Barefoot chic! Why celebrities are going shoeless

If podiatrists weren’t already concerned about the return of unsupportive ballet pumps and ultra-flat Adidas Gazelle trainers, something far more extreme is afoot — quite literally. Gen Z have started abandoning their shoes. Brace yourself for the barefoot influencers!

I know what you’re thinking — it must be a fashion fad. Why else walk dirty city streets sans socks and shoes? But this time it’s not a style choice. Instead, youngsters have started embracing the woo-woo practice of “grounding”, baring their toes and freeing their feet in an attempt to make a direct connection with nature in a digital age.

We’ve seen it all before, of course. Hippies developed this alternative trend at the height of bohemianism in the Sixties and Seventies. Millennials are less