Trainers everywhere?

I love proper shoes on men and women, nicely polished, without scuffs. There is no way I will admit to the number of shoes, boots, sandals and trainers that are in my possession 🤭

I think you can tell a lot about someone by their choice of footwear.

I live in Skechers. Have leather comfort concept Hotter shoes for dressier occasions. When I used to wear court shoes/heels my feet were never comfortable, the backs of my heels always rubbed raw and I had to apply plasters for ages. Am glad those days are behind me.

I have several pairs of trainers but they are only for casual wear. My husband wouldn’t be seen dead in them, always wears polished leather shoes. With great respect to Babs, I don’t like Skechers or Hotter shoes. I am happy to pay (a lot) more for really good shoes and to have fewer pairs.

Did Stephen Fry think he was making some sort of fashion statement ? Very inappropriate for the occasion.

I don’t Even possess ‘proper shoes’ anymore I just took the last of them to a charity shop. I’m not comfortable in them and I’m not risking tripping or falling just for vanity sake. I wear a lot of Skechers and have a pair of pretty flats also Skechers which I wear if I have to dress up in more than my usual clothes for instance my GSs very casual wedding coming up. I have a heel spur which ruled out leather shoes I do have one pair of wedge sandals but again they feel a bit wobbly. In Summer it’s flip flops or white trainers with dresses.
Wear what you are comfortable in I do.

I agree with wearing what you are comfortable in but that doesn’t mean I think they look good.
I personally only wear trainers with summer trousers during the day.
My friend wears Skechers with everything ,she must have dozens of pairs.
If we go out in the evening, rarely now, she wears them in a colour to suit her outfit, she is a very dressy person, rather fancy and lots of proper jewellery, the real stuff , but it will be Skechers on her feet and it looks rather odd , however she says she is comfortable.
For me it is proper shoes or sandals in the summer.

Stephen Fry has had various health issues including prostate cancer.

He needed extensive physio after a fall from the stage at the O2 18 months ago when he broke a leg, his pelvis, and ribs.

His choice of clothes may reflect an ongoing need for comfort.

I’m sure he has enough money to pay for made to measure shoes to accommodate whatever problem he might have.

Regarding Stephen Fry, in my opinion he just doesn’t give a hoot!

Silverbrooks

Stephen Fry has had various health issues including prostate cancer.

He needed extensive physio after a fall from the stage at the O2 18 months ago when he broke a leg, his pelvis, and ribs.

His choice of clothes may reflect an ongoing need for comfort.

I wondered that the reason for wearing trainers might be health related. The Duchess of Kent wore them to a royal wedding, can’t remember which one, and I assumed that was the reason.

Well maybe the big manufacturers could hook up with an innovative designer and create the trainer that “looks” just like a shoe but “feel” like a trainer!

I visit charity shops often and the shelves are adorned with row after row of crippling high heals.
They are most welcome to them, put personally I cannot wear flat shoes either as they cause a different type of pain.
So trainers with “lift”are the way for me. Happy feet 🦶

I remember when I first went to the US early '90, and my thoughts were then 'the whole nation is wearing the same footwear' trainers, they weren't quite as ubiquitous then as they are now here in the UK. I never really liked them, but eventually caved in to wear them beyond the gym, my left leg has some wear and tear around the groin area and I feel I need a shoe with some shock absorber factor come warmer weather I'll be in sliders, I don't like the feeling of my feet being encased, but again I have to shop fairly carefully for those too now it's a drag. I always remember my grandmother and what I considered then 'her little old lady shoes' which no one outside that generation would wear. Not so with trainers, inter generational. Comfort becomes a thing as we age, so I guess that's why Stephen Fry had his Sketchers on.

My husband used to like his smart shoes, and a couple of years ago bought some 'Loakes' which I understand are the business in men's shoes, they remain in the box other than an outing out for one of the granddaughter's wedding, they haven't seen the light of day. Quite uncomfortable he tells me, he prefers well worn deck shoes. One of my sons has to be fairly suited and booted for work, which leads our granddaughter to comment on his 'weird shoes' when he's in work atire, her generation really only know trainers. I do miss the variety of footwear I did wear, and I've still got some of my 'heels' but again they languish in cupboards.

