What are your favourite pair of shoes?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around participants sharing their favorite pairs of shoes, preferences for styles, and experiences with footwear. It includes personal anecdotes, opinions on comfort versus aesthetics, and reflections on various shoe types, including boots, sneakers, and dress shoes.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express a preference for comfort over style, with one mentioning a beautiful pair of shoes that are difficult to walk in.
  • Several participants share their experiences with specific brands, such as Sketchers and Chuck Taylor All-Stars, highlighting issues with fit and comfort.
  • There are discussions about the aesthetics of shoes, with some participants finding certain styles, like high heels, unappealing or impractical.
  • One participant notes a strong aversion to dressing up and prefers barefoot or casual footwear like sandals and moccasins.
  • Some participants share links to images of shoes they find appealing or interesting, including both stylish and unconventional designs.
  • There are mentions of the challenges faced by individuals with wide feet in finding suitable shoes, leading to discussions about expensive options that are hard to find.
  • Participants express nostalgia for past favorite shoes and share stories about their footwear history.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

The discussion features multiple competing views on shoe preferences, comfort, and style, with no clear consensus on what constitutes the "best" or "coolest" shoes. Participants express varied opinions on aesthetics and practicality, indicating a lack of agreement.

Contextual Notes

Some participants mention specific brands and styles that may not be universally available or appealing, and there are references to personal experiences that may not apply to others. The discussion reflects a range of individual preferences and experiences with footwear.

Who May Find This Useful

This discussion may be of interest to individuals exploring different shoe styles, those with specific fit challenges, or anyone looking to share or learn about personal footwear preferences and experiences.

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What are your favourite pair of shoes? What are the coolest shoes you've ever seen? Do you care about shoes at all? Does someone spend all of your money on shoes? Tell us all about it...

Personally I usually just where black leather boots. It's hard to find normal looking boots anymore outside of military surplus. Currently I have a pair of Sketchers boots that are as plain looking as I could find.
For dress shoes I love wingtips. I have been wanting to find a nice pair of black and whites for years now. Ones like this...
http://www.bleyer.com/images/bwoogiepat.jpg

The coolest pair of shoes I have ever seen were ones that Ryan Stiles wore on Whose Line Is It Anyway. They were black and whites like the ones above except the white portion trailed back in the shape of a lick of flame.
 
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Those are cool.

I've never gotten into shoes. I go for comfort. The Child of Evo recently talked me into buying a beautiful pair of shoes. I can't walk in them. :frown:
 
I used to have a pair of these that I wore with everything:
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Sure do miss 'em!
 
I just wear Sketchers sneakers. They're black, possibly dark blue, with the typical white strip along the side. I love boots though, I need to get a pair.
 
I don't wear shoes unless I have to. I have extremely wide feet and almost never find shoes that fit.

If you are looking for the coolest shoes ever made though, black Chuck Taylor All-Stars.
 
Here are some sexy lady's shoes from the same company as the B&Ws...
http://www.bleyer.com/images/suzyq1.jpg http://www.bleyer.com/images/suzyq5.jpg

So is that all you have to say about SHOES ladies?!

I have seen some of the ugliest shoes in the world in stores recently. I have no idea how anyone could have though making them was a good idea let alone ordering some to put in a store.

And the ones people wear! Just look at these...
http://ipsofacto.fateback.com/Mega618pupatthumb.jpg
That is the rage for goth club goers. People actually DANCE in THOSE!:bugeye:
 
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I don't like shoes. For running shoes (sneakers), I get the cheap stuff at K-mart or Target. :biggrin: I try not to spend more than $14.00.

I tend to wear the same pair of dress shoes - for years. When I was in junior high and high school, I wore desert boots or sneakers until I wore a hole in the sole and the seams had broken open. :biggrin:

I go barefoot as much as possible. My feet are wider than standard (EE), so most shoes feel uncomfortable. I do wear sandals occasionally.

I do have a pair of steel-toed work boots for gardening, yardwork and construction work/home repair.
 
