VIBRAM FIVEFINGERS ARE A TYPE OF MINIMALIST SHOE MANUFACTURED BY VIBRAM,  MARKETED AS A MORE NATURAL ALTERNATIVE FOR DIFFERENT OUTDOORS ACTIVITIES (SAILING, KAYAKING, CANOEING, AND AS A CAMP OR AFTER-HIKE SHOE).THE FOOTWEAR IS MEANT TO REPLICATE BEING BAREFOOT AND HAS THIN, FLEXIBLE SOLES THAT ARE CONTOURED TO THE SHAPE OF THE HUMAN FOOT, INCLUDING VISIBLE INDIVIDUAL SECTIONS FOR THE TOES.