Trainers everywhere?

I have never worn trainers
I remember tennis shoes and plimsolls at school. They always made the soles of my feet sting. So never graduated to trainers. I have just one pair of ‘occasion’ shoes, then it’s Birkenstocks, DMs or Josef Seibel shoes and sandals. I don’t mind trainers on others, but rather dislike the ones with a white edging .

I have a few pairs of leather Eccos, both slip-ons and lace-ups, which I like to wear in more formal situations, but happily wear trainers most of the time.
What I've noticed in the past couple of years is that more and more shoes have pale suede stripes around the edges. These look lovely on the brand new shoes in the shops, but very scruffy on the shoes of friends who've been wearing them for a short while.
I suspect the plan is that we'll be embarrassed into buying more new shoes before we need to because they so quickly become dirty and shabby.

I’ve been to a couple of weddings gs where the brides and bridesmaids all wore colour-coordinated Converse!

I live in boots all winter, good wellies or Uggs, and trainers or occasionally Birkenstock sandals in summer. Skechers are great for everyday wear, though they’re not the best for running or hiking.

I don’t really like polished shoes on men unless with a suit and tie, I prefer something like desert or rigger boots!

My medical inner soles do not fit into ordinary shoes so I wear trainers, all through the year, whether minus 10c or 30c+, unless I am going to a special occasion when I change before being seen.

kittylester

I wear Moshulu trainers a lot with an occasional M&S or white stuff for a more fashionable look.

Can anyone tell me if Skechers are as good as Moshulu?

I have never worn moshulu but have worn Skechers for years, the slip on range or bungee laces range are amazing and the slip ons I wear right now have plenty of support.
You would need to try a pair in a shop to decide I think.

My Dh has developed swelling in his feet and the only shoes that fit him currently are trainers. He has two pairs of handmade boots, one of which was made in 1968 and has been repeatedly resoled. He was upset last week because we had a funeral to attend but his boots didn’t fit and the only footwear that could accommodate his feet were trainers. I told him no one would be looking at his feet and as far as I know, no one commented.

I wear Moshulu trainers a lot with an occasional M&S or white stuff for a more fashionable look.

Can anyone tell me if Skechers are as good as Moshulu?

pascal30

Boz

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.

I love their ballerina shoes.. so simple and stylish

They have a beautiful range of colours. Just bought a pair of loafers in a wonderful dark purple; colourful feet are so uplifting.

Boz

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.

I love their ballerina shoes.. so simple and stylish

I bet the King was wishing he could slip into some comfy old Skechers. I seem to remember Dame Maggie Smith favouring them as well.

Safety and comfort rules the day when it comes to ancient feet. 😂

I didn’t know that Fry wore trainers when meeting the King, nor do I care, am pretty sure the King didn’t care either.
But am not into slapping anyone’s wrist. If somebody thinks a thread is frivolous they don’t need to engage.

Is it absolutely necessary or merely irresistible to cut someone down to size?
If this thread about Stephen Fry’s excellent work for MIND, I would have written on precisely that.
However as it is under “Style” etc and about trainers I see no need to have my wrist slapped for what you clearly consider a frivolous post.

My feet have spread from years of either flip flops or barefoot every summer.
Stephen and the King had a good old chat and a chuckle whatever the footwear. I was rather more interested in the work Stephen does for MIND than his attire.

I've just spent nearly £100 on some wedge shaped FitFlops for the summer and that was with a discount they were offering. More than I wanted to spend really. Googling some alternatives, it seems there are some little known companies offering cheaper alternatives, a couple of pairs I quite liked and then I found TrustPilot testimonials suggest such organisations are scammers

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.

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

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.

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 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.

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

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!

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).

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.

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.