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Girls shoes for secondary school

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allwornout0 · 07/08/2015 15:34

What shoes would be good for a girl starting Y7?

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allwornout0 · 11/08/2015 08:59

Thanks Clary, you were right, they are the 'No Ties' one's.
A lot of the reviews on the Clarks website say that the soles wear our very quickly so I wasn't very sure about getting them.

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clary · 10/08/2015 22:08

OP DD (14yo) has always worn those Clarks ones (just looked on website and found some called No Ties so I assume it's the same?) and they wear well. Her pair for the last year are still in pretty good nick.

TBF she has a 2 minute walk to school but still I have always found them good.

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allwornout0 · 10/08/2015 20:08

Well we started our shoe shopping and went to John Lewis as it is near by, she liked the Brogues style but the JL own she said the tongue was too hard so they were out.
The lady said the best fit for her was a Startrite Velcro one which we both thought was too 'young' for secondary school,
The Startrite Brogue style she said was a bit too pointy for her feet so we settled on Clarkes Brogue called 'No Laces' as the leather was softer and the most comfortable, they did not have her size so we went home, upon looking online this shoe does not have good reviews so I wondered if anyone can recommend a shoe like Clarkes 'No Laces' please (sorry can't do a link)

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lupus0 · 10/08/2015 13:08

My dd also has Clarks from the women's department here
www.clarks.co.uk/p/26111967

she likes them as they are a bit different from the usual brogues. Seem more robust than the school shoes they sell (albeit more expensive though!)
she has narrow feet and these were the ones that fit the best too.

Grikes · 10/08/2015 09:32

Hmm we bought DD a pair of Dr martins. They last for ever. You need to becareful though and buy the ones with no patterns or yellow lace. The school criteria says black shoes with a one inch heel.

FrancesOldhamKelseyRIP · 08/08/2015 21:55

Brogues or Kickers at our local schools. I'm currently wearing a pair from the Debenhams school wear department to work because they were about twenty quid in a blue cross sale and I couldn't resist them. They're reasonably well constructed but actually at that price you could buy three for the price of a Startrite and a resole.

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Ratherworriedmum · 08/08/2015 21:43

Dd in year 8 ended last term wearing £5 black plimsoles from shoezone. Don't know if they'll survive the start-of-year uniform crackdown, though.

ArabellaRockerfella · 08/08/2015 17:42

Doc Martin's lace ups or MaryJanes are the only acceptable school footwear for my 15yr old dd. This year that is! Wink

Davros · 08/08/2015 09:47

DS has worn Vans leather lace ups. Lots of the girls at her school wear them. Some have worn the canvas I es but they are not allowed, they got away with it for a while and then there was a clamp down. The leather Vans have worn well, not too expensive with a discount at Office (by luck) and are considered "cool"!

TheFirstOfHerName · 07/08/2015 22:46

Thanks, will try JL when she grows out of this pair.

chicaguapa · 07/08/2015 22:33

DD had these Sketchers for Y7 and we're getting her the same for Y8. They lasted almost the whole year which is unheard of for her.

Floggingmolly · 07/08/2015 22:30

John Lewis that I know of, First.

TheHormonalHooker · 07/08/2015 22:29

They all wear brogues round here.

I'd buy these from Clarks if the width fitting is right. I know, technically, they are women's but they are much better made and so comfy. They have a cushioned insole so your feet don't hurt. They wear really, really well.

TheFirstOfHerName · 07/08/2015 22:26

DS2 has lock-laces, but DD is more self-conscious about seeming 'different' in any way.

TheFirstOfHerName · 07/08/2015 22:25

Oooh, thank you Floggingmolly
Where from?

Floggingmolly · 07/08/2015 22:22

You can get slip on ones that look the same, with a sort of false lace up arrangement at the front TheFirst.

TheFirstOfHerName · 07/08/2015 22:18

DD grew out of her school shoes in March of Y6 and we replaced them with these. They still fit and look nearly new so she'll be starting Y7 in them. When she grows out of these, she wants brogue-style shoes next, but she has dyspraxic traits and gets changed and does everything incredibly slowly, so I'm hesitant to buy lace-up shoes.

Girls shoes for secondary school
AtiaoftheJulii · 07/08/2015 22:06

DD says Kickers are hideous and no one she respects wears anything like them.

Wow, nice. If my kids said anything like that I'd tell them to keep their opinions to themselves, not repeat them in public!

Floggingmolly · 07/08/2015 18:26

Most of them round here wear the brogues...

Millymollymama · 07/08/2015 18:16

Loafers were popular in my DD's school. Ballet shoes not allowed and the Startright and Clarks were considered for younger girls.

BackforGood · 07/08/2015 18:15

I have a dd who has just finished Yr8. She wears brogues like the first ones linked to. Got them from Clarks and have lasted a year each (well, 3 times if you count Yr6) and she has a long walk there and back in all weathers.

My dd who has just finished Yr 11, has been wearing something more like this sort of thing, but without the buckle on the front.

fredabear · 07/08/2015 17:29

H&M cheapo ballet flats for my twins going into Y7 - will have to replace them frequently but they will at least wear them and its no more expensive than buying clarks/startrite etc. They may change their minds when they disintegrate in the rain... Grin

YeOldeTrout · 07/08/2015 17:23

Brogues, DD says Kickers are hideous and no one she respects wears anything like them.

Takver · 07/08/2015 17:00

Well, after some discussion with dd, I've ordered a pair of each of the two styles I linked to in my previous post, they're on free delivery & free returns, so I'll send back one/both if they don't fit.

Her vote on the clumpier soled ones is that they might look good or might look 'like they were made for a 3 year old' and she couldn't tell without seeing them in the flesh. If she goes for the thinner soled ones, I reckon I'll go for TobikkoRoll's suggestion of getting them re-soled mid year.

She actually liked this pair very much the best of all, but reckoned they were too high a heel to get away with under uniform rules.

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