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I guess they want to get rid off from all of their old customers, since these obviously do not fit to even close to similar feet.

The difference is big. In these boots: Men's: 0,95cm in size 40 and 1,3cm in size 47. Women's: 0,4cm in size 36 and 0,8cm in size 43 (I am once again tired, please let me know if count wrong). Also at least this model seems to now lack size 35. Sandals and slippers have different size chart, but they're too way more narrow now.

Here is link to their contact page and social media in case you want to tell your opinion of this to them:

https://www.aylla.cz/en/contact/

https://www.facebook.com/ayllashoes/

https://www.instagram.com/aylla_barefoot/

https://www.youtube.com/@Ayllashoes

Older models are in sale in the brand's website, get yours as long as you can.

You can also find Aylla from several retailers. I link few but please note I am not familiar with them. Pay attention that you buy older models, these have new shoes as well.

https://www.barefoothedvika.sk/en/c/aylla

https://www.bebarefoot.eu/aylla-shoes/

https://www.barefootandmore.nl/brands/aylla/

https://www.iedereenloopt.be/en/collections/aylla

https://optistashop.com/varumarke/aylla/

Yeah I am pissed off. And I don't even have any of their shoes. I hate so much when I see brands ruining their shoes by making them narrow. Sure, some people have narrow feet. But they already have huge amount of options. And I know it's pain in the ass to find shoes that fit. So I would hope brand would keep their fit and if they want to make something else, add second option but not stop making the old ones.

This is going to be quite long. If you simply want to see pros and cons, scroll down. Or take a look on bold writing and read the parts that you're interested of. There are more photos in the comments.

I have used these few times now. These seem to be sensitive city shoes.

I have mentioned that I ordered these boots. Well, these are not the same boots. I bought these from retailer to make sure I end up with these no matter what happens to Luks (they are struggling, I get back to that later). Most likely my boots will arrive in the summer. Not the smartest financial choice, I know.

About sizing and shape:

By my measurements my right (longer) foot is 23,95cm and 9,35cm. My feet is highish volume. I got these in size 39 regular with 4mm sole. Most often I wear 40.

These are first minimalistic shoe that fits to me in this small size. These are soft shoes so these need bit less extra room top of the longest toe than most of the shoes (my idea of fit of the shoes). I even tested 38 but that was too short. Luks sizes are 35-46. I have no idea is same true for other sizes. I would still be bit suspicious if you wear usually 35. And if you wear usually 47, I would check if these fit. Luks has printouts and great customer service. They also make customs. I cut insoles for these. I putted paper top of the printout paper and drew the shape and cut the paper. Then I tried to put that into the shoe like insole. It didn't quite fit, so I made it bit smaller. After cutting insoles based on my paper I noticed my cutting is slightly too short and shape is bit off. Still, I would say heel is bit more narrow than printout. If you want to compare, Saltic printout is way off. In my opinion Luks is close enough, Saltic is not. In general I don't recommend to take printouts like they were absolutely correct. Also note that you might not stand in the shoe in same place than you stand on the printout.

These fit me well from forefoot and toebox. I would need bit more width for midfoot. Heel fits me well which is rare. Most of the other shoes have kinda like half ball room for heel. I do not have prominent heel that could fill that. Volume is good without insoles. I could wear these with insoles but they feel top of my big toe when walking. I do not like that. I asked the ones I ordered from Luks to have slightly more volume. I have also ordered winter boots from them. I took winter boots as 40 wide and also asked to add more volume.

How these feel:

I have seen people calling Luks as "butter soft". I absolutely agree.

Flexibility is great and groundfeel is very good (see my post especially about their flexibility). I forefoot with these without trying. I also notice that I walk differently on asphalt, on dirt road and in the woods (yes I know, these are still city shoes in my opinion). Both are something I don't do without trying with other shoes. But it might be me thing. I used to walk all summers partially barefoot (actually, not wearing footwear) until 16. Last summer, about other 16 years later, I started again. I have wore minimalistic shoes about 3,5 years now and I am still learning how to walk. I am in general very slow with learning.

