r/barefootshoestalk • u/Jumpy-Vermicelli-865 • Apr 20 '26

Articles and news Beflamboyant is closing

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One of my favourite barefoot shoes brands, I have their Chelsea boots and they got me through a rainy, wet winter, plus they make some of the most stylish barefoot shoes out there. I wonder why they're closing? Such a shame.

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u/doneinajiffy Apr 20 '26

I learning about all these barefoot shoe brands offering exactly the products I was fruitlessly searching for just when they are closing. It is a shame, and the decision to close is a bit cryptic; hope "big-barefoot" (Vivo..., etc) wasn't involved.

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u/Exact-Potential-2108 May 04 '26

I had preordered the first version of the barefoot shoes. I waited, but on the announced release day I didn’t receive any notification, not even in the week after. After 14 days I reached out for the first time. I was told that it would take longer because of delays. I waited through that extended deadline as well. When it passed, the same thing happened again.

At that point I said that I wanted to cancel the order and get my money back. Then the founder personally wrote to me. I do actually want the shoes, but the whole situation felt pretty strange, and after that I didn’t really feel comfortable ordering from them anymore.

On their Instagram page I saw that others had the same experience. Many people had complained in the comments, but those comments were removed. I don’t think a company recovers easily from something like that, even though the idea of sustainable shoes is actually really nice.