On the set, he plays a down-on-his-luck schoolteacher who turns to prostitution to make ends meet. Off the set, Thomas Jane wears the Vibram FiveFinger foot-gloves that have become a geek trend.
Jane, who says filming his many sex scenes in HBO’s Hung are “about as exciting as wrapping a dead fish,” joins Google co-founder Sergey Brin, lifestyle hacker Tim Ferriss and even the editor of Wired.com’s Gadget Lab in his admiration for the goofy-looking, ugly, but oh-so-comfortable foot coverings.
As Jane explains, going barefoot engages more of the muscles in your foot and leg, enabling each of your toes to articulate separately and giving you better balance, more ankle strength and possibly a more injury-free gait.
After taking heat for showing up to film premieres and other public affairs in completely bare feet, Jane switched to the Vibrams and hasn’t looked back.
We doubt that the Vibram FiveFingers will stop the gossip rags from commenting on his feet. To all you gossip writers out there, here’s a phrase tailor-made for this story: freaky plastic gorilla feet.
See Also:
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- Vibram FiveFingers KSO and Classic Running Shoes
- Vibram FiveFingers on GeekDad
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