Function over Fashion?

I don't consider myself a fashionista. I don't follow every trend, but I try and stay on top of what's fashionable. I dress for the occasion, and appropriately. I'm not a SATC girl. I do however, know that some things are not fashionable. Crocs are NEVER fashionable, and, unless your gardening should never be worn out of the home.

I broke down though, and bought some of those 5 toe/barefoot shoes. I'd heard mixed reviews about them...good and bad, but you hear that about everything these days. Eggs are good for you...eggs are bad for you. Who knows what to believe anymore. You have to do what works for you. Anyway...these 5 toe/barefoot shoes always creep me out...honestly. A few factors led to my decision to ignore fashion and go for function. They increase your running stamina, and you can actually run far more efficiently. They are light weight and can easily be packed inside other shoes - which means they are going to be amazing for traveling. I just need to get used to them, which means re-training myself and getting used to going for the distances I'm used to going and as quickly as I am accustomed to. A bit of time to get used to them and I'm right as rain...even though I feel like a right idiot in them...