Stan Smiths - a couple of questions.

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I'm toying with the idea of investing in a pair of Adidas Stan Smith trainers, and have a couple of questions:

How do they come up fit-wise? Narrow, broad, big, small??

Also, are they still "in"? Or do you think we might have hit "peak Stan"? A bit like New Balance were all the rage a couple of years back, but now they aren't.....

I'm not sure about fit, but I think where I live we're all Stanned out. Adidas Superstars are the footwear of choice-in white with black stripes

Fit wise, dunno. I last had SS in the 90's. As for 'peak stan', I think that was hit about a year ago.

Hmm....I'm after plain white trainers - no stripes.

My dd had a bright blue pair for christmas. Shes a 5.5 but fits in a 6. They look narrower than her superstars but she likes them and says they're comfy.

Stans are very much 'in' where I am. One of my teens has the 'winters' which are Grey and I have one with the 'specials' (it's with a z) I personally dislike the stans with the pull over straps but I think the others are nice.:)

"Stan's" are classics that'll never date. They tend to come up narrow but, are so comfy

Urgh. Narrow isn't good. That's one thing my feet aren't.

I've just noticed Superstars come in plain white, but I'm not convinced about the shell toe.

I only have experience of Adidas for exercise and I always size up for width and length. Not sure if their fashion trainers are different ( I have wide feet, but wear my usual size in Converse).

Narrowish and not as big as Nikes, but not small either. I have the Velcro ones because messy laces annoy me, and yes I do think we've had peak Stan but there are still plenty of fashionable young things wearing them, so...

Try some white adidas gazelles, they look a lot neater than adidas superstars. Based on my fit they come up a bit small

Stan smiths were bit big on me so might be better if you have broad feet?

I've just commented on another thread that stans have been my best buy this year.

I have wide feet and find them really comfortable - am a 4.5 so sized up to a 5.

Even though we have reached peak stan sob I will still be wearing mine and quite possibly purchasing another pair

I have black Stan Smiths - my feet are very, very wide and they are perfect. Not sure if it makes any odds, but my feet are small (4) and mine are from the kids' department.

I think we've reached peak standards but they'll still be wearable, like converse

Apparently vans are the new stans?

Mine are from the kids dept too! Total bargain esp when on sale. Interesting to read the comments about width, my feet are on the narrow side and they fit perfectly (I find nikes can be too wide) but it seems they fit all foot widths well. Perhaps that's the secret of their popularity?

If you like em - get em! I wouldnt worry about perceptions of being 'in' or not. Its not like they're sketchers or anything

Personally they're a classic, simple design that will go with most outfits. Sorry cant comment on fit/sizing.

Superga's...plain white, good for narrow feet?

No, Supergas fit wide.

I've got supergas and very narrow feet. They fit me fine. I sized down a half size.

DD age 11 has a pair in size 4 - she has wide feet and they're fine. Think I may copy her!

They come up slightly narrow,best go up half size. I think they're really nice and go with everything as they're so understated. Schuh have a good range of colours too. Where I am they're pretty ubiquitous- mums,students,teens

Thanks all, that's really useful! Particularly about size - I'm 6.5 - 7, so it's good to know I should size up. Kids department? I wish!

I might order in a few styles to see what suits.

So I got mine in a 6, from Adidas kids, with a 15% discount everyone gets if they use the website for the first time. So I paid around £35-40 which is v cheap for them...