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I have had very good luck with barefoot/minimalist shoes. I have used Xero, Lems, Vivobarefoot so far. I also just bought a pair of Hike Footwear shoes a few days ago, and so far so good. There are other brands out there too and more appearing online every day. I mainly wear the barefoot style, always with a wide toe box and zero drop, and in a size at least one size bigger than I measure, and am pretty happy doing most things in those. If I am going for a long walk outside I feel like I need more support, and then I wear a pair of Altra Escalante 4s. They are not "barefoot" but the support padding is light, they are zero drop, and the toe box is nice and wide. Those give me the extra support I feel I need on a longer walk or a walk on a lot of pavement. For a dress shoe I just bought a ballet flat by Whitin, which is barefoot sole, zero drop and wide, and those are working out fine for events where I need to dress up a bit. Good luck hunting and trying shoes. Everybody is different and it is hard to know what will work until you give it a trial wearing. I have spent a lot of time ordering shoes, trying them out, returning and then trying something else. It can be aggravating but after a while I was able to find things that were helpful.

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Your post was very helpful -- bookmarked all the websites, and particularly thrilled to find a dress shoe. Just started wearing a Vivobarefoot that has excellent traction for winter wear, and (a) boy, are barefoot shoes something different, (b) yes, I'm feeling the ground better, and (c) my feet are a lot colder, so good thing there is room for two pairs of socks (my toe socks plus a regular pair).

I am with you on the barefoot shoes, I feel they help and if I travel or on rough terrain - I wear Keen's sandals