My small and ignorant experience of the materials:

I was expecting the soles to collect rocks like crazy. They're not bad. Maybe them being flexible makes rocks to fall? Because rocks get between lugs but they also get lost from there.

No matter do I concentrate to walking (or running) or not, I kick myself and the ground. Not all the time, no. My steps just tend to differ from each others and I don't have very good knowledge about what my body does. And as you can see from the photos, these don't seem to be able to handle me. I will see after more use how big problem this is. I am probably going to ask from my local cobbler could some protection be added. It won't look so great. But these shoes feel very great and I want to be able to use these in daily life. For now on I have basically always wore out soles first. These are resoleable (my listing of resoleable shoes). It would be quite ironic to wear the upper out first from these..

No matter do I walk or run, on what surface or how, I always get debris to my shoes. Unless I am wearing gaiters. And I am not going to wear these with gaiters. Some of the debris kinda sticks to the leather lining. My Saltic Outdooor with fabric lining is way easier to clean. My Wildling with fabric leaning is differently difficult, with them the fabric folds and debris hides in those folds.

These came without metal eyelets. My local cobbler added eyelets. I got also different, softer laces. Depending of the prices in your country, if you get shoes/boots from Luks without eyelets but you would want eyelets, it might be cheaper to ask Luks to add them.

About colors:

You can get these as black, light brown, darker brown, brown with marbling, green, blue, red, yellow and orange (link). Or it's not exactly the same, it's newer version with eyelets and supposedly more durable sole. Sole options are 4mm, 8mm and 10mm. Luks has also shoes with 6mm sole so if you want that, email them and ask.

About the brand and retailers:

Luks is family company from the Czech Republic. Like really, by my understanding all is done by the family. They say they use local materials. This is company I am happy to support.

Luks is struggling. But after messaging with them and reading their Instagram/Facebook posts I genuinely believe they try to find a way to keep their business running. Of course it's up to you is now best or worst time purchase from them. If you don't want to risk it, take a look on your local retailer. Some examples of retailers who have some Luks shoes: Optistashop in Sweden. MyBarefootCloset in Canada have few shoes in few sizes (and they say that if they don't have what you need, they can help). Natural Movement has brick and mortar store in Finland and delivers to several countries (see photos in the comments). Happy Little Soles in UK used to have Luks but all is sold out. If you're in UK, I would ask them if they can restock Luks. In general if your local retailer doesn't have what you need, ask them. Many of them are small companies that listen to their customers wishes. Please note that I am not familiar of those retailers, do your own research. Also note that Luks used to have bit longer and lower volume last. Retailers might still have shoes with that older last.

Comparison to Saltic and about some other reviews of mine:

I find myself comparing these to my Saltic a lot. I guess both are brands that I truly like and believe to use for a long if possible. Both have heel that fits to me. My Saltic fits me better when it comes to shape due to more room for midfoot. But I like volume of Luks better. Even I wear my Saltic with insole and Luks without. Luks has slightly more volume and softness makes them more forgiving. I also like to use Luks without insole, it's just not so good for the shoe. But since Saltic is way less flexible and something in the sole is quite hard, I like to have insole there. I like the sound of Luks when walking on the hallway of my apartment building. It's not so nice than sound of my bare feet, but way better than sound of Saltic that sounds quite like average shoes. I need the slightly ruggedness of Saltic. My Saltic doesn't mind me kicking. And I can take short cut through the woods without thinking of my shoes. I guess now I see what is the point of the shoes that are not truly outdoor but not truly city shoes either.

First impressions / reviews of Saltic Outdoor High:

https://www.reddit.com/r/barefootshoestalk/comments/1pxyi6r/saltic_outdoor_high_first_impression/

https://www.reddit.com/r/barefootshoestalk/comments/1s07k09/saltic_outdoor_high_winter_other_notes/

Voxx merino socks (socks in the photos):

https://www.reddit.com/r/barefootshoestalk/comments/1qthkcq/peerkovoxx_merino_wool_socks_short_time_review/

Pros and cons:

+ super flexible

+ good groundfeel

+ resoleable

+ made in EU

+ made by family company

+ hand made

+ made from local materials

+ two widths

+ "normal" colors and colorful options

+ highish volume

+ elegant look

- very sensitive

edit. Please tell your country.

