Vegan shoes
Barefoot shoes CONTACT S1
sizes 36 – 47
grey-black

132.00 

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Our vision of developing and manufacturing flexible and spacious footwear from first-class materials led us to the new line of barefoot shoes: PROALP CONTACT SHOES. Like whole Proalp footwear, all CONTACT models are breathable, durable, and colourful.

The Proalp Contact model maximizes the contact between the foot and the terrain, as it is possible with shoes. When wearing Contact shoes, we do not feel tiny sharp stones and our feet hug the surface at each step. Much like walking barefoot.

The main development and manufacturing issue of Proalp footwear is the awareness that feet play a very important role in our health. When we walk they are changing their shape, loads, and ground contacts. Footwear should therefore not interfere with the natural movements of the feet.

The natural features of our feet are persistent and dynamic. Active feet have flexibility and strength, which atrophy with the use of incorrect footwear. Proper footwear gives the feet full freedom of movement and allows contact with the terrain we walk on. This maintains and improves the structures of bones, joints, and muscles.

Some of Contact’s features:

They are shaped in the shape of the feet. The forefoot part forms a shoe wide enough for us to step with the whole soles of the feet on the ground and all toes have enough space to spread and move. Particular attention is paid to the front inside curve of the shoes, which should provide ample space for the first toe, which is crucial for the gait.

Flexible soles allow maximum tilt angle and the foot arch can freely amortize loads during the walk.

Contact shoes firmly grip the feet.

Soft microfibre is used for the upper part and the lining, 3-mm layer of pure wool felt, optional artificial felt (in winter models with felt of 6 mm, including aluminum foil) is the best insulator from cold and heat.

The Contact shoes’ greatest feature is it is 2,5 mm vulcanized rubber sole, made from the finest mixture. It is anti-slip and resistant against wear. It has a 15 mm high frame, which allows walking in wet terrains.

The microfibre material has been developed by experts, as the name implies, from microfibers that are to the maximum possible degree positioned as within the natural leather, except that microfibers are equally strong throughout the material. Quality ‘microfibre breaths just like leather and is, therefore, suitable for everyday wear. We must not forget that this material can be obtained in a very high-quality variant, which is highly air-permeable, or in a very airtight variant that does not breathe.

We, of course, rely on the best quality Italian manufacturer. We line these shoes with ‘microfibre, which makes them completely free of animal skin and are therefore also suitable for those who place a high value on non-animal origin materials.

Features:
Upper part: microfibre
Lining: microfibre
Sole: rubber

By taking proper care of shoes, we maintain their nice appearance, durability and resistance to various weather conditions. Experiences show that Proalp footwear can be worn everyday without it becoming moist from sweat. However, we recommend you periodically give your favourite shoes a “day off”; here are some other tips:

- When out of season, insert a crumpled absorbent paper (it can be newspaper) inside the shoe, which will retain its shape.

- Air-dry wet shoes, away from heating appliances that can dry out your shoes and therefore cause them to loose their water resistance.

- Wipe dirty shoes with a damp cloth, if needed, add a very small amount of gentle dishwashing liquid and then air dry. Do not soak Proalp shoes in water, or wash them in a washing machine.

- You can apply colourless shoe cream on smooth shoes; a regular hand cream is also adequate; apply a little cream on a cloth and spread it over the surface of the shoe. Leave it on for a while, then wipe it off and smooth it with a cloth. When applying a new cream on the shoes, test it on a less noticeable part before you apply it on the entire surface.

- All variations of non-smooth shoes can be brushed with a special-purpose brush and impregnated with a colourless spray.

How often should you clean and care for you shoes? Everyone has his own standards regarding that, we recommend you do this a few times in a season.

We deliver our products to any address in the EU, other countries in Europe, and also worldwide. The shipping costs depend on the country that the packages are sent to and are calculated during the order process. Delivery costs include VAT (22 %) for all member states of the EU.

Products in stock are dispached to the delivery service 1 day after placing your order. For products that should yet be manufactured, unique products or customize items, the time of delivery is longer and it can take up to 14 days. In case the delivery time is more than 10 days, you will be informed by telephone or e-mail. In case of ordering more products with different delivery times, the ordered package will be delivered when all ordered products are available.

Before placing the order customer can see shipping costs to his/her country.

Informative shipping costs are:

Slovenia: 4 EUR

Austria, Germany, Croatia: 8 EUR

Countries inside EU: 14 EUR

The rest of the world: 35 EUR