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51 votes
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Ian's Shoelace Site is still the best site for tying your shoes
76 votes -
Hundreds of mysterious Victorian-era shoes are washing up on a beach in Wales
21 votes -
The pointe shoe makers of Hackney
20 votes -
Pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis on his remarkable year, that viral kiss and why he's serious about his music
8 votes -
Help me find the perfect sandals?
I live in the desert, and many months out of the year, it's way too hot to be wearing covered shoes. The problem is, though, when it comes to sandals, my feet sweat A LOT and start sliding around,...
I live in the desert, and many months out of the year, it's way too hot to be wearing covered shoes. The problem is, though, when it comes to sandals, my feet sweat A LOT and start sliding around, and they become impossible to walk in comfortably. I need a sandal that is super durable, comfortable, will strap to my feet, and look decent enough to be casual or semi formal, and lastly, they will not have their wearability affected by my sweaty sweaty feet. Anyone got some good suggestions?
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Help finding shoes
I tend to buy 1 pair of shoes that are my "go to" shoes. Thus i like them to cover a variety of roles while fitting a few requirements. These are worn basically every day barring literal special...
I tend to buy 1 pair of shoes that are my "go to" shoes. Thus i like them to cover a variety of roles while fitting a few requirements. These are worn basically every day barring literal special occasions. I'll wear them to work, disc golf, a walk, a light hike, anything less than the fanciest of dinners or occasions, and can get away with them if I have to even for those. Oh and while I find it matters less these days, i'm an 11-12 foot size which tends to limit my options in physical sores.
I like slip ons at this point, both as an aesthetic and from a practicality standpoint, and due to my "do it all" requirement generally want something that is comfy, looks half decent, is in black, but also has decent grip on the bottom.
I've currently burnt through my keen slip on's. I got these almost exactly a year ago in black, and they've been "good enough" for $60-75.
That said I'm not in love with them, and I'd also like a dress shoeish equivalent like these rockports . However i've heard they're garbage, especially for the price.
I'm throwing this on here because I'm not against spending more for better quality shoes, but I've spent 2 or 3 times as much as the keens, and gotten very similar results. Hell i'd LOVE if I could just take them to a cobbler to get them fixed every X years, but seems that's really only a thing for heavy duty work boots at this point (which led me down a rabbit hole of looking for a specific kind of redwings, but those also were no longer being made)
Merrell went from quite good many years ago to just garbage that didn't even make it 6 months, and on the other side of the coin I found some Lowa "snow shoes" that fit my requirements and lasted I think 2-3 years, but were no longer being sold by the time I needed new ones.
Does anyone have some suggestions, or am I just better off getting the cheapest thing that I like the look of because they're mostly all going to be burnt through? Even then, any suggestions on half decent brands?
15 votes -
Charles Brannock: Foot measuring device
8 votes -
Fake grass, real injuries? Dissecting the NFL’s artificial turf debate.
14 votes -
From Skinny Jeans to Doc Martens: a (short) history of America’s culture wars in fashion
7 votes -
‘Instant credibility’: The evolution of sneakers from functional kicks to high-value commodities
11 votes -
Manufacturing a better foot | Running shoes
4 votes -
How the Nike Vaporfly war was lost
9 votes -
World Athletics has banned some variants of Nike’s Vaporfly running shoes from elite competition
6 votes -
A tale of two marathon records and Nike's magic shoes
5 votes -
For true sneakerheads, every shoe tells a story
5 votes -
Nike’s self-lacing sneakers turn into bricks after faulty firmware update
22 votes -
After the NBA changed its sneaker rules, players are taking high fashion to the court
6 votes -
How the lowly sneaker conquered the world
5 votes