Anya has a great listing, but that doesn't include all. So please tell what is missing. Both internet shops and brick and mortar shops. Can be store selling minimalistic shoes exclusively or can be for example outdoor/sport or supermarket selling also some minimalistic shoes. Anything that sells minimalistic/foot shaped shoes in your country goes.

Anya's listing: https://anyasreviews.com/barefoot-shoe-brands-by-region/

I copy retaliers from her list to here, she has links in her site and also internet stores of brands (and there are those for more areas). I leave out brand websites from here because in my opinion those are easier to find, just google the brand name and see if they deliver to your country. But you can't google retailer's name you don't know.

USA:

Retailers

Here are US based retailers that stock many different barefoot shoe brands.

• Allways Barefoot
• Amazon* – Saguaro, Vibram, Whitin, Xero Shoes, Vivobarefoot
• Anya’s Shop*
• Correct Toes
• Legend Footwear – Not all brands are barefoot, Vivobarefoot only
• PedTerra* – ANYASREVIEWS 10% off first order
• Tip Top Shoes – Lems, Vivobarefoot, Altra, No(N)s, Vibram FiveFingers
• Born To Splay

Brick & Mortar Stores

And here are the places you can shop in person.

• Allways Barefoot (Austin, TX)
• Born to Splay (2919 N. 67th Place, Scottsdale, AZ 85251)
• Foot Rx (North Carolina)
• Happy Hiker (Albuquerque, NM)
• Northwest Foot & Ankle (Portland, OR)
• Pie Footwear (Portland, OR)
• Softstar Shoes (Philomath, OR)
• Stride Lab (Boulder, CO)
• Tip Top Shoes – (New York, NY) – Lems, Vivobarefoot, Altra, No(N)s, Vibram FiveFingers
• Two Rivers Treads (Ranson, WV)
• Unshoes (Cedar City, UT – By Appointment Only)
• Xero Shoes (Denver, CO)
• Select REI stores carry Lems Shoes & Xero Shoes

Canada:

Retailers

Below are the Canadian based retailers of various barefoot shoe brands and gear.

• Amazon CA – Merrell Glove, Vivobarefoot, Xero Shoes, Whitin
• Cool East Market*
• Distance Runwear
• Dismount Bike Shop (Bedrock Sandals retailer)
• Escape Sports
• Froddo Canada
• Health Essentials
• Healthy Movement
• LittleFoot Shoe Co.
• MEC* – Not all brands are barefoot, but they do carry Vibram & Altra
• Sole Freedom – 10OFFANYA for 10% off first purchase
• Sole with Soul (Aylla Retailer)
• Ten Toe’n – Not all brands are barefoot
• The Grounded Step
• TruStride Co

Brick & Mortar Stores

And here are the places you can shop in person.

• Cool East Market (Toronto, ON)
• Distance Runwear (Vancouver & North Vancouver, BC)
• Escape Sports (Saskatoon, SK)
• Health Essentials (Victoria, BC)
• LittleFoot Shoe Co. (Salmon Arm, BC)
• Sole Freedom (Gloucester, ON) – By appointment
• TruStride Co (Waterloo, ON)
• Vivobarefoot (Vancouver, BC)

UK:

Retailers

You can find many different brands at these UK based retailers.

• Amazon UK – Vivobarefoot, Xero Shoes, Merrell Glove, Vibram, Saguaro
• Barefoot Junkie*
• Barefoot Shop* – ANYASREVIEWS for 10% off
• Bubbly Toes*
• Footworks
• FreeFlex Shoes*
• Happy Little Soles
• Legend Footwear – Not all brands are barefoot, Vivobarefoot only

Brick & Mortar Stores

Here are the physical shops you can visit in person in the UK.

• Conker Shoes (Totnes)
• Green Shoes (Moretonhampstead)
• Mastershoe (Trowbridge, Wiltshire) – Oak & Hyde stockist
• Ruth Emily Davey (Machynlleth – by appointment)
• Vivobarefoot (London)

Europe:

Retailers

Here you’ll find retailers located in Europe.

