Hotter shoes aren't that bad?

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Just bought some hotter sandals. They don't look that bad and are so comfortable @

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YANBU, I love them.

I'm a fan of fit-flops... which I've also convinced myself aren't that bad! I think they probably are but the comfort is unreal... I alsi have Tevas which I wear on holiday. There is no denying they are atrocious looking but comfort wins again!

How very British. They aren't that bad.

Bloody hell. I live in Teva sandals and have done so for 16yrs. They don't look atrocious at all.

Some are horrendous, others are passable.

I have awkward feet. Hotter are the only brand that manages to fit properly. They will not win fashion awards, but are practical & comfy.

Love them. Perfect for my awkward fit old feet.

Comfortable footwear is a feminist issue. I wear hotter shoes and don’t give the teeniest damn.

and yes, they also look fine.

Comfortable clothes are a feminist issue.

Whilst we're desperately trying to stem the rise of toxic masculinity in school, I speak to girls who genuinely can't see that bullying girls who don't roll up their skirts so you can see their pants, rip their tights etc, calling them "sad nuns", is simply stoking the fire. Women shouldn't be comfortable if they can be attractive apparently.

Nowt wrong with wearing shoes you like. Aesthetics are important. I love my shoes. But labelling perfectly normal shoes as hideous and atrocious is bloody weird.

I’ve got those exact ones. Called Tourist sandals. Love them too

@TheCyclingGorilla same as me the only shoes that fit properly! I have wide feet and just have 100s of pairs that don't fit. Bought the tourist sandals as the OP and wore them all day the other day and my feet were fine for once! The only other pair that fit properly are a wide foot Clarks style called Nalle Lace amazing....

@GardeningQuestionTime I bought the black version in the sale paid for delivery and they were £49 but now they're offering free delivery but the price has gone up to £69? Bizarre but I'm tempted to buy all the bloody colours!

'Comfortable footwear is a feminist issue'

Couldn't agree more. They are really quite nice OP and I'm sure they are dead comfy. No prizes for walking around in pain or getting blisters

Never had a brand been so misnamed

@BarrelOfOtters the link you posted are quite nice ones. I'll get flamed for using the word grannyish but a lot of them do look very much so.

They’re definitely comfort over style.

They are not as bad as those gopping Saltwater sandals.

I never wear heels and I'm all for practical footwear but there are nicer looking and practical shoes out there. My mum does love Hotter shoes though.

They’re ugly. But so are Birkenstocks and those DM gladiators everyone is wearing. I went out in the evening to a major city centre last weekend and every woman was wearing flats. Many of the young Hello Polly girls were wearing platform espadrilles. The good news is that flat and comfortable is the fashionable choice at last and this is a quiet feminist win for all women.

I've got those sandals and they are so comfy!

I've have very wide feet large feet so I've quite a lot of hotter shoes and don't care what anyone else things - not that anyone has ever commented on my footwear.

Style In shoes isn't a fact, it's a moment. Wear the shoes you want. I like comfort and wear hotter and Skechers. People are cool or stylish or confident and this is irrespective of what they wear. It's who they are. Pandering to and second guessing a moment in fashion is definitely not cool or stylish or confident.

Comfortable clothes are a feminist issue.

Yes, yes and thrice yes! Get those goddamned Tourist sandals on your feet and enjoy your day.

I get that they are very comfortable to wear but sadly they look very fugly clunky to me.
I live in Fitflops in the summer but only the ones with the much slimmer sole/footbed, I think the style is Gracie. Standard Fitflops are clunky too.
https://www.fitflop.com/uk/en/shop/gracie-matt-buckle-leather-toe-post-sandals-p-FT9?colour=925&fo_c=763&fo_k=6ba3f743b7d0d5abe26e85329a2031dd&fo_s=gplauk&gclid=Cj0KCQjwqNqkBhDlARIsAFaxvwwwC8pPuqY1MXUJp6OaJvo9_YfAlCWaFHtJ5CWLvQdE9GdeT4xZBQUaAiw-EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds#925

If you need comfort and width they are great.
So many brands promise this and then don’t when you try them
If Birkenstocks are fashionable there can be nothing wrong with hotter.

Most of my shoes/sandals/trainers are from Hotter. After years of foot problems, I just want to be comfortable. They have really expanded their range over the last few years, and have some really nice items.

Add me to the tourist sandals fan club please! They are so light to wear.

Their constant sales and discount codes really annoy me though, never know when the right time is to buy.