HOTTER shoes- are they awful or nice?

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I've found some surprisingly 'ok' trainers online, reduced, and they are Hotter. This is slightly tongue in cheek, as a friend used to joke the brand were very old lady style.

Verdict?

Also, does anyone know about sizing as they are also available in half sizes. I'm between a 5 and 5.5.

If you can buy your shoes at a garden centre it’s a pretty good guide to how stylish they’re not.

Yep. Zips are everywhere at the moment. Very 90s!

Not like those Hotter trainers though 😀

The zip trainers don't look too bad but seem so expensive.My last trainers were Ted baker £90 in the sale reduced from £130 and I think they're stylish and comfortable.
My mum wears them and I think they look awful so I can't see me ever venturing in there.

I love my Hotter trainers and waking shoes. I think they look fine to me, they are well made and last longer than any other shoe I've owned.

I like those too.

I love Russell and Bromley boots and their sandals BUT for comfort you cannot beat Hotter Shoes. I have walked all over New York in them when on holiday. I would not be without them and have a few pairs in black. They last very well providing you polish them up every month.

I'm now, thankfully, of an age where comfort top trumps style .
My feet are awkward due to my stupid days of finding that style mattered more than comfort.

Beware of stupid footwear.

I bought some flat sandals in the sale, if you ignore the Velcro fastenings they're the best things ever, so comfy!!

They are giving nursing home but into my fashion kinda vibes. A no from me lol

And yes, Hotter make some super shoes but some are designed fora more genteel customer base.
Thank goodness people like my very elderly mum can shop there.

I buy my mums shoes there as they have larger sizing and variable widths. I’ve not purchased anything there yet for myself (early 40s) but only because I currently live in work shoes or my running shoes both of which are very specific brands.
go for it if there’s something you like. You only get one pair of feet, look after them.

I love my "old lady" Hotters. I have 2 pair of flat boots for work, a pair of ballerinas, a longer pair of boots and 4 pair of trainers. They do amazing sales at the end of their seasons and I bought 3 pair for £70 a few weeks ago.
I need the wide fitting for my feet.
easy returns and good customer service, what's not to like?

I wore them in my 20s. They were great. Since I had kids in my late 30s, my feet changed and now I wear fitflop shoes. I wore doc martins in my teens. I also have some beautiful leboutins. Life is too short for uncomfortable everyday shoes.

I live in my whisper boots from hotter, don't give a shit if they're frumpy, they fit well and are super comfy, comfort trumps style for me I'm afraid! Life's too short for uncomfortable shoes!

Oh jeeze just looked at the website. They're worse than skechers!

Fugly-chic

Very true.

I have some of their gore-tex walking shoes, they look better than some of the main camping brands as not just brown, extremely comfortable so do the job for a camping or walking trip. I need their extra wide wit too.

I have lots of problems with my feet which mean my choice is very restricted. They have the odd one or two that are ok style wise. Even my very stylish teen DD says the two pairs I have are good and I work in her school so if they weren't she'd certainly let me know.

My stylish friend in her forties has these, they look good on her, and are the most comfortable things ever, I am going to get some. Sandals

My incredibly stylish 80 year old mother wears them, there are some really nice ones. I’m 47 with arthritic feet, due to rheumatoid arthritis and I’d wear them too if they weren’t stupidly wide. These days comfort is important to me!

I think the vast majority are horrible, but they have a few gems. I have a pair of chunky biker style boots which are quite acceptable to me and whilst it may be possible to get more beautiful boots, my decision to only ever wear comfortable shoes has quite literally been life changing.

Awful!

Some good some bad. Just avoid the ones with lots of velcro

They're coming up as suggestions in ads for me now

To be fair to people who have foot problems, and comfort is the main objective rather than style, they're a good choice. My grandmother swears by them as I said.
Though I do like a comfortable shoe myself, and own many, but I'm just not ready for brands like Skecher and Hotter.