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Here are some sexy lady's shoes from the same company as the B&Ws...
http://www.bleyer.com/images/suzyq1.jpg http://www.bleyer.com/images/suzyq5.jpg
. . . .
 
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Jeff Ford said:
I don't wear shoes unless I have to. I have extremely wide feet and almost never find shoes that fit.

If you are looking for the coolest shoes ever made though, black Chuck Taylor All-Stars.
Oh yes. I had a pair of Chucks once. They were all black including the soles, laces, and everything. Most people didn't even realize they made them that way.
 
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Astronuc said:
. . . .
What's wrong with those?
 
  • #11
Astronuc said:
. . . .

ditto
 
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TheStatutoryApe said:
What's wrong with those?
Well, for one, the pair on the right has high heels. I think high heels are stupid and the higher the stupider. Second, they are hard leather, and probably have hard soles. Thirdly, they look like they would crush any foot.

I prefer bare feet, and if not that sandals or moccasins.

Basically, I have a strong aversion to dressing up. I will wear a tie, but grudgingly. Same goes for wearing suits.
 
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My shoes always end up being expensive becaus of my wide feet...the only places that I find them are Famous Footwear(Which never last me longer than a month) or Nordstrom's, so we end up going to Nordstrom's and getting some expensive shoes...these ones,(which now have dropped $15, now they're $105) have lasted the longest:

http://a1216.g.akamai.net/f/1216/955/6h/images2.nordstrom.com/images/store/product/medium/143373.jpg
 
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TheStatutoryApe said:
And the ones people wear! Just look at these...
http://ipsofacto.fateback.com/Mega618pupatthumb.jpg
That is the rage for goth club goers. People actually DANCE in THOSE!:bugeye:
Japanese girls seem to love these. I often see them wearing giant shoes/boots and teeny-tiny little skirts. Must be an animé thing.
 
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How about these?

p9039b6rq.jpg
 
  • #16
Evo said:
How about these?

p9039b6rq.jpg

 
  • #17
Astronuc said:
Well, for one, the pair on the right has high heels. I think high heels are stupid and the higher the stupider. Second, they are hard leather, and probably have hard soles. Thirdly, they look like they would crush any foot.

I prefer bare feet, and if not that sandals or moccasins.

Basically, I have a strong aversion to dressing up. I will wear a tie, but grudgingly. Same goes for wearing suits.
They're dance shoes so they shouldn't be too bad as far as comfort.
I think I like them because I've always wanted to meet a girl dressed like this...
http://www.modemerr.com/images/EarthAngel_PoodleSkirt.jpg
 
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Really? I can see me wearing those. Seriously. Not to work...
 
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Evo said:
Really? I can see me wearing those. Seriously. Not to work...

I prefer something in red:
http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/vero_1891_186872
 
  • #20
Evo said:
Really? I can see me wearing those. Seriously. Not to work...

weirdo...
 
  • #21
ooooh, we'll trade shoes.
 
  • #22
Pengwuino said:
weirdo...
penguin
 
  • #23
Evo said:
ooooh, we'll trade shoes.

Deal! It is such a lucky thing that all the Sisters have the same shoe size!:approve:
 
  • #24
Math Is Hard said:
Deal! It is such a lucky thing that all the Sisters have the same shoe size!:approve:
That's right! :approve:
 
  • #25
Evo said:
How about these?
Those stalkings are pretty sexy.
 
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http://www.exoticfashionmall.com/images/shoesale/lgFre25R.jpg
 
  • #27
loseyourname said:
http://www.exoticfashionmall.com/images/shoesale/lgFre25R.jpg

and I am sure that 2 oz of plastic cost $200
 
  • #28
loseyourname said:
http://www.exoticfashionmall.com/images/shoesale/lgFre25R.jpg
Those are nice too!
 
  • #29
to the high heels.

And as for those in post #15 - - Actually, I concur with pengwuino.

And the stockings are not sexy!
 
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BOOTS!

I did spell that with a 'T' right... ok good...
 

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