• Barefoot and More
• Barefoot Lab
• Barefoot Point
• Barefoot Shack
• Barefootia
• Basa Pėda Barefoot
• Beni Kids Store
• Budabarefoot
• Eichenhain – ANYASREVIEWS for 5% off
• Footshape Studio
• Free Foot
• Freizehn
• Functional Footwear
• Happy Toes – Retailer of Correct Toes
• Iedereen Loopt
• Minimal Step
• Mugavik Barefoot – ANYASREVIEWS for 5% off
• Naboso
• Natural Movement
• Naturfuss Shop
• Polpetto Shoes
• Promenix
• Reyoli
• Schritt Fuer Schritt
• Sepuke
• Shuz for Barefoot Lovers
• Tupsunupsu
• ZAMI*

Brick & Mortar Stores

You can shop in person at these physical shops in Europe.

• Barefoot and More (Arnhem, Netherlands)
• Barefoot Lab (Athens, Greece)
• Basa Pėda Barefoot (Kaunas, Lithuania)
• Beni Kid Store (Porto, Portugal)
• Budabarefoot (Hungary)
• Barefoot Point (Hungary)
• Barefoot in Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
• Free Foot (Sweden: Stockholm, Malmö, Gothenburg)
• Functional Footwear (Copenhagen, Denmark)
• Iedereen Loopt (Brugge, Belgium)
• Jancarik (Prague, & Slavičín)
• Natural Movement (Finland)
• Mærkbare (Copenhagen, Denmark)
• Minimal Step (Warsaw, Poland)
• Mugavik Barefoot (Tallinn, & Tartu)
• Naboso (Prague Poděbradská, Prague Dejvice, Brno, Zlín, & Beroun)
• Naturfuss Shop (Bobingen, Germany)
• Pedipower (Zürich)
• Polpetto Shoes (Sevilla, Spain)
• Promenix (Stockholm, Sweden)
• Reyoli (Switzerland Stores: Bern, Zürich, & Luzern)
• Schritt Fuer Schritt (Munich, Germany)
• Shapen (Eurovea: Bratislava, Slovakia)
• Shuz for Barefoot Lovers (Lisbon, Portugal)
• Trek Barefoot (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
• Vivobarefoot Concept Store (Copenhagen, Denmark)
• Wildling (Showrooms in Berlin and Cologne, Warehouse Store in Engelskirchen)

Australia/NZ:

Retailers

• Adventureco
• Barefoot Inc.
• Barefoot Kiwi
• Barefoot Shoes Australia
• BPrimal
• Minimalist Shoes AU
• Natural Foot Health
• OzBarefoot*
• Roam Barefoot
• Sole Mechanics
• Wildfire Sports – Vivobarefoot, Xero, Vibram Fivefingers, Altra

Brick & Mortar

• bPrimal (Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane)
• Simple Soles (Perth)
• Sole Mechanics (Hampton, Victoria)

Asia:

Retailers

• Amazon Singapore – Vivobarefoot, Vibram
• Barefoot Asia
• Barefoot Kazakhstan
• Stride Lab*

Brick & Mortar Stores

• Barefoot Kazakhstan (Almaty & Astana)
• Kingdom of Wow Slippers (Krong Siem Reap, Cambodia)

Middle East:

Retailers

• GoBarefoot (Dubai Retailer)
• Amazon Dubai – Vivobarefoot, xero shoes, merrell glove
• Barefoot Life (Israeli Retailer)
• Barefoot and Free
• BFC Shoes

Brick & Mortar Stores

• BFC Shoes (Limassol, Cyprus)

I am also going to compare these to Leguano, Feelmax, Ahinsa and Saltic.

Flexibility of Luks is
better shown in these videos than in my photos (I have nothing to do with any
of these videos):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yMffN-Onic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNWu5AnmmRY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTwp3BEpJnw (2.54-3.03 and 5.05-5.34 and 6.50-7.40 if you're
interested only about flexibility)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAAPx08Oxhw (2.38-2.48 if you're interested only about
flexibility)

Yes Luks is struggling.
But after messaging with them and reading their Instagram/Facebook posts I
genuinely believe they try to find a way to keep their business running. Of
course it's up to you is now best or worst time purchase from them. If you don't
want to risk it, take a look on your local retailer. If they don't have Luks, Natural Movement delivers to several countries (see photos in the comments). It will
be more expensive than ordering from Luks (Luks has sale. -15% code: LUKS15. I found code from their social media posts.).
But it will be faster and in current situation also safer choice. Unfortunately
Natural Movement only has regular width.

