Trainer shoes

Relentless81 · 23 Aug 2010 at 15:38

Kingy said:
Schuh, USC, John Lewis, Debenhams, House of Fraser, Rackhams.

£50 might be tight though?

The next ones are £45 so all else fails i'll just get them monies a bit tight due to short notice holiday

Schuh just sell Sketchers, I havent been in USC for a long time didnt realise they did shoes etc i'll have a look at that and I assumed Debenhams was just just Clarks etc so i'll check that out along with John Lewis but dont have either of the other two in my area, cheers

manic111 said:
The Officers Club do them as well, I imagine they'd be pretty cheap there...

Cool I think theres one of those in the Trafford Centre i'll check it out, cheers. Loads of places to check now that I didnt think of thanks!

philstanbridge · 23 Aug 2010 at 15:47

Walktall does some - but they start at £60 and go right up to £85 from what I can see.

http://www.walktall.co.uk/footwear-casual-c-26_4.html?page=4

Edit: Don't know what size you are mind you, they start at 12s.

asim18 · 23 Aug 2010 at 15:54

Very.co.uk

Relentless81 · 23 Aug 2010 at 15:55

Wow a website for the larger footed man! I'm a ten or eleven depending on make but thanks anyway

unknownsock · 23 Aug 2010 at 15:56

Skethers are horrid trainers

Ever looked at any skate shoes? Etnies, DC, Emerica? etc Some can be quite smart.
And imo their build quality is excellent.

Basher · 23 Aug 2010 at 15:57

unknownsock said:
Skethers are horrid trainers

Ever looked at any skate shoes? Etnies, DC, Emerica? etc Some can be quite smart.
And imo their build quality is excellent.

IMO you look like a bit of a tool going out in skate shoes. Look too much like big slippers to be smart.

philstanbridge · 23 Aug 2010 at 15:59

Relentless81 said:
Wow a website for the larger footed man! I'm a ten or eleven depending on make but thanks anyway

Fair enough! I thought about that after I posted, sorry

I'm about a 14, so it comes in handy.

Relentless81 · 23 Aug 2010 at 16:02

unknownsock said:
Skethers are horrid trainers

Ever looked at any skate shoes? Etnies, DC, Emerica? etc Some can be quite smart.
And imo their build quality is excellent.

I dont like that kind of thing, i'll have a look anyway because you say some can be smart but they always have big badges on them etc

Basher said:
IMO you look like a bit of a tool going out in skate shoes. Look too much like big slippers to be smart.

I am a tool and I dont wear skate shoes

asim18 said:
Very.co.uk

Wow I like this site, theres some Sketchers on there that I really like for £50 but i'd be a bit of a moron if I buy another pair

unknownsock · 23 Aug 2010 at 16:03

Basher said:
IMO you look like a bit of a tool going out in skate shoes. Look too much like big slippers to be smart.

I meant the brands in general, they differ a lot, not all are 'slippers'.
And each to their own.

Some 'men' like Topman, i don't :rolleyes:

Basher · 23 Aug 2010 at 16:09

unknownsock said:
I meant the brands in general, they differ a lot, not all are 'slippers'.
And each to their own.

Some 'men' like Topman, i don't

No need for rolleyes, I don't like Topman either.

unknownsock · 23 Aug 2010 at 16:27

Basher said:
No need for rolleyes, I don't like Topman either.

I wasn't pointing the Topman comment at anyone, was just a bad example

TS7 · 23 Aug 2010 at 16:39

Do you mean smart-casual trainers? I have a number of pairs. Try ASOS.

Lopéz · 23 Aug 2010 at 18:03

Adidas Chile 62s worth a look too.

Kingy · 23 Aug 2010 at 18:20

Relentless81 said:
Schuh just sell Sketchers

I bought these from Schuh...

I take it that's what you mean by trainer shoes?

Relentless81 · 24 Aug 2010 at 09:09

Kingy said:
I bought these from Schuh...

I take it that's what you mean by trainer shoes?

Oh they are nice, i'll check Shcuh out again then I thought they just sold Sketchers

The Adidas Chile are a bit too casual and I already have some brown Samba

Kingy · 24 Aug 2010 at 09:54

Relentless81 said:
Oh they are nice, i'll check Shcuh out again then I thought they just sold Sketchers

The Adidas Chile are a bit too casual and I already have some brown Samba

You have to be careful with those as they either come in a slightly different colour (slighty deep red in places, and not in a good way). I bought them anyway because like you I was having trouble finding something I liked, then found a brown pair of Ted Baker and a grey pair of Diesel in USC, but Schuh had closed so I couldn't return them and I've never actually worn them yet... :rolleyes:

@ me

It's irritatingly difficult to find 'trainer shoes'. I'd have the Adidas Chile 62's that Lopez mentioned, but I don't like the way that the logo shouts ADIDAS!!! There's a pair of Porsche Design (lol) that are nice too, but there's just too many details on them that stand out, maybe to justify the price?

All I want is something as understated and informal as the stuff you find in Next etc, but with a bit more quality / comfort...

Apparently understated just isn't fashionable... *sigh*

Nitefly · 24 Aug 2010 at 10:00

Schue? t-reds? 'Size?'?

Kazz · 24 Aug 2010 at 10:53

Magical footwear you can wear to work, a night out and don't look like shoes or trainers? wow I'm behind the times

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They'll tell me we have alternatives to wearing a suit on the beach next!

Relentless81 · 24 Aug 2010 at 10:59

Kingy said:
You have to be careful with those as they either come in a slightly different colour (slighty deep red in places, and not in a good way). I bought them anyway because like you I was having trouble finding something I liked, then found a brown pair of Ted Baker and a grey pair of Diesel in USC, but Schuh had closed so I couldn't return them and I've never actually worn them yet... @ me

It's irritatingly difficult to find 'trainer shoes'. I'd have the Adidas Chile 62's that Lopez mentioned, but I don't like the way that the logo shouts ADIDAS!!! There's a pair of Porsche Design (lol) that are nice too, but there's just too many details on them that stand out, maybe to justify the price?

All I want is something as understated and informal as the stuff you find in Next etc, but with a bit more quality / comfort...

Apparently understated just isn't fashionable... *sigh*

Sounds we have/had similar requirements combined with an indesicive mind!

Kazz said:
Magical footwear you can wear to work, a night out and don't look like shoes or trainers? wow I'm behind the times .

They'll tell me we have alternatives to wearing a suit on the beach next!

There is no alternative to the birthday suit!

The trick with trainer shoes is that they are comfy and are decent enough for a casual night out with jeans but you wouldnt wear them for a formal "doo" and depending on your job you can get away with wearing them with work pants and a shirt

I'm going to stop wearing them for work though, going to go back to £20 Asda shoes, I know that sounds cheap but I walk a mile a day and the last pair lasted 6 months which is 2 months longer than my £60 Sketchers!

BenjiSayers · 24 Aug 2010 at 11:01

Amazon. Sounds a lil bit silly but I've put footwear off there and at pretty good prices