FAQs

Are barefoot sandals comfortable?

<center><iframe src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/SeWyPw1JVLU?rel=0″ width=”420″ height=”315″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen=”allowfullscreen”></iframe></center> When people see a barefoot sandal, they often wonder, “Is it comfortable?” To answer that, let me first talk about flip-flops, because when people think about barefoot-style sandals they’re often comparing it to their experience with flip-flops, and many people don’t like flip-flops because they don’t like things that […]

How do you wear barefoot sandals?

You can wear barefoot sandals for almost any activity from taking a walk to a hike to hanging out on the beach, to chilling with friends, to even running an ultra-marathon across Madagascar (I say that last one because we know a couple who did!). Now, here are some tips about wearing barefoot sandals. The […]

Where to find barefoot sandals for weddings?

Almost every day we get an email from someone saying, “I’m having a wedding and I want to be barefoot… but not barefoot,” or “I want to have barefoot sandals for myself as the bride, or for my bridesmaids, or for all of us,” or, “We’re having a wedding on the beach and shoes just […]

Are barefoot sandals good for babies?

Once people get into the fun and benefits of barefoot sandals for themselves, they often want to share that with other people, especially and their children. So we get emails and phone calls every day from people saying, “I got a baby boy and I don’t want to put him in shoes,” or, “I have […]

How do I add jewellery and decorations to barefoot sandals?

One of the fun things about making your own sandals is all the ways you can decorate them. There’s lots of different jewellery that you can add, starting with something really simple like a dolphin charm or a Celtic knot pendant… something you can find at craft or hobby stores. You just lace them into […]

How do I get the right sized barefoot sandal?

This depends on whether you want a ready-to-wear sandal, or if you want to have fun making your own huarache-style sandals for running, walking, hiking, or anything else you do. One of the best things about using our do-it-yourself sandal-making kits is no matter what size or shape your foot is, you can make a […]

What stores carry barefoot sandals?

There are lots of places that sell barefoot-style sandals now: Company stores like ours Physical stores that carry our products Amazon.com eBay eBags Craft and hobby stores for the decorative “barefoot” sandals It should be pretty easy for you to find what you want. If you go to www.XeroShoes.com/stores, you’ll find a list of websites […]

Where can I buy barefoot sandals?

Not surprisingly, one place is here on our website. Thanks to the magic of the Internet, you can now get barefoot sandals pretty much anywhere that you live. We have customers in 97 countries, including Australia, Canada, all of Europe, Manila in the Philippines, Estonia… you name it. In fact, one of the first pairs […]

What are barefoot running sandals (or huarache running sandals)?

Christopher McDougall’s best-seller, Born To Run, introduced many people to the Tarahumara Indians, a tribe in Mexico’s Copper Canyon, who run long distances in huarache running sandals. Technically, “huarache” is just a woven leather sandal from Mexico, or just any type of sandal. The running sandals of the Tarahumara are made with a scrap of […]