What do teenage boys wear on their feet in the summer?

[wordgirl]

Ok, I know the answer is probably trainers. But what about when it's really hot or on holiday abroad for example? Is there such a thing as cool sandals for a 14-year-old boy?

[Hassled]

There are a lot of studenty type grungy teenagers around here and they, without exception, wear manky flip flops. My own DS1 (20) wears trainers regardless of weather conditions - be they blizzards or baking sun.

[FrannyandZooey]

flip flops, or smart ones might have birkies

[wordgirl]

Hmm manky flip flops or sweaty trainers. Not sure which is worse!

[WendyWeber]

DS2 wore some lovely Nike flipflops (£15 at Manc airport) in Spain last summer, when he was 14 - he managed to lose them within a week but was happy to wear them. He's also lost a nice Quiksilver pair - totally unworn - they were only £5, from Next catalogue iirc.

Have a look in places like JJB or JD Sports too. If you buy some, have them surgically attached to his ankles

[WendyWeber]

Next men's sandals

and boys' in case his feet aren't that big yet

[PenelopePitstops]

flip flops, from places like reef, animal, roxy, quicksilver etc

[wordgirl]

Fab. Have mentioned flip flops to him (thinking he would poo poo the idea) and he is agreeable. Have shown him some Quicksilver ones from Next (possibly the same as your DS's lost ones WW) and he likes them. Phew - that really wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be.

[noddyholder]

My ds won't wear anything but his skate shoes or he ahs some of those trendy plimsoll things.But on holiday he wears crocs or espadrilles both of which he calls 'gay' at home

[superjo]

my 3 teenage boys all wear either thongs (i'm an aussie), vans or dunlop volleys.

[shouldbeworking]

what ever they wear, if they are anything like my ds's, you can guarantee they will stink . His skate shoes are currently "airing" with the help of some "oust", outside the backdoor!!!

[nappyaddict]

flip flops or converse round here.

[nappyaddict]

oh and dunlops.

[heronsfly]

Ted Baker flip flops around here,but the price of them is enough to make me want to go and lie down

[noddyholder]

my ds had 4 boys to stay over last sat night for his birthday and the smell of feet was shocking

[lazymumofteenagesons]

quiksilver flipflops, vans or converse plimsoll things. On holiday Nike sandals.

Buy trainer socks so that canvass shoes don't smell too much.

[SecondhandRose]

Birkies in our house and Crocs

[Threadwworm]

Verruccas and sweat.

[daughterofthem]

you should buy them some plimsoles as they are really in this season, i love wearing them they come in different shades and types (more formaly known as sandshoes)
they dont go over £10 either !

if any of you mums want any questions answered my mum is making me do this as a punishment !
so im all ears !
Jodi x

[atowncalledalice]

My son lives in (ridiculously expensive) flipflops or Converse.

[random]

Converse here as well