The length is right, but I should’ve sized up. My feet have to match that, and they have to balance that, or I’d simply topple over. I steady myself, I am certainly top heavy. I’m not critical of them, I’m just saying that I grasp the earth. It’s generally, universally three fingers width. What they can’t control is that Auntie Ku-Ku has a wide foot. K.V.: Well, just to back up: There are two things that Oofos cannot control and that Oofos can. Are they your indoor house slippers too, Ku? Or do you use them out? I don’t know if you’re supposed to be using them as house slippers, but they are my indoor house slippers. Ku’s going to talk about this, I’m sure: Once you get over the stunning visuals of what these slides look like, I love these slides. It’s supposed to be easier on the joints because of that. It takes a few days, and once you get used to that motion, it forces you to put pressure on different points of your foot than a flat slide, which is, I guess, the technology of it.
Why would anyone want to walk like this? It feels like you’re on a light cruise. The toe goes up, so it’s almost like there’s a rocking motion to the slipper, and at first, I was like, This is so weird. Why does it feel like this? They’re bell-shaped. When you put them on, I think you and I were both like, Whoa, wait. I ask that question first because I assumed the Oofos were like any sports slides, pool slides, soccer slides, whatever slides I see. S.P.: That’s why I was like, Maybe this is a workout thing that’s been around. Does Gen Z even care? Why would it occur to them? I don’t know if we were in the age range until this very time to know about this stuff. K.V.: I mean, Su: It’s literally called Auntie Approved. : This column is for 50-plus, right? We are in AARP? Because I’ve got senior moments in this, too. I’m not a scientist - surprise, surprise - but that’s also what these slides are supposed to do. This idea that you wear them and it reduces pressure, gives you more energy. And I have been hit so many different ways from these different compression socks. K.V.: Because of Instagram ads, number one. I’m already going to the side a little bit: I have taken to purchasing compression socks. But this category of recovery is new to me. S.P.: Are you kidding? You have the nicest gym-slash-spa that I’ve ever seen. K.V.: I don’t know if I am, but thank you for viewing me in that way. Is that a whole category in sports? Were you aware that there were shoes for post-workout? You’re, like, a sporty person. And even the whole category of quote, unquote, “recovery”: recovery sportswear, recovery slides. Kulap Vilaysack: Well, I wasn’t aware of Oofos.
As our deals writer Leah Muncy put it, they’re “fugly at worst and orthopedic at best.” But are they Auntie Approved? They’ve even earned a spot in the Strategist 100, our greatest-hits collection of the most wonderful things that have ever appeared on our site. These simple-yet-squishy sandals have been purchased by no fewer than three Strategist editors. This month, we asked each of them to wear the recovery slides from Oofos. So we thought there’d be no better duo to provide comprehensive product reviews on some of the buzziest launches and tried-and-true Strategist favorites. On their podcast, Add to Cart, comedian-writer-director Kulap Vilaysack and veteran journalist SuChin Pak talk about the things they think are worth the investment (or not), and they often come at it from very different perspectives. Photo-Illustration: The Strategist Pedro Nekoi Photo: Retailer/Courtesy
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