Looking for advice/recommendations on leather sneakers or other casual shoes
Hi 👋🏾. Looking for something casual other than sports trainers/joggers etc. Been looking at brown leather sneakers. Want something casual and not dressy and something that goes with jeans and cords. Something to wear to the mall/local shops and about town. Been looking at these but can’t seem to land on anything atm
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please don’t get brown leather sneakers. Either get sneakers or get dressier shoes. These don’t work in casual or dressy situations
I don’t like sneakers tho. I was thinking getting some slip ons maybe
Maybe something like Blundstones would appeal to you?
I usually wear sandals but need something for when it’s cold
Not boots. Been looking at chukkas but I don’t really wear them too often
These are better than those "sneakers" and will work with jeans and cords : https://www.drmartens.com/uk/en_gb/1461-crazy-horse-leather-oxford-shoes-brown/p/11838201?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwuJ2xBhA3EiwAMVjkVHVS1dgKOZYj6-fSTBTq5yOLnvgv-q6XaSFjJ-D1W_SwhGPhxTw8xhoCPxUQAvD_BwE
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Do you have a budget?
Docs and solovairs are a way better choice than dress sneakers
I’m looking at between $50-150 USD
Plenty of stuff to be had secondhand in that budget, maybe retail for docs or on sale for solovairs too
There are a lot of ways to “dress down” leather loafers and derbies as well
(And the secondhand market for those is robust)
you can probably find some wallabees in that price range
comfy like sneakers. little lower on the formality scale than the docs
Can get loafers too
Weejuns are in the budget
Those are nice đź‘Ť
I want something that is easy to slip on. They look like that
yea they're good for that. they'll try to murder you on wet/rainy days though so watch out
Ok
https://thursdayboots.com/products/mens-premier-low-top-sneaker-cacao
Brown leather sneakers are fine, just don't buy those "dress sneakers" or dress shoes with athletic soles.
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These are ugly too
If you have the budget then go for the ECCO MEN'S ST.1 HYBRID SHOE
https://us.ecco.com/ecco-mens-st.1-hybrid-derby-shoe-836884.html?dwvar_836884_color=01053
They are amazingly universal, casual and dressy good with either jeans and cords.
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please don’t; these are exactly the type of shoes OP shouldn’t get!
gotta second the recommendation for wallabees, which indeed go with cords and jeans
Thinking of these Eastlands:
we're once again in kind of a weird hybrid territory
i like a low top moc toe though
these aren't bad, i just would get boots rather than low tops
Depends on your style, you may consider Eastland tan bucks too, they work better with ivy/prep outfits, while the moc toe would work better with workwear.
How about these? https://www.timberland.com/en-us/p/men/footwear-10039/mens-greenstride-atwells-ave-waterproof-chukka-boot-TB1A5V1NF13
Men's GreenStride™ Atwells Ave Waterproof Chukka Boot
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Also. What colour pants or shorts work best with a grey shirt?
Bad.
I like these:
They look like they’d go pretty well with cords and jeans
Easy to slip on too
I wouldn't buy from Thursday, bad company ( plus the white contrast soles on those don't look good imo)
Honestly the Doc Martens or Wallabies that others mentioned above are gonna be your best shot I would say?
if you do like the style of these, then Clarks Desert Boots is the move as much of a meme as it might be
(which is only a meme because everyone on MFA had a pair years ago)
Damn. They are nice. And going for under $70 rn:
