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Recommendations for trainers for a city break

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Petitepamplemousse · 15/04/2018 16:22

Hi all, looking from advice from you S&B experts. I’m going on a city break in late May, so expecting fairly nice weather and hoping to wear shorts/t-shirts and trainers. I really want some stylish trainers. I already have running shoes but they are lurid and not ‘cool’, I also have a pair of black Converse but for the amount of walking I like to do on a city break I don’t find them quite supportive enough/find they make my feet ache after a while. I quite like look of the Adidas Gazelle or Vans ‘Old skool’ but not sure how comfy they are for walking? I can’t tell from trying on in a shop, my Converse felt very comfy at first but after walking more than 5km they start to rub.

Please help! :)

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Petitepamplemousse · 15/04/2018 16:22

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namastayinbed · 15/04/2018 16:29

I wore gazelles all around disneyland which trashed them but kept me comfy!

stoplickingthetelly · 15/04/2018 16:31

Sketches go walks are the comfiest shoes ever, but not particularly cool/trendy. I've got adidas stan smith's at the moment and I find them very comfy and more supportive than converse.

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Petitepamplemousse · 15/04/2018 17:17

Thanks both! Yeah I think I prefer the look of the Adidas to Skechers so it sounds like they might be good... maybe I need to try both the Stan smiths and Gazelles and see which fits better. Good to know they feel more supportive than Converse. They are quite expensive so I don’t want to make another slightly wrong choice like I did with my Converse.

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Bejazzled · 15/04/2018 17:22

I bought Adidas pewter trainers for that very same reason. A nod to the style of superga but the support of adidas so ticked both my boxes. Bargain new off eBay, one of my better decisions Smile

Wingbing · 15/04/2018 17:23

Stan Smiths!

The perfect white trainer for me, lol good with lots of outfits.

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 15/04/2018 17:42

Have you tried your Converse with an insole in? I've got some School Active ones for mine, and can walk a lot further in them now - they were too flat for long walks, before.

chalkyc2 · 15/04/2018 17:44

Sorry - horrid link fail...

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 15/04/2018 17:45

Stan Smiths were too wide for me. I've got white Geox, which I like but aren't very squishy.

leccybill · 15/04/2018 17:47

I've ruined myself by wearing Skechers Go Walks on a Disney trip. Like walking on clouds. Comfier than my own actual feet. I don't even care about the ugliness anymore!

unicornandrainbows · 15/04/2018 17:48

I've done Paris, Rome and New York In sketchers... won't wear anything else for a city break

KoalasAteMyHomework · 15/04/2018 17:55

Another vote for skechers. They do have a real range of styles if you shop around and they are the comfiest shoes ever!! They really last.

LoveInTokyo · 15/04/2018 18:01

I live in Superga for this sort of thing.

LoveInTokyo · 15/04/2018 18:02

Which city are you going to by the way?

expatinspain · 15/04/2018 18:14

New Balance are comfy and fashionable.

nancy75 · 15/04/2018 18:18

My next trainer purchase will be a pair of Adidas court vantage ( from offspring) the white with the little coloured bit at the back are really soft leather

Bombardier25966 · 15/04/2018 18:19

New Balance 373.

Skechers if you don't care how you look. (Which is fine, but I'm guessing you wouldn't be asking if that was the case.)

pigpoglet · 15/04/2018 18:22

Converse one star are lovely and supportive . I find stan smiths really hard and also my gazelles aren't the most comfy trainers .
The converse players are more padded and supportive than the traditional ones .
Also have a look at jigsaw pumps which are smarter than actual trainers .
I have very tricky feet and find both the converse and jigsaw Best .

superram · 15/04/2018 18:23

Adidas gazelle come up very high at the heel and cripple me. All stars are amazing.

CountFosco · 15/04/2018 18:25

The coolest trainers right now are 'Dad trainers' so your runners might be the best! Personally I like retro trainers like Stan Smiths or Puma or Gola. Of those the comfiest are my Stan Smiths.

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 15/04/2018 18:34

I've just looked at every single grey pair on the Skechers website, and couldn't find a single pair I'd be willing to wear. The men's ones are sometimes less offensive looking, but I have tiny feet so couldn't wear them.

Love the look of these Suspect not to everybody's taste though - probably some people would find them as ugly as I find the Skechers!

FriendlyOcelot · 15/04/2018 18:41

I would wear my Adidas Stan Smiths, or Superstars. However, looking at those Nike Internationalists, I’d bet that they are especially comfy!

tethersend · 15/04/2018 18:41

Nike Air Pegasus 83 are beyond comfy.

squiggleirl · 15/04/2018 18:42

I have Kurt Geiger Lamar's - so comfortable, but smart-looking too and less of a nike/adidas look about them. I've done quite a bit of travelling lately, and they have been perfect - really comfy.

www.kurtgeiger.ie/women/shoes/trainers/low-tops/lamar-black-fabric-carvela-kurt-geiger

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