No heels on these shoes!

All of our sandals and shoes have flat soles, that is they have no heel.  They also have no mechanical arch support. I wanted shoes that are flat on the inside and would be similar to walking barefoot but my foot is still protected with a sole and leather.

I like walking barefoot, no heels and no inner arch support.
Research has shown and podiatrist agree that walking around barefoot is the best exercise for your toes and feet.

You strengthen the muscles and ligaments in your feet, legs, and your back.

Manufactured shoes put in some kind of "arch support" either a springy piece of metal that pushes up against the underside
of the arch OR some kind of synthetic rubber that pushes against the underside of the arch. I speculate that they started and still
put these in because it makes a manufactured shoe fit better, that is there is some flexibility in the fit so that the shoe does not
flop forward.  This does not seem to be a properly fitted shoe and does nothing other than insulate the arch area and hinder air
movement.

Since our shoes have no arch support the arch area can breathe and helps pump air in and out of the shoe. It may be another reason
that these shoes do take on too much perspiration and dry out faster than manufactured shoes.  They also do not smell bad.

Our shoes do not flop forward because they are fitted to our particular feet. They fit snugly in the upper arch area and keep the foot from moving forward and jamming the toes into the toe box.

The toe area is not reinforced with a plastic or leather toe cap and so the toe area takes on a rumpled look.

I plan on experimenting with a leather toe cap for creating a smoother
toe area but right now I am not really trying to recreate a lasted dress
shoe.