Colour: Arizona Black

Barefoot shoe: its like going barefoot, it improves balance and increases strength in your feet.

Zero drop technology

Wide last

Flexible sole

Leather uppers with natural lambs wool lining

Slip on entry

Removable insoles

Great grip

Made in Spain

The last is broad at the toes and closer at the heel, and it is the heel that holds the foot: there are no laces to correct the fit. Arizona gives a little across the width with wear, but the length stays put, so choose by the length of your foot rather than by first impressions. With a medium-weight wool sock it goes on without pinching.

Minimalist footwear
Zero drop from heel to toe and 8 mm of soft rubber underneath. The foot lands flat, the toes spread sideways as you load your weight, and the arch works with every push-off. Going uphill the ankle travels through more degrees than a raised heel allows, and for the first few weeks you will feel it in your calves: that work is what builds the muscles of the foot. Start with short outings and build up.

Materials and construction
It laces from very low down, almost at the metatarsals, so pressure spreads across the whole instep instead of gathering at the ankle; the heel pull tab lets you get into it standing up. Eight pairs of eyelets mean you can keep the instep loose and the top firm, or the other way round, depending on the day. The upper is oil-tanned Arizona leather, which takes on water slowly and records rubbing along the folds. Lining and insole are natural lamb's wool: it holds temperature, absorbs sweat and adds no stiff bulk. Underneath, a flat 8 mm soft rubber sole with enough tread for wet ground.