From five-fingered trainers to the shoeless shoe: what's with all the freaky footwear?

Deliberately strange shoes, once confined to catwalks, have gone mainstream. Designs such as Vibram's glove-like FiveFingers, which separate each toe, and barely-there mesh shoes are becoming fashion favourites. These styles tend to be flat and slightly orthopaedic. Dal Chodha, a writer and lecturer at London's Central Saint Martins, calls the trend "thrilling", saying more people are now having fun with their shoes.