I have been at Ann Kalso's shop it is in copenhagen...
these shoes are (oir were?) Danish, not swedish.
(swedes do not use the Ø letter, but norwegians and
danes do put a slash thru the "O". I think Ann
might have been a chiropractor...at the shoe factory,
I remember being blown away by the smell of the
glue being used to produce these shoes...very
dizzying, no doubt for employees working there!
I got a pair for my souvenier of a trip to Denmark.
When i went to san francicso and wore them while
walking up and down the hills there my calf muscles
achilles tendons etc. got really stretched and I was
in pain for a few days!! Some other shoes made in
Denmark now are Danscos...very comfortable, durable.
they are clog-like, ones you can slip on and off.
As for the kid who tip toes...
I have seen toe-walking as a habit of autistic children.
If there is a child who walks that way it may not be
good to try to get them to change...it might be just
how they are wired!!