In my opinion, you've got it covered. I'm sure max will be here any moment, though, to tell you that top hats for your feet are the new way forward.
― go peddle your bullshit somewhere else sister (Laurel), Thursday, 10 March 2011 14:39 (thirteen years ago) link
and the day i wear topsiders again. wtf is that shit.
― The Scenario (chrisv2010), Thursday, 10 March 2011 14:42 (thirteen years ago) link
i blame vampire weekend.
Vans are officially the stinkiest shoes I have ever owned. Why I kept wearing them (several pairs over several summers) I have no idea.
― Madchen, Thursday, 10 March 2011 15:53 (thirteen years ago) link
chris 1) i want to congratulate you on never wearing flip flops, which are the absolute worst, 2) laurel is right, i highly recommend top hats
― max, Thursday, 10 March 2011 17:05 (thirteen years ago) link
10 of them, one for each toe
― max, Thursday, 10 March 2011 17:06 (thirteen years ago) link
toe hats
― millions now eating will never diet (Lamp), Thursday, 10 March 2011 17:07 (thirteen years ago) link
er - birkenstocks are great, great summer shoes. i've had 3 pairs and have absolutely loved them, but i def get shit from friends for being so fond of them in the first place.
― yeah (kelpolaris), Thursday, 10 March 2011 17:08 (thirteen years ago) link
no
no open toed shoes
ever
― max, Thursday, 10 March 2011 17:12 (thirteen years ago) link
preach it
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 10 March 2011 17:12 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah, should note that i've never gotten the clog types. those are fukkin revolting.
― yeah (kelpolaris), Thursday, 10 March 2011 17:13 (thirteen years ago) link
^ NEVER. Unless you are an mid 60's artist with a ponytail and tiedye shirt, berkenstock should not be worn.
― The Scenario (chrisv2010), Thursday, 10 March 2011 17:13 (thirteen years ago) link
You don't need me for this Birks take-down, do you? No? Good. I'm old and easily tired, and public floggings just don't promise the excitement that they used to.
― go peddle your bullshit somewhere else sister (Laurel), Thursday, 10 March 2011 17:14 (thirteen years ago) link
they just look like plain-jane leather sandles to me. could never figure out reason for the uproar behind them.
not like i'm wearing crocs.
― yeah (kelpolaris), Thursday, 10 March 2011 17:15 (thirteen years ago) link
crocenstocks
― The Scenario (chrisv2010), Thursday, 10 March 2011 17:16 (thirteen years ago) link
onitsuka tigers are a pretty good lightweight shoe for the summer - really thin, let your feet breathe
― Slow lorax loves getting tickled (dayo), Thursday, 10 March 2011 23:46 (thirteen years ago) link
^^otm!
― Buff Orpington (Abbbottt), Thursday, 10 March 2011 23:47 (thirteen years ago) link
Never got that whole concept of "letting your feet breathe". I had a pair of Vans - literally consisting of nothing but cloth - that turned out to be the soppiest, sweatiest shoes I've ever owned.
― yeah (kelpolaris), Thursday, 10 March 2011 23:49 (thirteen years ago) link
canvas? canvas doesn't really breathe i dont think
― Slow lorax loves getting tickled (dayo), Friday, 11 March 2011 00:11 (thirteen years ago) link
idk man, some days I'm like "fuck sandals" and some days I'm like "fuck people who take themselves too seriously" because sandals feel amazingly good on a warm day.
― for real molars who ain't got no fillings (Hurting 2), Friday, 11 March 2011 00:19 (thirteen years ago) link
I feel like if you get a good classy pair of say leather flipflops it looks okay and not too bad, fuck those polyester foam 50 diff colored ones thogh
― Slow lorax loves getting tickled (dayo), Friday, 11 March 2011 00:30 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah I have leather bible sandals -- slightly birkenstockish but teva/naot brand. I occasionally get shit for them. I would like to find some kind of soft, breathable alternative (I also hate getting the sandal tan).
― for real molars who ain't got no fillings (Hurting 2), Friday, 11 March 2011 00:33 (thirteen years ago) link
i love my birkenstock clogs so harrumph
― VegemiteGrrl, Friday, 11 March 2011 00:41 (thirteen years ago) link
http://moccsocks.myshopify.com/ - these are bitching for summer sneakers. No more having to go sockless to not look ridiculous.
― boots get knocked from here to czechoslovakier (milo z), Friday, 11 March 2011 00:56 (thirteen years ago) link
incoming
http://www.6pm.com/images/747/7478671/6628-770581-p.jpg
― gtfopocalypse (dan m), Friday, 11 March 2011 03:55 (thirteen years ago) link
the chuck taylor slip-ons are pretty great. i bought mine a half size too big and can put them on without bending over. i haven't worn them without socks, so not sure how stinky they get. all of the anti-open-toe ppl so, so, otm
― rockapads, Friday, 11 March 2011 06:09 (thirteen years ago) link
xp I think women have been wearing those forever - except they call them shoeliners
― dayo, Friday, 11 March 2011 06:14 (thirteen years ago) link
Adidas are sweet, but holy god are their tongues obnoxious. I mean they've bothered me so much that I've emailed the company... and browse thru any Zappos review, a lot of ppl think the same. They're v long and stiff (bite into you w/ every step), iono why they're so fond of the design.
