Customer Reviews Vivobarefoot Soul Of Africa Ra

I have now ordered two of these and am very disappointed. The first pair was marked 8.5, which is what my foot is measured, but had over an inch in front of my toes...so I ordered a 7.5, and they again were marked 7.5, but if they were not 11's. Three inches of toe box in front of my toes. Zappos as always is awesome, but VivoBarefoot needs to do something about their Quality Control.

Was not the color shown when purchased. Which actually worked out for the better. Very comfortable, minimalist dress shoe. I ordered the smaller size as they don't do 1/2 sizes. Fit was perfect.

I love the style of these - they're basically the shoe of the kind I was looking for (tan leather, no heel, laced). Only downside for me was that my heel started hurting a little bit after extended use (walking on sidewalks with such a thin layer between my feet and the ground) and there's no arch support. I put in comforting inserts, and they're 100% perfect. My big issue now is that Zappos does not have any more in stock, and no other site seems to, either. Zappos, please get more in stock! I'd like to buy another pair.

Love these - wear them to work with slacks - the SOA Gobi's fit my feet slightly better, but I kept these thinking they could be worn with shorts, vs. the Gobi's which can't. My sizing: SOA Ra - 44 Ra - 44 SOA Gobi - 43 Gobi - 43 is tight, trying 44 next.

Great shoe. Super comfy and no break-in! I wear them to the office in a suit, or out and about with my jeans.

Super comfortable. Dressy enough for work - match many pants. Can walk in these for hours. Very simple design - but who said complexity was necessarily better?? In this case, less is more! Highly recommend to anyone. These run large, though. I usually wear a US size 10.5 and these in a 43 (US 9.5) fit just right. That's a full size smaller.

This shoe is perfect for me! I started wearing the Dharma Barefoot about 4 years ago. Now it is agony wearing any other shoe. I wanted to try a different style, and this is a great looking semi-dress shoe. A little pricey, but the Dharma's last me 2 years worn every day rain or shine.

These are very nice looking shoes and have now replaced my more traditional shoes for those occasions when I want to be a bit more dressy. I also have the VivoBarefoot Saddle for everyday wear and I would say these are even lighter and more flexible, and as a result even more comfortable.

Comfortable in every way. Literally no break in period. I ordered a size 9m. I typically wear 9.5 mens US. Perfect fit. I really wanted a shoe that looked good, felt great, and perform when I need it. It has the perfect combination of a wide toe box, its leather, and supports a great cause. I can slip in and out when I need to. One small discrepancy which turned out better than I expected. They came in a lot lighter than the picture shown. Like timberland boots type light. If they mention that the color can vary depending on the natural leather you receive, then I would give it five stars. It does so when you receive the shoe after the fact. Get these if you want that minimalist leather shoe for half the price of other competitors.

The shoes are very nice (I bought the Leather Tan), however they do not look exactly like in the pictures - the leather is darker and not shiny (it is ok), and the soles are much darker (that is actually good).

I ordered these and another pair of vibrobarefoot ras to compare the colors, but the sizes felt different. The Soul of Africa Ra felt smaller, narrower. I didn't notice in the picture, but the leather is textured in a way I wasn't crazy about.