Hey, are Skinners socks or shoes? :)
Neither, yet both. We combined the best from both worlds - the freedom of a sock and the protection of a shoe into one nifty entity. Simply put, Skinners are a new piece/kind of clothing..
When do I get to choose the size and color?
Kickstarter does not allow us to send you an e-mail directly during the campaign. Therefore we will ask for your size and color after the campaign ends. Skinners are available in 7 different colors and 6 sizes - all for the same price.
I have ordered more than one pair of Skinners. Can I choose different colors and sizes?
Of course. Choose the combination you want :).
Should I wear Skinners with or without socks?
It’s up to you. Whatever you’ll prefer more :).
Skinners do look fragile, aren’t they going to break after a while?
No, we designed them to last. The bottom material is highly abrasive resistant and is similar to landing area on flagships. Knitting is seamless and there’s no glue or any other adhesive that could fall apart in time. Simply put, there’s nothing to break. You can just worn them out…
After how many miles do I wear them out?
We wore the same model for more than a year and it’s still doing fine. But it really depends if you are 250lbs guy using Skinners for running on road or 100lbs girl using Skinners as a backup shoes or just for walking on soft surfaces. That’s why we cannot promise the exact mileage. But don’t worry our experience is that they lasted more than some pieces of running shoes for 150$.
Talking about running, how does it feel to run barefoot in them?
Running in Skinners is really like running barefoot. We believe it’s (when practise responsibly) good for proper muscle and tendon development. We recommend to start walking in them on natural or soft surfaces and then gradually work up from here to running short distances. It’s possible that previous long-term use of constrictive or rigid footwear may have led to weakened your foot muscles and tendons. If it so then you have to gradually train them to regain strength. As for asphalt, other hard surfaces, long distances or dangerous environments where you wouldn’t run barefoot, we recommend sticking to classic running shoes.
What about Skinners and ECO aspect? I bet you make them in some Asian sweatshop and pollute the Earth!
Since Skinners are completely handmade in family manufacture in Europe, we strictly obey legislation of the European Union. We don’t use any toxic plasticizer either, so our compounds are completely phthalates-free and production waste is minimized below 1%. Simply put, production of Skinners is NOT associated with harming people, animals or the environment.
Can I really wash them in the machine?
Yes, set the washing machine to gentle cycle, throw Skinners in with your regular clothes and wash them together. After you finish, hang them out to dry and wear them again.
Hey, there´s no arch support!
It’s not, because you don’t need one. According to studies, 97% of population is born with healthy feet. Their latter arch problems are mostly caused by weak foot muscles and tendons. How do we know all of this? Because Skinners were developed in cooperation with medical experts in orthopaedics and podiatry. Still in doubt? Just Google something about flexor digitorum brevis or plantar fascia to find out more :).
Hey, why didn’t this stuff exist before? :)
That’s the only question we don´t have the answer for :).
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