― yeah (kelpolaris), Friday, 11 March 2011 09:16 (thirteen years ago) link
canvas? canvas doesn't really breathe i dont think― Slow lorax loves getting tickled (dayo), Thursday, March 10, 2011 5:11 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
― Slow lorax loves getting tickled (dayo), Thursday, March 10, 2011 5:11 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
Yeah mine were canvas. Converse are made of canvas, right? Lotta friends tell me their feet feel great in them, that they really get to breathe and are great barefoot...and I'm just always going wtf. Sometimes I really think think people are misinterpreting the quality as some sort of metaphorical thing... like their feet get to "breathe" via nut being "crushed by cushions or thick materials. imo I don't think I've ever owned a shoe where I felt my feet... um, tickled by the wind.
― yeah (kelpolaris), Friday, 11 March 2011 09:20 (thirteen years ago) link
just got these yesterday.
http://a1.zassets.com/images/718/7186908/10280-127290-p.jpg
― The Scenario (chrisv2010), Thursday, 17 March 2011 18:54 (thirteen years ago) link
Cannot scoff hard enough at http://l4.zassets.com/images/z/2/2/0/1/9/2/2201926-p-MULTIVIEW.jpg
― lets just remember to blame the patriarchy for (in orbit), Monday, 8 April 2013 15:40 (ten years ago) link
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTjLcGcH1VmFU7vekHNN6Z0Iypi8786BicUIYOpnsi479E6YZFfLw
― lets just remember to blame the patriarchy for (in orbit), Monday, 8 April 2013 15:41 (ten years ago) link
your new dancing clogs, I take it
― I, rrational (mh), Monday, 8 April 2013 15:45 (ten years ago) link
I don't think the word "scoff" means what u think it means.
― lets just remember to blame the patriarchy for (in orbit), Monday, 8 April 2013 15:51 (ten years ago) link
your shoes have contracted a terrible octopus disorder, rip
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 8 April 2013 15:53 (ten years ago) link
I really like your new shoes where did you get them
― beach situations (Austerity Ponies), Monday, 8 April 2013 15:55 (ten years ago) link
From under a sofa cushion...IN HELL.
― lets just remember to blame the patriarchy for (in orbit), Monday, 8 April 2013 15:57 (ten years ago) link
the new Reebok OMGWTFROFLMAO
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 8 April 2013 15:58 (ten years ago) link
Someone needs to post that first picture on the trypo thread.
― my father will guide me up the stairs to bed (anagram), Monday, 8 April 2013 16:01 (ten years ago) link
it goes without saying that those are ugly, but what are they even for -- is there some new sport where you sort of sidle around instead of running?
― --808 542137 (Hurting 2), Monday, 8 April 2013 16:07 (ten years ago) link
they're suction cups so you can walk up walls like spider man
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 8 April 2013 16:12 (ten years ago) link
they're for being awesome
― beach situations (Austerity Ponies), Monday, 8 April 2013 16:16 (ten years ago) link
I am having a miserable time finding decent-looking (like, somewhat officey professional style) shoes that I can walk ~3 miles a day in. Question for in orbit and anyone else who knows anything about character shoes: these are intended for serious wear, yah? But are they somehow OK for dancing on stage but not walking around a lot in places that, er, aren't theaters? Because I'm getting desperate here and a nice T-strap with a 2-2.5 inch heel that is kind to feet and can take a beating would be sooooooooooo great.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Friday, 8 August 2014 00:15 (nine years ago) link
Been wearing these as one of my work pairs:https://www.hudsonshoes.com/us/hadstone-brown.html?setCountry=us
https://d2yvax3dh4gmzj.cloudfront.net/media/catalog/product/cache/2/image/576x437/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/h/a/hadstone-calf-brown.jpg
and I really like them, but the bottom layer of the sole is this weird synthetic material that I guess is glued on, and I had the glue melt and the sole come loose while I was on a subway escalator. Luckily I was at Lex/53rd and my shoe repair guy is right in the subway station -- he said he had never seen the sole material before.
― five six and (man alive), Friday, 24 July 2015 14:23 (eight years ago) link
Want:
https://www.opumo.com/us/footwear/sneakers/atom-all-black_10.html?utm_source=social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=retargeting&utm_content=carousel?___store=us&utm_source=social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=retargeting&utm_content=carousel
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Tuesday, 14 November 2017 21:59 (six years ago) link
those do look nice
not being familiar with opumo, why are they so expensive?
― i n f i n i t y (∞), Tuesday, 14 November 2017 22:20 (six years ago) link
hello I am a big nerd and wear these in the black/gum colorhttps://www.nike.com/t/sf-air-force-1-mid-mens-shoe-rlVGpl
― mh, Tuesday, 14 November 2017 22:23 (six years ago) link
they are "expensive" because they're made of natural calfskin, made in europe, and aimed luxury consumers. but they're actually rather cheap for a sneaker that ticks all of those boxes.
― the late great, Tuesday, 14 November 2017 22:31 (six years ago) link
yeah was gonna say price actually seems very reasonable, in a similar range to campers, many of which are not as expensive a material as calfskin.
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Tuesday, 14 November 2017 22:52 (six years ago) link
i like both the shoes recently posted itt
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Tuesday, 14 November 2017 22:53 (six years ago) link