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WHAT is wrong with me and trainers?! Help me someone. (pics)

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Laiste · 05/05/2023 12:54

So i started a thread about Fitflop trainers/sneakers yesterday. I need a pair of trainers to go walking in. I've never had any proper trainers only little plimsoll things. No support.

So white pair and silver pair have arrived. And once again i feel like the only person in the world who looks a prat in trainers. I'm size 5/6.

These trainers, and to be honest every trainer i've ever tried on, feel like they look like boats. I want to like them, they're so comfy. But i look down and i feel like i'm wearing barges.

The white ones look laughable and the heel slips off no matter how tight i do the laces, so i haven't even bothered with a pic of those.
The silver - if i lace them tightly they do stay on. But ... !!?

I don't know is it me? They fit, and they're comfy, but do they not look daft?

I'm feeling so deflated. Everyone else looks perfectly normal and nice in trainers 😳

(and sorry about bare feet pics it's to try and show what i'm seeing compared to my actual feet. if that makes sense)

WHAT is wrong with me and trainers?! Help me someone. (pics)
WHAT is wrong with me and trainers?! Help me someone. (pics)
WHAT is wrong with me and trainers?! Help me someone. (pics)
OP posts:
Daisy62 · 09/05/2023 19:35

I hate my trainers to feel too long. It's worth trying lots to see how the styling affects how long they look - they vary a lot. When they're new, to get them more comfy on the heel, it's worth buying good quality ankle sports socks and if necessary folding them down over your heel (making them double thickness), until the trainers soften up. Ankle socks (rather than trainer socks) are currently fashionable, which helps.

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