In 1935, the deaths of six of Bramani's mountaineering friends in the Italian Alps was partly blamed on inadequate footwear. The tragedy drove Vitale Bramani to develop a new climbing sole. Two years later, he patented his invention and launched the first rubber soles on the market with a tread design called the 'Carrarmato', with the financial backing of Leopoldo Pirelli of Pirelli Tires. The sole was designed to provide excellent traction on the widest range of surfaces, have a high degree of abrasion resistance and was made using the latest vulcanized rubberof the time.In 1954, the first ever successful summit of K2 was made by an Italian expedition wearing Vibram rubber on their soles.

Vibram soles are manufactured in Brazil, China, Italy and the USA, and are used by more than 1,000 footwear manufacturers in their footwear products.Vibram soling products are manufactured under exclusive license by Quabaug Corporation.Vibram produces numerous models of soles specifically designed for fashion, military, rescue, law enforcement or industrial use.

FiveFingers shoes is the begnning of a revolution.When fivefingers vibram shoes was firstly revealed to the world, the world was insanity for it.Vibram also produces soles for the sole purpose of footwear resoling.Vibram are minimal shoes for the barefoot people. It is an innovative approach. Five Fingers make you feel much freer due to the flexibility and light weight.

New shoe manufacturers have been started with the sole purpose of designing, producing, and selling minimalist inspired shoes that focus on giving wearers the benefits of going barefoot while at the same time giving wearers the protection they need in an urban environment.