Barefoot shoes

Black Friday 2025 is coming — and so are the best deals of the year on barefoot shoes!

At Happy Little Soles, we’re all about natural, healthy movement — and this Black Friday Event is set to be our biggest yet, filled with amazing Black Friday deals across our favourite barefoot brands for babies, kids, and adults.

We were thrilled to welcome a BBC World Service podcast producer to one of our recent Happy Little Soles Try & Buy events as part of their exploration into the growing barefoot shoe movement.

The visit was part of a new episode that dives into the idea of how small lifestyle choices, like the shoes we wear, can have a big impact on our health and wellbeing. Of course, barefoot footwear is right at the heart of that conversation.

We know how important it is to find the perfect barefoot shoes for your child, not just in terms of style, but more importantly, the fit and function. That’s why we’re breaking down the different sole units in the Froddo Barefoot range to help you understand what’s what, and which styles might work best for your child’s feet.

 As of Autumn/Winter 2025, there are five different Froddo barefoot options across four distinct sole units. Here's what you need to know:

At Happy Little Soles, we love diving deep into the stories behind the brands we stock, and Angles is no exception. We recently had the pleasure of chatting with Jan from Angles to learn more about this remarkable Czech barefoot brand, its journey, and the craftsmanship behind each pair of shoes.

The start of a new school year always brings excitement—and sometimes a little stress—as parents prepare their children with the right essentials. From crisp uniforms and sturdy school bags to lunch boxes and stationery, the list can feel endless. But at the heart of every back-to-school checklist should be one key item: a pair of comfortable, durable, and healthy school shoes.

With school shoe season fast approaching yet again we thought it would be timely to do a roundup of all our school shoe options for you. The choice of a school shoe is such an important one as your child will likely wear their school shoes for longer than any other item of footwear, often upwards of 35 hours a week. Opting for a barefoot school shoe is therefore critical to ensure that you don't restrict and compromise growing feet, which are vulnerable to external influences and moulding by tight, ill-fitting shoes.