And yes I am partially
talking about Luks because of their situation. Don't get me wrong: I would talk
about them anyway. But I consider it as more urgent now. I really hope they can
keep continue because I love how these boots feel. I am not working with them
or anything, I am simply telling my opinions to them as a customer wanting to
be able to be customer in the future too.

I have mentioned that I
ordered these boots. Well, these are not the same boots. I bought these from
retailer to make sure I end up with these no matter what happens to Luks. Most
likely my boots arrive in the summer. Not the smartest financial choice but you
know, they say you shouldn't wear same shoes every day anyway.

Wildling and Luks are bit
different; Luks is purely city shoe while Wildling, while not being outdoor
shoe, is more like dog walking shoe in a nice weather.

I am going to compare
several shoes. Leguano is the only one of these I have owned other shoes as
well (my review of Beat and Husky). All these Leguanos have same sole and about
same amount of flexibility. But with others, please keep in mind brands might
have different shoes and I it's possible I would rank different shoes
differently.

These shoes are not very
similar compared to each others. Some of these have shaft, some don't. Shaft
restricts feet and makes boots feel bit less flexible than what they would be
as shoes. Material affects. And the more lining, the less flexibility.

Luks Milagro size 39
regular width: For me this is summer boot with tiny shaft. Leather boot with
leather lining. 4mm sole.

Wildling size 40: I don't
know the model, I bought these second hand. Autumn/spring boot with short
shaft. Fabric boot with membrane. Gap sole.

Leguano Go size 40:
Sneaker with tiny shaft. Fabric, no lining. LIFOLIT® sole.

Feelmax Vasko 3 size 41:
Winter running shoe. Fabric, bit thicker lining. 2,5-4.0mm NatuRun Sierra™ sole.

Ahinsa Chitra
Trek&Trail size 40 standard width: Trail running shoe. Fabric with some
plastic parts and fabric lining. Vibram Overland sole.

Saltic Outdoor High size
40: Autumn/spring boot with tiny shaft. Suede boot with membrane and fabric
lining. 3.7 mm ExtasyFix® sole.

Both of my rankings are
only based on how they feel when using them (so photos of rolling are more like
proving my point to you).

By flexibility:

1. Wildling / Luks /
Leguano

2. Ahinsa

3. Feelmax

4. Saltic

By ground feel:

1. Wildling / Feelmax

2. Luks

3. Leguano

4. Ahinsa

5. Saltic

Saltic is the most
different of these. But one reason I bought it was that it was the most
flexible of those I tested for this use (unfortunately I don't remember what
those other boots were). So even it has the least flexibility and ground feel
of these, it's still way better than most of the other minimalistic shoes I
have tested.

If you're interest, here
are my first impressions/reviews of some of these:

https://www.reddit.com/r/barefootshoestalk/comments/1segp2j/ahinsa_chitra_trektrail_first_impression/

https://www.reddit.com/r/barefootshoestalk/comments/1qnq2i2/feelmax_vasko_3_first_impression/

https://www.reddit.com/r/barefootshoestalk/comments/1pxyi6r/saltic_outdoor_high_first_impression/

https://www.reddit.com/r/barefootshoestalk/comments/1s07k09/saltic_outdoor_high_winter_other_notes/

edit. I would say that flexibility affects to ground feel. For example Leguano doesn't have super thin sole if we count the bubbles (can't really call them lugs, can't I) but since it's very flexible, my feet can wrap around things. But of course when I put Leguano to one foot and for example Luks to other, I can feel the difference.

I would say Saltic has thinner sole than Leguano. But still ground feel of Leguano is better. While Saltic sole the part that touches the ground is soft and grippy, it is also quite rigid/hard from somewhere else. In my opinion ground feel of Saltic is way less than what you would expect from sole this thin.