Can you walk properly in clogs?!

[sarahb083]

Considering buying some clogs as they look comfy and stylish. I seem to remember that the last time I had a pair (in my teens..) I had to sort of grip them with my toes so that they wouldn't fly off!?

Can any clog owners please enlighten me!

I have Lotta from Stockholm clogs and find them really comfy, no trouble walking in them at all

Yes, no problem. I wore them lots last summer/winter. Feel like they're out of fashion now that they're all over the high street though.

I wore some Swedish ones years ago and they were surprisingly comfy- once the leather softened a bit and I got used to wearing them. The wooden sole doesn't flex at all, so takes some getting used to.

It depends which ones you mean - I had a pair of Swedish has been sand ended up giving them away as they were the most uncomfortable shoes EVER. I don't honestly know how anyone would walk in them, the sole was a rigid wooden block and didn't bend at all.

If you mean the flat, flexible Birkenstock kind they are quite comfy I find.

*Hasbeens!!

Cannot stand any shoes where the sole doesn't bend.

I have some Lotta ones. They are hideously uncomfortable. They fit just fine but it's like stomping round on a short plank of wood. They have been relegated to the utility room and I just use them when hanging out washing or putting the bins out.

The high heeled Lotta clogs were all over the fashion blogs (remember those?) about 10 years ago.

I can feel my plantar fasciitis coming back just with the thought of walking round on a block of wood !

Thanks - I'm not thinking of wood ones, just wondering if they'll slip off as I walk!

What sort of clogs are you thinking if not the wooden types? You don't mean crocs?

Not crocs, something like this or maybe the Birkenstock clogs

I live in clog boots in winter. Love them. Toasty warm and very practical in bad weather. 12 yo dd has started swiping them now, annoyingly.

I also have some a bit like the ones you linked, op, but they’re wooden soled and have a leather strap across the back. Sort of closed toe with a sling back. I like them and find them easy enough to walk in. Not as comfy as my winter clog boots, but the heels are higher so that’s probably why.

My clogs in the 90s had a strap on the back but that still didn't stop me skidding across the station platform at Sheffield on my way back to uni !

I don't think my feet could take them nowadays !

Oooh @VenusClapTrap your winter clogs sound lovely - where are they from?

Lotta from Stockholm

Yes but I’ve worn them since I could walk and family trips every summer always included a trip to a clog factory in Scandinavia 😃

I have this problem too OP! I always put it down to my narrow feet not ever filling the shoes enough, causing constant slippage. Argh I hate having to grip my toes!