I have haix, but have to get their boots in extra wide since they run more narrow.
I love their sneaker style composite toe though. Huge toe box that never feels tight.
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Altra makes feet shaped shoes, which means they're great for people with wider toe boxes. L.L. Bean leather boots are pretty great for wide feet. Asolo's Drifter is also good after a little break in period.
It's interesting, I have very wide and flat feet, but support shoes makes my foot slimmer and shorter to the point my Brooks Adrenaline GTS are a full size down from my Vans and at least half a size down from most regular shoes.
After trying Barefoot style shoes (which usually have much wider than normal toeboxes) I can never go back.
Vivobarefoot shoes are expensive, but pretty high quality and have a great toebox.
Freet are more affordable and often made of recycled material, but some of their designs can be slightly odd looking. They hold up well though, very nice quality from the reviews I've seen. They're made in the UK, I believe.
Splay shoes offer what is essentially wide toebox vans.
There's tons more though. I'd recommend Anya's Reviews to narrow down what suits you best, she's pretty legit in her info from what I've seen.
This. Barefoot shoes and never look back.
Lems are great wide-toed shoes, and they're about half the price of the Vivos I had. They're comfy, plus also great for orthotics.
True, forgot about them! Only issue with Lems (or at least their boots) is their construction doesn't lend itself super well to resole-ing (though neither do Vivo's, really), though I have heard of cobblers doing it by grinding down the existing sole and gluing on a replacement.
The Jim Green Barefoot African Ranger is constructed like a traditional boot, so is easily resoled by any cobbler, but I had to send mine back since they weren't wide enough for me (they seem to be on the more narrow end of 'barefoot' style boots).
But for how affordable lems are, they're a solid choice and have way more cushion than vivos.
I would love to see more repairable barefoot shoes. I’ve been in a pair of vapor gloves for about three years, they are getting close to wearing through under the forefoot but no way to repair them that I have found.
I wear size 14US double wide. I usually wear brown boots , but last time I bought shoes, New Balance had some fun sneaker colors.
New Balance do wide fit, but they're expensive to buy from their website and hard to find elsewhere. I usually keep an eye on Amazon and pick up a pair whenever they're cheap
They're great wide fit shoes too. Most other shoemakers make the whole shoe wide, whereas New Balance still keeps a pretty tight heel cup, but has a nice roomy toe box.
I love the pair of Flux shoes I got about 6 months ago. Zero pain of Morton’s neuroma
I don’t have wide feet but I love the brand Camper. A lot of their shoes have a wide style toe - I’ve been told they can look like clown shoes but I don’t care. It’s a good brand with quality shoes that make unique styles IMO