It’s the 21st century.

Well according to futuristic movie predictions, like Back to the Future 2, we should be only a few years away from flying cars, hover boards, scheduled forecasts, and self-tying Nike shoes. Perhaps then its only sign that humanity is merely a step toward making this future come true with the creation of the Toe Shoe, by Vibram. It’s toe socks, to the EXTREME!

 

This advanced rubberized bipedal footwear totes the ability to split the stresses of staying fashionable and just hoofing it au natural style, without the danger of stepping on rocks or sharp objects..but also with that ‘something-stuck-between-my-toes-but-I-like-it’ appeal. Your toe-socks now have a live-in companion.

According to the Vibram site, the company was founded by Vitale Bramani, who developed high quality rubber soles for shoes for mountaineering boots. I bet you he would never thought he’d see the day when those soles grew little tos-ies, and finally joined that everlasting rift between shoe-and-foot. Later, a couple industrial engineers came to ony Post, CEO of Vibram, collegiate runner, and avid fan of ‘natural running’, a remarkable new and never before seen design that they believes was “the unique solution to the knee pain and soreness he was experiencing when running”…toes!

 

Today, you can find these fashion marvels in all the finest dinner parties, high tech medical facilities, yoga classes (see below), and who knows, maybe even becomes the competitive edge in the 2012 Olympics! Just be sure to wash them out regularly if you’re not a fan of that ‘rubbery’ foot smell, or that shriveled foot look at the end of the day, or perhaps some extra fungus that may actually aid in that cushiony-feel.

You can get a pair of these babies online anywhere from $59 to $100, specifically Amazon, designated by Hiking, Running, Leisure, Water Sports, Yoga, and more. Coming soon…high-heel and pumps!

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