Bohempia Adults Orik 2.0 All Black Wide Fit - EU42 Reviews

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About Happy Little Soles:

Happy Little Soles is a family business committed to the importance of the right footwear to allow children’s feet to develop naturally. It was founded by enthusiastic barefooter Kate Harrington, with a mission to promote and make barefoot shoes available more widely.

Happy Little Soles was founded in 2010 in response to the frustration at the issues around children’s shoes available in the high street. Kate came to barefoot shoes when her younger daughter was struggling with shoes and balance and a series of chance conversations led her to Happy Little Soles and the solution to Keala's balance problems!

The more research she did, the more sense it made and the more amazed she was that these options weren’t more widely available. Years of practicing Yoga had taught her the importance of posture, alignment and the role of feet in maintaining healthy posture and good core stability. However she quickly realised that many of the exercises she had been doing were trying to put the flexibility and strength back into her feet that shoes had taken away! It was the light bulb moment! Keala stopped falling over, the family embraced barefoot shoes and Kate took on Happy Little Soles.

Happy Little Soles is committed to making the best barefoot shoes available in the UK and to offering a variety of different brands so you can be sure to find something to suit your child’s feet. We personally select every pair of shoes on our website, making sure they meet our strict criteria to be as close to barefoot as possible.

We work hard to find something to suit every stage of walking from those first steps onwards and for every situation from school shoes to snow boots. We source brands and styles to enable us to fit every possible type and shape of foot and test and measure all of the shoes ourselves to ensure the best possible fitting guidance.

Our aim is to provide the excellent customer service, unbeatable product knowledge and support necessary to enable you to choose the right brand and style for your child and to give you the information and reassurance to fit your own children’s shoes at home.

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Amber McCormack

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“I cannot express how happy I am to have found shoes wide enough for my toes to wiggle and splay...that are ALSO water resistant and not made with leather. My feet have gradually widened throughout my transition to barefoot shoes, drastically narrowing my options! My feet are 26cm long and 11cm wide. Bohempia, Gea Soles, Soft Star, Sole Runner, and Vibram 5 Fingers are the only brands that are wide enough for me - though I get away with Wildling (where the upper fabric is soft and tends to give and stretch) and Ahinsa (ballet flats without a sock, though a bit low volume for my shape feet). My first pair of barefoot shoes were Freets (an early and very wide version of the Bootee that they discontinued) and I also have a lovely pair of Sole Runner Transition Vario 3 Synthetic boots (from here) which have a great toe box but are so stiff on the ankle they are incredibly uncomfortable to walk any distance in. I have a pair of Bohempia Rolas (my favourite ever shoes, so versatile) in a size 41 which are perfect, and my feet always stay dry in them even in the Manchester rain. Rola (wide) and 41 in the Oriks weren't available which is why I got the 42s. They are too big for me really (a bit too long). However, I can wear a nice thick sock in them which means they'll probably become my go to Winter shoes. I changed the laces the Oriks came with to 'Easy Laces' (silicone lace replacements, see pic) which make them much easier to slip on and off. They've barely been off my feet since they were delivered and go with everything. I reported some strange white marks on the foxing of the shoes which just don't seem to shift, and Happy Little Soles swiftly sorted out a discount for me.”

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