Sketchers for me too or hotter shoes. Stephen Fry may well have sound reasons for wearing trainers when in the presence of the King - and why not !? Don't think King Charles would judge him for that. I see women now in pretty dresses and wearing trainers and IMO that is sensible. I have never worn high heels and now never will! Flat supportive trainers or shoes are the best option for me. Why on earth do women want to wear very high heels - shoes that do not fit an averaged shaped foot and start tottering about! Each to their own ,but most definitely not for me. I have always wanted comfy, safe f footwear .

Just because some of us prefer “proper” shoes doesn’t mean we totter about in high heels or heels of any sort.
I like ballet pumps, low wedges or just flats but they do look good when wearing light clothes.
I probably haven’t worn heels for over 30 years.

Shelflife comfy safe footwear i.e. trainers, I was wearing trainers when I tripped up seven weeks ago, fractured my right foot, and split my left kneecap. I am still not back to my former agility/flexibility.

Proper shoes do not have to be uncomfortable, do not buy them just because you like them. Try many on before settling on comfort and wearability along with style and whether or not you like them.

I am 67, and no way am I ready to ditch my heels for a life of trainers.

My feet are awful and I can't wear 'proper' shoes any more.
Thank heavens for Sketchers/Pavers/Hotter. I choose comfort over style any time, otherwise I would hardly be able to walk at all!
As for Stephen Fry, I imagine his injuries are still having an effect. I'm sure he meant no disrespect to the King. And on the odd chance that the King may have noticed the shoes, I doubt if he would mind.

Another one here who wears trainers a lot of the time. I have both types of trainer (ie the more "going for a walk" casual type and the "smarter/I'm doing this to be fashionable" type).

I have trainers and I have "normal" footwear and basically (like a lot of the rest of my clothing these days) I wear trainers of one type or another pretty much all the time where I live now (ie small rural country town in Wales) and I keep my more "normal" footwear for visits back to my home city in England (where I have to put the type of clothing I wear up a couple of notches). I've worn my smart "English" knee boots here occasionally and it's one way to get "looked at" as I walk down the High Street. In my trainers I don't get a second glance these days.

So - yep....I've got loads of footwear (had to have a specially made long shoerack for it all) - but it's usually trainers these days - with the smarter ones being partly not to "dress like an old woman" (and therefore it's them I wear with the dresses I only occasionally wear - as it's fashionable to do that these days).

As UTBB says "proper" shoes do not have to be heels although a small "lift" is usually recommended by podiatrists.
I fear too many years of trainers (plus age and weight) have allowed my feet to spread and I have spent a lot of time and money trying to find the right shoes, often falling back, mot literally, on trainers.
Question is, should I opt for "statement" white (needs to be box fresh) or silver/pewter or mayb red or try o get by with more discreet trainers!
As we age our feet also suffer from fat and collagen loss on our soles - must be the only body part where I have lost any fat! But because of this thicker or cushioned soles become preferable.
I wish I was a shoe designer!

I do not possess trainers, and never have since I threw away my gym shoes on leaving school. Leather for me.

Not a trainer wearer really, although I’ve a pair of silver leather lace-ups for holidays. I did buy a pair of trainers years ago, but I felt as if I was wearing boats!
I’m happier in colder weather in my Barbour boots and wellies.

I don’t possess any trainers.
My best footwear buy in ages was last autumn from the shop I’m usually very wary of because of the old-granny image. (Hotter, in case you didn’t guess.).

However my ankle boots (Murmur) IMO don’t look grannyish at all, and they’re positively the most comfortable ever. I live in jeggings during the cold months, and they go perfectly.

Unless it’s an occasion for my ‘smart’ boots, I wear them out of doors all the time - shopping, walks, everything.

Unfortunately my feet have spread and I struggle to find shoes and boots that are comfortable. I cannot wear heels due to arthritis in my feet. I like Gabor wide fit but on the whole have given in and wear Skechers majority of the time and Clark’s Brinkley sandels in the summer. It is miserable to not be comfortable.

I think you’re right RosieandherMaw, wearing trainers all the time does affect your feet and make them spread. I’ve got wide feet, and a bunion on one, which makes buying comfortable shoes hard, but although I find trainers comfortable I don’t wear them much, for that reason, they aren’t supportive enough. I prefer loafers, boots, or sandals, and I pay more for them as I want to be supportive and comfortable - so I’ve got less than I used to have, but they all work hard for me.

I've never had a pair of trainers.. I wear ankle boots (Fly, Camper etc) in the winter and sandals in the summer..

Fitflops for dancing through the day and Arche for when I am out and about and need to swing an elegant leg on the bar stool.