"You will look weird wearing them, but who cares?" read the email. "You'll be wearing the footwear of the future. Shoes are for Luddites anyways."
This was a pitch for a product called Skinners that initially grabbed my attention with the subject line "These modern socks replace shoes entirely. No more shoes." I get a ton of product pitches every day that I usually have to ignore, but that claim — along with the rep's willingness to admit that they do look kind of stupid — made me want to give this one a shot.
Skinners are basically stretchy socks with a super-tough rubbery material on the undersides. The claim is that they offer a more natural walking or running experience, similar to "barefoot" running shoes like the Vibram...
These ultra-tough socks almost stopped me wearing shoes
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