Why do we like flat shoes?

yes true (except that our 3x Sherpa only had their day pack)

As I pointed out before the famous "barefoot runner" Zola Budd did run barefooted on the track however used running shoes on the road races
(so much for the sponsorship idea…)

"I have been advocating minimal shoes…"
me too, as a matter of fact I have a pair of Scarpa full leather boots that will look new for the rest of my life.
No theiy are not that good, I don't use them…

Franco

@Daniel Smith "High heels were popular among men in the Victorian age. I'd actually guess that over all of history men have actually worn high heels more than women."

Yep – portrait of Louis XIV hanging @ the Getty:

Don't forget liesure suits and heels during 80's disc fad/debacle :)