A shoeless talk-show appearance leads a reader to contemplate the current rules around going barefoot in public, and our critic weighs in on naked feet in fashion and society. By Vanessa Friedman Is ...

No shirt, no shoes, no in-flight service. It might not seem like it given the bounty of barefoot flyers over the years, but flying sans socks is prohibited on certain airlines. That’s right, “baring” ...

Shoes off, dogs out — barefoot walking might just be the natural remedy you’ve been missing. While most of us are used to ditching our shoes at the beach, experts say there are unexpected health ...

Grounding (or earthing)—essentially, the practice of making physical contact with the Earth’s surface, also known as walking barefoot—has been a thing among true wellness heads for a minute now.

When you walk in the door and kick off your shoes, does it actually hurt the health of your feet to walk around barefoot on hard floors? It’s not the most comfortable feeling, but doctors say there ...

Love them or hate them, barefoot shoes are polarizing. But they are becoming big business, both for fashion (a subject in which I am, admittedly, not an expert) and for health and wellness. This is a ...