Yes I had both the leather and wooden ones and lived in them in the 70’s & 80’s. Now I try to wear shoes that do not irritate where my bunions were and screws in the bone and ordinary flipflops are not comfortable anymore as the rubber straps hurt. The kiné said crocs-style clogs with the holes in were very bad as they make your feet sweat and provide no support
Grounding, seems to have some health benefits.
Makes good sense.
thankfully, most of the broken bones in my feet have mended successfully, even so, I wear for comfort not style these days … and the fashion for trainers et al means I never look out of place (hopefully)
I had a neighbor in the US who pulled out all of her carpeting and had hardwood floors installed. She loved them, and usually walked around the house barefoot. After she developed plantar fasciitis, it wasn’t very enjoyable anymore.
You could attach one of these to an ankle:
Very popular for removing static electricity from your Ford Cortina back in the day. 
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On my first day in art school (Sept 1971) newbies’ footwear fell into three very distinct categories, cherry red DMs, platform soled boots and au naturel. The studios had C19th plank floors with splinters, the occasional raised nail head and plenty of drawing pins (thumbtacks) scattered around. The next morning, no one came bare foot…
Thats a lack of maintenance 
it wouldnt make any difference to the earth grounding being indoors
Useful for temples and other visits where no shoes is ruled
I used many like these while in Asia. Easy to slip on with a bent leg while standing. Kept used pair in a ziplock bag afterwards. Later, easily washed and dried ready for next time. 
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Better than the blue plastic over shoes we had to wear on almost finished buildings, about 100m and they used to tear through so let alone the plastic waste they seldom did their job either.
The ones they give you in hospital here are like pixie’s socks, pointed at both ends. Honestly you end up looking like a right berk with all the theatre stuff on and hope that you don’t have to vacate in an emergency.
I always thought those straps were to stop the Ford Cortina rear end “hopping” round corners.
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Work trousers, a Gedimat T-shirt and fleece.
a slightly grubby fleece whose original colour is not immediately apparent…
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I used to wear a red fleece but at Brico Depot people get asking me for advice
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If it gets that bad I will go over to Pagot Savoie.
When photographing weddings, I used to get asked to fetch people drinks if I wore a black shirt. 
Why they thought a waiter would be wandering around with two professional cameras I’m not sure.
Anyway I wore a dark purple or dark blue instead.
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Preferable to if you had any addresses of Jews, Communists, or illegal immigrants.
In preference to Deep Purple?
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I’m not a Highway Star or a Speed King.
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Did you ever photograph a woman from Tokyo?
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Probably!
But I can’t tell you when and where. She was a Strange Kind of Woman, and Lazy.
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