Is it a sock? Is it a slipper? Is it really a shoe? Recently, a curious case of “What the hell is that?” footwear discourse has infiltrated social media and Substack. Designed by Brave Pudding, the ...

This unorthodox footwear is a shoe-in to be the hottest in Hollywood this season. Sock shoes — which are, as the name implies, shoes that look like socks — are the controversial footwear suddenly and ...

The hype around barefoot shoes has cooled since its heyday a few years ago, when it seemed there was a never-ending surge of weird designs like half-sole running pads and chain-mail sock-shoes. That ...

I’ll admit, when I first heard of Brave Pudding’s footwear concept, it sounded lavishly extraneous. These plush cashmere shoe socks — designed for lounging and outdoor wear — felt like another riff on ...

Historically, the rules of sock-wearing have been extreme, ever-changing and often conflicting: Don’t wear patterns! Do wear bright colors! Actually, patterns are imperative—flaunt them for the world ...

Every afternoon, a young man runs barefoot down the middle of our street. He’s one of those paleo-fitness people—the ones who believe we should go shoeless like the cavemen when we exercise. I’m not ...

Swiss Protection Socks from Swiss Barefoot put a whole new spin on the barefoot movement. These are essentially big, burly socks that are designed to be worn not inside shoes, but instead of them. The ...

A new footwear product from a company with a Chicago office has gained quite the following on Kickstarter, raising more than $654,000 during its less-than-two-month crowdfunding campaign. The product ...