Every day trainers - what's stylish and comfy?

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Need some trainers for holiday and walking with the baby and toddler around town, parks etc. Probably mostly worn with skinny jeans, so nothing too clumpy. I like converse but everybody seems to have a pair. What alternatives are there?

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I like them, pity they arent in my size.

I like the grey a lot, but not sure about the shiny tick and trim.

I love Puma, I find them fantastically comfortable.

I can't wear Converse, find them quite uncomfortable but I have discovered very similar Dunlops and whilst they have a limited range of colours they are fantastically comfortable. And best of all, they're cheap as chips.

Im size 8, I got them.
The pearly tick and trim not ideal but hopefully not too bad as overall the grey isn't very shouty.

When my regime is up and running Skechers will be most definitely on the banned list.

Hideous things.

Converse are made by the devil himself. Never have i owned a pair of trainers so uncomfortable.

Vans are the way forward OP. Dont let anyone tell you any different

I agree about Converse being uncomfortable. They cut my heels to absolute shreds. Instruments of torture!

Converse also give me that horrible burning sensation on the ball of the foot. Matches nicely with the shredded heels

Has anyone got Nike Flex? Have my eye on a black pair.

I really like to New Balance in burgundy, but am now 50 - will I look the dreaded "mutton dressed as lamb"? I still wear canvas converse (which I also wonder if I should give up) but some leather ones would be great for the winter. Do I need to start looking a sensible lace ups in beige?

I love my leather Cons, but the Nike trainers are infinitely more comfortable.

I have a couole of leather Cons hi tops, they are more comfortable than the canvas lo tops. I find them toko flat for my dodgy feet, but I just stick an insole in them.

Theres no such thing as mutton dressed as lamb, wear what you like

Exactly!

Stan Smith Adidas for me. I've been wearing this style for over twenty years and they look great with most things.

I gave away my thrice worn Converse to the local charity shop, instruments of torture indeed - flat soles so thin you can feel every single piece of gravel, heels covered in blood after a 20 min walk to the post office and back.

No thank you!

Nikes really are like walking on air in comparison, my Theas are light as a cloud, no clod hopping involved.

I honestly haven't had problems with Converse, although I do prefer the leather ones to the canvas ones. They are just a bit too flat for the full days of walking you do when on holiday etc - absolutely fine for normal casual wear for me.

Thanks for this thread. I've Nike Air and they are magnificently comfortable. (Am not usually given to superlatives). I love them, not so keen on the asthetics but that's just me, others like them. Despite that, I still love them. SO comfy. But they are sadly ready for le bin. TImely thread. Shall work my way through the links.

Im the same Remus, I've never had any problems with Converse.

I must have delicate aristocratic feet that haven't yet evolved to cope with anything rougher than the finest kidskin leather.

Oh to have hardy peasant trotters!

Must admit that I spent a lot of my teens barefoot, so am a bit of a hobbit.

Trotters!? How very dare you. This is me.

What a timely thread. I need some super comfortable and supportive trainers because my body has been so wrecked by two pregnancies I'm in constant pain when I walk. My pelvis is misaligned and knackered, I've recently started wearing a heel lift in one shoe AND I have high arches and awkward feet.

I was considering Sketchers Purely because the memory foam soles sounded SO appealing. Is there any hope of finding something equally comfortable but less hideous to look at?

You're super pretty Cocole. I love that you're all 'yeah I've got cankles, whatcha gonna do about it?'.

You go girl!

p.s. what body lotion do you use, your skin is like silk.