Earth Shoes
Invented by Danish Yoga instructor Anne Kalso, Earth shoes feature what they call a Negative Heel® technology, that positions the wearers heels below their toes. This is meant to naturally align the body and create a better posture, much like performing the Yoga Mountain Pose in sand.
The extremely popular Earth shoes of the 1970s were limited to somewhat-dowdy brown versions that scared the style-conscious as much as they were adored by the health-conscious. To give you a better idea, Earth shoes of the 1970s looked like the ones pictured at the right.
Happily, today's Earth shoes come in a variety of styles and colors, meaning fans of these comfortable shoes can now have both form and function.
Whether you're a fan from way back, or just like the idea of a comfortable shoe that has a bit of history behind it, you'll want to check out my Top Picks in Women's Earth Shoes and Men's Earth Shoes.
Pictured: Earth Shoes "Vintage"
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Comments
Earth shoes are pretty ugly, but if you’re the type of person that needs comfy shoes and can sacrifice the looks, well this is the brand to wear. Speaking of ugly, I recently submitted designs for men’s dress shoe that have the traditional narrow shape. The look is fresh and they have the negative heel technology. If you’d like to support my cause for Earth to design a pair of elegant dress shoes please go to (http://www.earth.us/display_forums.aspx) and reply to NEED DRESS SHOES by Andy Schultz at 10/21/2008 9:57:57 PM ( 0 replies ). Anything you can add is greatly appreciated and thanks!