What trainers for 2024?

[Lagirl20]

My Vejas look so dated now. What’s in for 2024? I’m a mum who dressed casually, looking for a staple everyday trainer.
Is big and chunky and white still in? I don’t want to get coloured trainers, though they seem to be in right now, as my wardrobe is neutral. Help! Please share your faves and what makes you’re coveting! I’ll share some links below, too

When I read this thread it reminds me how women rarely expect comfort from their shoes.
The trainer as formal wear fashion is basically women going "F*CK yeah, I want to be comfortable all the time!!"

I think most women expect comfort from their shoes. Trainers have been fashionable for a long time.

Yes! They had some in men’s sizes when I last looked, not in my size though

Same. I still have the odd internet trawl but no luck :(

I love this thread, we appear to have a time traveller who is surprised people wear fancy athletic gear as normal clothing. What will happen when she finds out about dryrobes

To be honest I do think it is a bit weird that high end running shoes like Hokas are now the big fashion trend. I think if you are a runner you just have that association with them being solely running shoes.
. When I have previously seen people wearing them I would have automatically assumed they were runners even if in non running gear.
Obviously that is not to say they won’t be great for walking too. They don’t self destruct if you don’t go a certain pace in them so no reason they can’t be a fashion trainer too. I guess if you haven’t got that association with running you wouldn’t think it weird just that they are a comfy trainer in bright colours. So why not

I can't stand sports gear worn as normal clothing when not doing a sport. I'm mainly thinking here though of football shirts (ok on the pitch, and at the match as a supporter or watching it in the pub on telly) but I hate tracksuits, tops or bottoms, football or rugby shirts unless you are playing the sport. That's just me though.

I need these and I'm far from 7 😂

Surely trainers are ok though?

I love sketchers - they are really comfortable and I don’t think they ever go out of fashion!

@Chloebella , they're never in fashion, but there's a good reason why they're popular - they're comfortable.

Nothing wrong with Vejas, whole point of them is sustainability lol

Where did I say this? My vejas are four years old now, and literally falling apart at the soles.

You implied it with My Vejas look so dated now. , @Lagirl20
I don't think they'll look dated, and if you got 4 years out of them that's pretty good going.

I think the shoe police will be after me for sure.
I wear platform crocs.
Sport mode occasionally.
Without socks.
Oh, and they’re white.
So there. 😜

I wear regular crocs, always in relaxed mode, and did when they were deeply unfashionable. I don't wear them in public though.

Black vejas are nice in wet weather. I’m wearing those.

I was looking for ages for comfortable vegan trainers to replace my staple Adidas Hamburg or handball ones. After a few failures I found these, I think they are the most comfortable trainers I've ever owned

https://www.sayebrand.com/collections/modelo-89

I want those "ugly" New Balance 530s, I think they're beautiful! To me, Converse are ugly.

But then the fashion police would be after me for many things. I like the old silvery Hi-Tec trainers, remember them? Also, I don't wear "invisible" socks; I never got on with them. I prefer to wear my trainers with no socks. Yes, I know, a terrible sin.

Do you think it's weird that people wear Converse and Doc Martens too? After all they were originally basket ball shoes and workwear boots. What about Jeans?

Or do you accept those because they became standard wear years ago and just have a problem with modern change?

To be honest I do think it is a bit weird that high end running shoes like Hokas are now the big fashion trend. I think if you are a runner you just have that association with them being solely running shoes.
. When I have previously seen people wearing them I would have automatically assumed they were runners even if in non running gear.

Are they a fashion shoe now? I had no idea! I saw someone wearing them the other day and thought they must be a runner.

I always wear Brooks now, OP. I have some for running and some for general gym wear. Very comfortable they are. I don't think they're fashionable though.

Same here @swanannie . I had no idea until this thread! Apparently they are. For the first time ever I appear to be on trend . Which if you met me is a really scary proposition. I also have some brooks adrenaline trainers very comfy
I am glad I read this thread as depending on the scenario and style of the Hoka I may have quizzed the wearer on how they were to run in I now realise they may be worn by someone who just finds them comfy and likes the look of them
@splutter i haven’t got a problem plenty of people go shopping in their pyjamas which is obviously not their main purpose. And you are right jeans , donkey jackets and lots of other stuff originally had other purposes and became fashionable but a lot of the price of Hokas are tied up in the R&D for running dynamics and there are lots of inexpensive trainers which would be equally comfortable if you just want to walk in them I am just surprised non runners would pay the price just for the look and comfort.
But haven’t got a problem with it , it is their money . It is just my personal opinion that I think it is a bit weird and if I was a non runner I wouldn’t be splurging ££££ . I can barely justify it as a runner
But as I repeat only my opinion i don’t follow fashion . You can buy them for your dog as a play toy if you like I don’t care

@Puravida23 But they are not weirdly expensive for shoes by any stretch of the imagination.

Full price Airforce 1s are around £100 and Veja are around the same price as Hoka so why would it be word to buy Hoka over Veja? Hoka are by far superior to fashion shoes like Veja when it comes to comfort too

Of course people pay over £100 for trainers because of how they look. When I was a teenager in the late 90s it was Nike Air Max which were £80-£100 just for the kids sizes. Even bog-standard black Converse are £70ish full price. Skechers similar.

Unless you're going for an unusual colour of Reeboks from somewhere like M&MDirect for £35 there aren't loads of attractive options that will support your feet and not fall apart like a Primark special.

Sport mode 🤣😂 that cracks me up

I tend to wear one pair of trainers at a time and I walk a lot, they get knackered fairly quickly so I only buy when I need to - I'd say every 18 months? Sadly they don't last forever