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Shoes over time

HOKAS!!! I work with a guy who runs in the foothills, 10+ miles at a time. He has been thru all the shoe brands and he wears Hokas. I bought a pair and they are the most comfortable shoe ever. Threw away all of my arch supports.
 
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sanford12 said:
For hiking boots I have a pair of Merrell's and a pair of Keen sandals. Both great pieces of footwear.
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Got about 5 pairs of Merrell Slip-ons now - an old bummy black pair for yard work, a nice black pair for work, then some blue ones for jeans, grey ones for off days, and a silver pair like the greys but newer. They are hard to find locally so I grabbed them when I saw them! Super comfy - tho its different now that I'm home most of the time.
 
Merril hiking boots. Under Armour athletic shoes for gym and casual. Docksiders for slip ons. Thursday service boot for casual with jeans/slacks.

I really like the made in USA Thursday boots. I have the Vanguard style.
 
elgato8905 said:
I probably have about 30 pairs of shoes, but I live in Asics 99% of the time.
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Yeah much the same here. Asics Tiger Mexico 66's most of the time, I was into Converse Chucks but got more wear out of the 66's and they were more comfortable. I go for the "ugly colors" at the outlet shop.

R.M. Williams Craftsman boots for best wear in chestnut and black. You only need to buy 1 x pair of each. Last me for life.
 
These fit the pedal box on my daily driver perfectly—My work shoes on nice days:

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Brown leather high top sneakers for me, going on 5 years.

These are Roan (something or others). Went through two pair of Florshiems before they were discontinued.

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Avia M115/Peter/Verge series has been good for me and one of my go to shoes for a number of years. Especially can stock up at the regional chain Hamricks out of Gaffney SC they get closeout lots and sell them at $16-22 on sale. For a while Walmart was selling them as the Peter (started just like the 115 then cheapened the design over time as WM tends to do). After Walmart quit carrying them lots would periodically show up at Hamricks as the Peter like the 115 used to seems more recently name has apparently switched to the Verge.
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peerson said:
My granddaughter told me that us old guys with the bright white New Balance shoes and white hair are known as "Q-tips". I wear western boots. Have 8 pair. My oldest are over 40 years old. So, they are definitely worth the cost. My one pair of tennis shoes are from SAS Shoe Company. 100% made in the USA by American workers. They are expensive. But, I buy American when I can. Oh, by the way, mine are blue.
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Q-tips eh. That's the funniest damn thing I've read all week. When the wife and I go on our weekly shopping trip to the city next week we're gonna see how many Q-tips we can find.

P.S. When not in winter boot season I wear white leather shoes called Addicross which are like the old Addidas Stan Smith tennis shoes but with soft spikes on them for golf, very comfy. When I was in my mid teens I played a LOT of tennis and I was very good. My local sports store I bought gear from got a new line of shoes (Pony) and I got a pair of their tennis shoes on a Friday afternoon, I returned them Monday afternoon after school with the soles worn through to the insole. The shop owners were amazed that I wore them out in a weekend but I got a new pair of shoes and never bought Pony brand again. The soles were to hard and were peeling off like they were made out of plywood.
 
Merrill’s for everyday and hiking. Allen Edmonds for formal and dress casual. ALWAYS wool socks, year around...keep you cool in summer and warm in winter - just vary the density to the season. Once you spoil your feet, there’s no going back...
 
Things are better now, than when I was a kid.
Back in that day, there was more fashion in the boxes that most shoes came in, than I could find in my size.
 
sanford12 said:
Not a shoe junkies but I do like them. Have about 15 pairs. I like comfort with some style. I've got short wide feet with a high arch so fit is paramount. It started with Pumas back in the late 80's. The looked great and were so comfortable. Pumas disappeared from the US market and I was bummed. Then for a long time it was New Balance with some Asics here and there. Couple of years ago bought a pair of Skechers. Not much to look at but so light with support and comfort. Been hooked on them since. What's your shoe of choice.
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Come to France, you'll trip over Pumas @ the clothier, sporting good, and footwear retailers.
 
My "sport" footwear is exclusively Mizuno, though I should probably say Champion since I usually lift wearing only socks -- running/training type shoes are NOT powerlifting-friendly footwear -- too unfirm. Since I do not "run", training shoes are merely an ornamment to wear to the gym before removal. When lifting heavy metal you're better off in a pair of boots. Before the Mizunos were on my radar I wore Ked's, Converse AS, and Nike. My first pair of Mizuno landed @ 1977, been wearing them (as sport shoes) since.

Speaking of boots...

My non "sport" footwear is all of American manufacture: Red Wing, Chippewa, WESCO, Georgia, Corcoran, and Endicott-Johnson/BF Goodrich. A couple of others but not sure of the manufacturer, but made under contract to the U.S. DOD.

Except for the "sport" Mizunos, I do not own/wear shoes. Only boots.

PS: ALL but a single pair -- circa 1950s Red Wing "Irish Setter" -- of my boots are of the steel-toed variety.
 
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I wear athletic shoes in summer. Outside of that, I'm more likely to wear boots. In addition to the Thursday boots, I have Samuel Hubbard, Taft and Irish Setters. For folks who's feet get sore but they need something casual or even dressy for the office, the Samuel Hubbard line of shoes and boots are very comfortable. The guy who started the company used to own Rockport. The shoes are resoleable.
 
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