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To ask about shandals?

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LeaveTaking · 11/04/2025 07:29

I love a shandal, mountain warehouse particularly.

BUT! Is there an actual sandal you find comfy for all day walking in the sun?

Which might look a bit better with a summer dress…

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TaggieO · 11/04/2025 08:27

Have a look at teva sandals. They’re v comfy and suitable for being outdoorsy. Just not so hideous!

gerbo · 11/04/2025 08:25

I've been wearing them since my kids were little and we are pretty outdoorsy too. They have that geeky look but I think they're cool too. They've taken me on many city breaks with serious pavement pounding. Go larger on your normal size so you have a little room.

curious79 · 11/04/2025 08:24

LeaveTaking · 11/04/2025 08:16

Early 40s.

Is it a bad time to confess my kids also wear them. … we’re very outdoorsy people.

Goodness though, I didn’t realise they provoked quite such a reaction.

Mumsnet might be relieved to hear my shandals actually snapped, hence making the change. I cannot wear them even if I wanted to.

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I can see you all now eating your boiled egg sandwiches on a bench

curious79 · 11/04/2025 08:23

Comfort - no idea

Look good with a summer dress - these wouldn’t look good with a bin bag. They are 100% practical wear

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LeaveTaking · 11/04/2025 08:22

Ok, steady Mumsnet!

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gerbo · 11/04/2025 08:21

Birkenstocks are brilliant, so hard-wearing and vv comfortable.

MellowPinkDeer · 11/04/2025 08:18

LeaveTaking · 11/04/2025 08:16

Early 40s.

Is it a bad time to confess my kids also wear them. … we’re very outdoorsy people.

Goodness though, I didn’t realise they provoked quite such a reaction.

Mumsnet might be relieved to hear my shandals actually snapped, hence making the change. I cannot wear them even if I wanted to.

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I’m an outdoorsy person too and similar age and I wouldn’t let my dignity drip out of a Shandal. I can only assume the children are too small to have an opinion - good luck to you when they get to tweenage!

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LeaveTaking · 11/04/2025 08:16

MellowPinkDeer · 11/04/2025 08:12

Crikey Op , having small children does not excuse you from crimes against fashion. These are also horrific and I googled shandals and almost threw up in my mouth!!

how of are you OP?!?

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Early 40s.

Is it a bad time to confess my kids also wear them. … we’re very outdoorsy people.

Goodness though, I didn’t realise they provoked quite such a reaction.

Mumsnet might be relieved to hear my shandals actually snapped, hence making the change. I cannot wear them even if I wanted to.

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MellowPinkDeer · 11/04/2025 08:12

LeaveTaking · 11/04/2025 08:10

I think I’ve found a gateway sandal to help me move from shandals. 😁

Crikey Op , having small children does not excuse you from crimes against fashion. These are also horrific and I googled shandals and almost threw up in my mouth!!

how of are you OP?!?

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LeaveTaking · 11/04/2025 08:10

I think I’ve found a gateway sandal to help me move from shandals. 😁

To ask about shandals?
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QuillBill · 11/04/2025 08:09

When I was a kid we went on holiday to the South of France and on arrival my eccentric professor uncle bent down and cut the front third from his shoes whist still wearing them. He said something about how warm it was but other than that he never mentioned anything about his -what I have now learnt are Shandals.

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LeaveTaking · 11/04/2025 08:09

Haha, I know they’re ugly but they’re so convenient.

I’m coming out of the stage with young kids where just being dressed is enough to leave the house. It’s time for the shandals to retire.

@KimberleyClark thanks for the link! They look lovely.

I’ll have a look over in style!

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TheCountofMountingCrispBags · 11/04/2025 08:03

@LeaveTaking - please don't think I am scorning your taste in shoes - lord knows my Hooters aren't exactly catwalk! just shandles are not for me!

lifemakeover · 11/04/2025 08:00

TheCountofMountingCrispBags · 11/04/2025 07:37

Had to google.
Tbh, I would not be seen dead in these. They look like a cartoon tramp's shoes; found in a skip, but the toe section has to be cut off because they are too small.
Quite a few threads about sandal in style and beauty at the moment, with some lovely examples

Sorry OP - I promise this isn't a judgement on your taste, but @TheCountofMountingCrispBags post has really made me giggle.

Good luck on your sandal quest. I agree with PP that there are a few posts about this at the moment in Style and Beauty - I think the consensus on one I saw was Teva sandals fit the bill.

KimberleyClark · 11/04/2025 07:55

They don’t look like they’d be comfortable to wear without socks either.

Backagainformorepunishment · 11/04/2025 07:42

I'd never even heard of a shandal: I thought it was a typo.

Having googled them I see they are a summer version of trainers. And pretty ugly looking.

I can't stand this fashion for wearing trainers with dresses so even if they are comfortable they would be a total non starter for me.

TheCountofMountingCrispBags · 11/04/2025 07:37

Had to google.
Tbh, I would not be seen dead in these. They look like a cartoon tramp's shoes; found in a skip, but the toe section has to be cut off because they are too small.
Quite a few threads about sandal in style and beauty at the moment, with some lovely examples