VibramWomen's FiveFingers V-Soul Shoe

New Update- Still loving these shoes. I have had them now for a month & I been doing everything in them from walking miles, hiking miles on different terrain, working, exercise, running errands & these shoes are holding strong. I have now washed them twice & still in great condition. Even the velcro is holding up. Best footware purchase I've ever made. I still feel they are over priced in my opinion. I have added 2 new photos for this new updated review. The 2 new photos show there condition after a month of continuous wear.Update: These are now my favorite shoes. I wear them doing everything from work to hiking & daily errands. They are holding up to continues wear. I get great compliments on them as well. Definitely will be buying more. I highly recommend them to anyone who likes barefoot shoe feel. I don't even mind the brand logo on the shoe. Still think they are over priced but they are a great barefoot shoe.I was hesitant on buying these as I think there overpriced & some reviews where not good. They went on sale so I bought a pair but still overpriced in my opinion. I am glade I bought them tho as they are now my favorite barefoot shoes. For the price I sure hope they hold up for along time. I am a barefoot shoe gal & wear these types of shoes in all my every day activities. I like the feel of these shoes & the openness of the shoe. My other ones different brand are more like a sock & cover my whole foot so I sure hope these pair last throw all my walking, hiking paddleboarding & exercising longer than the other brand I've been buying. Even tho I feel these are overpriced I will be buying more specifically when they are on sale for a lower price. They are very comfortable. I bought them in my size of regular shoes 9 1/2 & they fit almost perfect there is just a tad bit of extra space at my toes so next pair I'll buy a size 9. Overall I am very happy with these & I will update this review within a month after wearing them for awhile.

So cute and comfortable!!!

I have been wearing the KSO Evo Mens (which are wider than the Womens) for several years now and really cannot wear anything else. However, I wanted something less "sporty" and decided to give the V-Soul a try since they look a bit more like Mary Janes. The positives are that they let your foot move naturally and allow the toes to spread just as a true barefoot shoe should. However, they do run tighter and 1/2 size smaller than the KSO Evo's do. After a few hours of walking in the Florida heat, I have to loosen the strap because it starts to pinch. Also, like the sportier Vibrams, they have the logo on the outside which defeats the purpose of the "Mary Jane" look (I did take a black Sharpie and colored the logo so it was less noticeable). Overall though, I am happy with the purchase. I do wish Vibram would make a line of dress shoes - they have one model of a leather dress shoe, but the something about the stitching & fit of it rubbed my toes and I had to return it.

I’ve been wearing Vibram FiveFingers for the last 14 years now, and are the only type of shoes I can wear that doesn’t crush my toes or make my knees feel like they’ll explode. I’ve tried at least five different pairs and I usually always have issues with the heels (the only exception being the scooped heel version found in one or two of their running styles). So despite loving this brand I was hesitant to buy this particular design. But I needed a dress shoe for my brother’s wedding and I doubted he’d take kindly to me showing up in flip flops. And regular dress shoes just don’t cut it anymore. So I reluctantly dropped the $100 for these.Pros: They’re very pretty and petite. Because my pair is black they look like normal ballet flats from afar. The fabric is as great a quality as other FiveFingers. The sole is thinner, but it’s designed to be for indoor use mainly. Found no issue with the stitching of the toe boxes and there were no seam issues of note. Because they are new, I’ve yet to have any issue with the Velcro straps - they looked and felt nice.Cons: As others have mentioned, this style does tend to run small. Because my runner style is a tad large as a 38EU I figured I’d get that size again and it would fit a bit better. Well, for my smaller toes it is still a little large. But for my big toe? It’s to the very end and trying to push through the fabric. After a short walk the toe issue didn’t prove a problem, but it did look a little funny up close. My main complaint is the heel - as I feared. After a ten minute walk I had deep red lines marked into the heels and a chuck of rubbed away skin that was bleeding. Five days later of only wearing flip flops and the wounds on my heels are still red and in the process of healing.Final thoughts: I’m giving it 4 stars because it is a nice shoe and can do what it’s recommended for. I’d love them if it wasn’t for the fact they acted like a cheese grater against my heels. When I wear them to the wedding I’ll have to put on stupidly large band-aids and hope that helps. I am honestly dreading wearing them for hours. And, frankly, it sucks knowing I spent $100 on something I’ll probably never wear again.

once i finally got the size correct, after trying so many different sizes, these have become my new favorite shoes. i now have 3 pair in different colors. they’re so simple and comfortable and i get so many compliments on them.