Ash high top trainers

[SingingGoldfinch]

Has anyone got any experience of these Ash high top trainers?
https://www.ashfootwear.co.uk/women-c1/ash-virgin-buckle-trainers-graphite-leather-p1245/s15852?utmsource=google&utmmmedium=cpc&utmterm=ash-virgin-buckle-trainers-graphite-leather-colour-graphite-size-37-large-fit-see-description-a12101-gph&utmmcampaign=product%2Blisting%2Bads&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkPfuPGP3QIVjpPtCh33Kww2EAQYASABEgJCdDDBwE
I've had half an eye on them for a couple of years now and have found myself drawn back to them again. I love the fact that they look quite edgy and would go with loads and that they're a nice crossover between leather boots and trainers - but are they worth the money, will be be comfy and are they really as 'cool' as I think they are? I love in canvas converse so these have potential to be a great winter alternative but for some reason I just can't decide - probably the price tag! Opinions gratefully received before to help me decide whether or not to finally splash out!

Live not love obviously - although I do love my converse!

I got them a few years ago, love them and still wear them, I have the wedge canvas ones too

I live in these in the colder months. They are so comfortable. I really thought they were non-frumpy but then read a thread on here about how the youngsters wouldn’t be seen dead in them! I don’t care a bit as I’m old.

I saw that thread mothering and it did make me think. I honestly don't think they're frumpy - maybe not what your Nike wearing youngsters would chose but a different kind of cool perhaps?

Ive had three pairs of Ash hi-tops and each and every pair has split away at the sole. Not worth the money IMO.

Hmmmm - how long did you have them before they split op?

About a year, if not less

I've had a pair for a year, no problems with them but I don't wear them everyday.
They are comfy and good for wide feet, they are very roomy.
I actually got mine from Daniel Footwear in the sale for £69 but if you buy them from Hush at the moment you can get a 10% discount with the code A18PREVIEW

I had a pair of these years ago (must be at least 6+ years I think). I was very happy with them at the time - I particularly liked the zip fastening rather than having to buckle them up. They were comfy. But I sold them on (had a clear-out at least 3-4 years ago). I didn't realise shops were still selling them. They're definitely not edgy. Well past their prime. But if you don't care about trends/fashion etc, they're perfectly serviceable.

That's just it op - I do care about fashion - but I'm early 40s living in a country town so what's 'edgy' to me is definitely not the same as what's edgy to a 20-something!! Believe me - compared to what a lot of people round here wear these are relatively 'cool' - think mountain warehouse or Next!!

I've just looked back in my photos and I had a pair 8 years ago. They are definitely not edgy or cool in a fashion sense. Leather converse or Vans (some styles are scotchguarded) would be a more current cold/wet weather alternative. They are also very expensive for what they are, the soles are very thin and no more comfortable than converse.

I understand the need to scratch an itch though, so I'd wait for a decent discount code or a sale. Very Exclusive sell them and they fairly frequently do 20-30% codes and put them in sale. Or even eBay.

I'm obviously in a bit of a fashion backwater as I've never seen anyone wearing them!! I've just been looking at alternatives and Vans have some good options - but Vans just remind me of my student days!

@SingingGoldfinch I look at vans and think of teenagers - every single teenager I see is wearing a pair. Not that I wouldn't wear them but I wouldn't call Vans 'edgy' either.
Ash High Tops have been around for ages - like you I have never seen anyone else in a pair other than once when I was shopping in London. If you like them don't worry too much about what the current trend is.
After all Vans and Converse are very definitely not current - they've been popular since I was a teenager 25 years ago! I had a pair of both of them then.

These are a classic I think. I love mine and the zip is so much less fiddly than laces. The footbed is wider than Converse and the sole more comfortable. Go for it!

What size shoe do you wear OP?

There are a few (relative) bargains to be had in the current sale at Tracey Neuls:

traceyneuls.com/collections/sale

I lived in these last winter (and liked them so much that I bought a second pair that I have been hoarding ready for this winter). Got lots of compliments on them from some pretty cool people, including our Hackney based digital design guys.

traceyneuls.com/collections/sale/products/turi-slip-on-beuys-grey

Thanks Hundred but it's leather high tops I particularly fancy. To be honest I'm really not bothered about what cool digital types in Hackney think - I'm more worried about looking a bit stylish in an age appropriate way!

I think maybe it's exactly as you say in a previous post - you have a different idea of what is edgy where you live.

I'm not sure why you have a thing about age appropriate though. I assume that's connected to where you live and everyone thinks you start shopping at Clarks as soon as you turn 30?

(I'm 48 by the way - and have never even given a thought to my age when buying shoes, and I don't intend to start now)

I had a pair about 15 years ago (I only got them because they were heavily reduced at a designer boutique that was closing down) and I loved them. They were so comfortable yet they looked stylish with practically everything. I think I had them for a couple of years before they got too tatty to wear. Would definitely get some again if I had the money to spend.

I can't believe they're thought of as frumpy though! I mean, perhaps they're not what teenagers would wear, but they're definitely not bronze-coloured sandals with punched-leather patterns!

I've had two pairs of these in the past, both of which didn't even make it through the winter without splitting. Very short shelf life!

I had a pair and like other people the split round the sole. I really looked after mine too soninwas very pissed off.

They also wore really badly at the back.

I was actually looking at pair earlier and I think they have changed the sole and I wonder if that is because this has been an issue.

Look.at Crime London they do some lovely high top slightly more but I would say more fashionable.

I loved them about 6 years ago but ebayed mine when all the mums at school started wearing them. Super comfy though!

I had a pair a few years ago, liked the look but they are not comfortable at all! Not worth the money!

Mine are super comfy!
I've only ever seen one other person in a pair (in London ages ago) where does everyone live who sees them all the time just out of interest? I live in a big city but honestly have not seen one person in them.

Agree Ella - I've only ever seen one person wearing them and that was a women working in a trendy shop in Brighton. She looked so good in them - definitely not in the slightest bit frumpy or last season (it was earlier this year!)

I've had 3 pairs. Currently searching for my 4th. I guess they don't last as long as the money spent would suggest. I guess I get 2 winters out of a pair and do tend to wear them to death! I'm 45 if that swings things one way or the other