These ultra-tough socks almost stopped me wearing shoes

"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...

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