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Smart trainers for office?

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CaseClosedWineOpened · 14/06/2026 20:57

I can’t be bothered to wear anything other than comfortable shoes to work.

What trainers would you recommend that pass as “smart enough” for the office?

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Besafeeatcake · 14/06/2026 23:39

CurdinHenry · 14/06/2026 21:42

They definitely are! I don't think anyone in my office wears horrible hard shoes any more. Yuck.

They don’t have to be hard shoes and they don’t have to be trainers.

CurdinHenry · Yesterday 07:56

Besafeeatcake · 14/06/2026 23:39

They don’t have to be hard shoes and they don’t have to be trainers.

Only trainers are comfortable

MiddleAgedDread · Yesterday 08:21

CaseClosedWineOpened · 14/06/2026 22:06

These ones? The sale price is very tempting…

https://www.clarks.com/en-gb/hollyhock-walk/26176307-p

Yes, those or similar

Watercooler · Yesterday 09:17

Besafeeatcake · 14/06/2026 23:39

They don’t have to be hard shoes and they don’t have to be trainers.

There are a lot of women suddenly wearing kitten heels around London. I can't understand why you'd do that to yourself. It looks so uncomfortable.

Besafeeatcake · Yesterday 09:29

Watercooler · Yesterday 09:17

There are a lot of women suddenly wearing kitten heels around London. I can't understand why you'd do that to yourself. It looks so uncomfortable.

I guess it's how people feel in heels. For me they are very comfortable, so are espadrilles, so are wedges......I find ballet flats awful - each to their own. Kitten heels to me are very comfy.

Watercooler · Today 06:35

Besafeeatcake · Yesterday 09:29

I guess it's how people feel in heels. For me they are very comfortable, so are espadrilles, so are wedges......I find ballet flats awful - each to their own. Kitten heels to me are very comfy.

Ballet flats are awful. But I must have seen 20 women wearing kitten heels last week in the space of 400 yards and none of them looked elegant as they rolled their ankles trying to negotiate escalators and pavements. They also damage your spine. I'll be sticking to trainers!

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