Trainers for wedding outfit/ trendy / comfy

[omega4ever]

Im going to a family wedding soon and have a dress and jacket and bag all from vinted that I like. I want to wear trainers of some sort with my outfit... I have feet issues and can't bear the thought of uncomfortable shoes for 12 hours.

What trainers are trendy please ATM.
Either white or white and light or sky blue ... I like my old suede navy adiddas gazelles but they are quite battered and I think I'll treat myself to something new having saved on the rest of my outfit.

Please help. . Or suggest something else. I hate open toe sandles so these are not an option either.

I love trainers but don’t think I’d wear them to a wedding. What about a pair of comfy ballet pumps/mary Janes?

I've set my heart on trainers.... they really are the only comfortable footwear I own.

I know it's unconventional but for me comfort trumps everything...and im a but of a rebal too so I think it will look cool.

I’m sorry I’m all for comfort but I’m sure everyone else at the wedding will not think it’s cool just very out of place

I'm all for comfort too but I wouldn't wear trainers to a wedding unless there was a specifically casual dress code. I would also suggest ballet flats or Mary Janes.

I'm the most casual person around, but even I wouldn't wear trainers to a wedding. There are lots of comfortable flat shoes/sandals available.

I love trainers. I wear them to work every day and since Covid have even worn them on big nights out, which I wouldn’t have dreamed of ten years ago. I have Gazelles, Sambas, lots of Nike Air, few Converse. No way would I wear them to a wedding. No one wants to be uncomfortable, but it’s a wedding! Can you not wear flat, smart sandals? They won’t be uncomfortable.

If you’re not budging, I would go for smart platform trainers. Russell and Bromley do them with a large platform and no laces so they look really smart, but they’re ££££. Dune also do them and are much cheaper.

I have problems with my feet and have been wearing trainers almost exclusively for years (except for funerals) until I found fitflop.

They are amazing, feel comfortable like trainers but have so many different styles and often have sale items.

If your heart is set on trainers I believe coloured suede trainers and new balance 530s according to my young adult dcs.

If you really really have to wear trainers, have a look at these. They come up small but feel like the softest leather and aren't as clumpy as regular trainers
www.pavers.co.uk/products/leather-slip-on-shoes-brk24000-308-245-white/White/4?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20182917274&gclid=Cj0KCQjwhafEBhCcARIsAEGZEKLDx5R37WYRoDdWkH4GEVMy6Sc1Na2qYQ_8rVgMIVf2aeGPrMQyxCEaAhiUEALw_wcB

Thanks I'll have a look at fitflops and like the sound of the coloured suede trainers too. Are the chunky platform type ones what your young adults like atm? I will also look at NB .

and im a but of a rebal too so I think it will look cool.

A wedding is not the time and place to show off your rebellious streak. It just makes you look like a bit of a tit.

I also have feet issues, but I have managed to find flat comfortable shoes that are smart enough to wear to a wedding or other smart function.

Pavers are a good call.

Thank you for your suggestion and I appreciate the link ..... but I really dont like these at all.... and would never wear them again .... unlike trainers .
They look very old fashioned and frumpy. But im sure they are comfy but they look like something my grandma might wear with big bunions poking through.

I am set on wearing trainers... I know it's unconventional but I dont want to buy shoes I won't wear again... I have done this too too many times.

Wow, rude or what! You go in your clumpy cart horse trainers and be laughed at, who cares.

Its not unconventional, it's disrespectful and rude. Why not buy some cheap proper shoes for at least the ceremony and then change into your trainers afterwards?

My friend was the bride and wore trainers. She had them embellished. You could not see them.under her dress. The main reason she did this was for dancing later.

I saw a lady in around her 80s returning from a wedding recently ( I could tell because the person with her was clearly carrying a table decoration they'd been given) She was wearing a type of trainer in hot pink that matched her handbag and looked great.
I think people should be less upright about wedding attire in general, and there are plenty of 'smart' interesting trainers. Look at Camper or Ecco

*I mention her age because older people have often got over the need to conform and do what suits them!

I have these from Geox - light gold. They're comfortable and look lovely.

A few months' back I was my grandson's plus one when he went to Buckingham Palace for the DoE Gold Awards celebrations - I wore a dress and these trainers which have since been reduced by £40!

https://www.geox.com/en-GB/low_top_sneakers-light_gold-light_sand-blomiee_woman-D366HE0AJ22C2L5V.html

I wore white Converse dainty to a wedding, as the bride.

My teenager is currently wearing Adidas VL Court platform trainers, they come in some lovely pastel colours.

My DC love Nike Air Force 1. You can get them with a pastel tick so you could get your sky blue in that way. However, you might get less disapproval if you go for an unbranded trainer and I agree with the PP that suggested a colourful trainer rather than a white trainer. Are you wearing a floral dress? In which case definitely avoid white trainers.

I don't think trainers are a complete no no though, my aunt wore trainers to an open air wedding at Dunnottar Castle, she (quite sensibly) wanted shoes that were suitable for walking on uneven ground.

You could look at some white Toms type ones, more like a pump (are we allowed to reference that footwear now!?). I did see some satin Adidas in Schuh the other day. They also do liberty print ones.

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For a seemingly non controversial question you’ve had some interesting replies @omega4ever!

My daughter got married a few weeks ago and she and her sister both wore trainers for the evening - as did I. Mine were visible, and whilst not as lovely as my heels earlier in the day they didn’t look horrific, and certainly weren’t disrespectful (odd thought) and meant I could dance and celebrate with my family as opposed to hobbling around - a win win surely.
I’ve got no trainer suggestions I’m afraid, but I hope you find a pair that you love and have a great time at the wedding.

There’s nothing rebellious about wearing trainers, unless you’re a child sneaking off to school in them when mummy and daddy think you’re in your school shoes.

If you really, really have to wear trainers (and I think you shouldn’t unless the bride and groom have made it clear that it’s really casual) then check out the Puma trainer/ballerina mix up.

We used to use ‘trendy’ as an insult as teenagers in the 80s. It always makes me smile now when people want to look ‘trendy’.

Can you wear something like this?

I brought these from New Look and they’re surprisingly comfortable. Come in two colours.

https://www.newlook.com/uk/womens/footwear/shoes/red-cutout-faux-leather-ballet-pumps/p/914890960

Have a look at offbeat sweetie, rocket dog and love lemonade - I’ve had smarter/more interesting trainers from all of those.