feeling them but because I was checking my pressure placement on the sole and found similar hole development on both shoes.This shoe almost lasted a full year of kitchen service. I've worked in three restaurants in these shoes and while they're technically not slip resistant, nor do they really advertise these as such, I find that they are relatively good at not slipping and sliding around. Even when I had a layer of oil on them I wasn't exactly slipping around and almost falling, at most I was gliding across the floor. All of this to say that the traction even in particular situations hold up well. Now I have fallen only about 3 times and each time I was rushing so truly no fault of the shoes and I was only questioned once if they were non slip to which I replied " well they're trail running shoes, I just have oil on my feet", which was true, fryer oil gets everywhere. The water resistance this shoe has is also outstanding, the amount of times my socks should have been soaked in mop water but weren't is astonishing, as for the rain it is hardly an issue.I have ZERO issues with these shoes and will be purchasing more pairs and varieties in the future.My only desire with the brand is a wider toe box for those that stretch and develop or those that aspire to stretch and develop their feet to a more anatomically correct structure.

First off, a lot of the negative reviews are from people that have no idea what the term "barefoot shoes" means. These shoes are meant to have very little, if any arch support or sole thickness. You are SUPPOSED to feel some of the terrain beneath your feet. So, if you are looking for cushioned, arch supported trail shoes, don't buy barefoot shoes. Go instead for Topos, Altras, Hoka's or the like, which still offer a wider toe box, but will more padding.Second, many negative reviews site the fact that these shoes go by European sizing. This shouldn't be a big deal, especially if you know the Euro size that corresponds well to your feet. I ordered a size 13, and received a Euro size 47, which I know to be the perfect conversion for me. But, sometimes shoe companies will indeed send a size 46, which is too small for my feet, but fall within the parameters of a typical US size 13. In that case, I have to return the shoe and get a size up. So, through trial and error, you just may need to understand the best Euro size for you and deal with it.For a barefoot shoe, I find that they have good side-to-side and heel support, and the tread is more than adequate. How long the tread will hold up I don't know. But it's grippy and a non-slip real rubber feel, that is fairly knobby (a good thing).My feet have high arches on the top of my feet, so I always need to loosen my laces so it doesn't cut off the blood and make my toes tingle. In the case of these shoes, it was still too tight, and I had to remove the shoe inserts altogether. They are still comfortable (for barefoot shoes) and I will keep using them this way. They will possibly wear out sooner inside, but that is just a problem I have to deal with. I would imagine most people won't have this issue and they will be fine.Overall, for the price, I'm perfectly content. Time will tell if they hold up, and I will update this review accordingly.

I wear 11 men's US, size 44 Euro and these are true to size. They are also my single greatest purchase of 2025 so far. My feet have been killing me lately so I have done a lot of research and measuring and realized 40 years too late I need an extra wide shoe and that my arches are pretty flat. I have been miserable in shoes my whole life and as soon as these arrived I put them on and I cannot believe the immediate relief. They are light, breathe very well, the toe box is very accommodating but not awkward, the outsole is a great combination of thin, cushiony, grippy, not too stiff not too soft, and the insole is surprisingly nice underfoot as well. The soles are thin enough you can fold the shoes, perhaps for efficiency packing, and then they just spring back. I have been wearing these since they arrived and have no complaints.As far as the barefoot design goes, I guess it works naturally for me but I'm not someone who goes out of their way to find barefoot shoes. I had originally heard a lot about Lem's and was interested in those but they were too expensive. Someone then suggested Whitin and I figured for $30 I might as well try them. Very very happy.Materials: they feel like shoes made of shoe material. They are very flexible and bendy so the uppers are more synthetic fabric than plastic panels, they are breathable and I like that the sole conforms to the shape of the shoe instead of just being glued to the bottom of the shoe. They feel very good when walking, sitting, or standing. Absolutely great shoe so far.