Footwear for barrel leg jeans

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I’ve just bought a pair of barrel leg jeans and a pair of barrel leg utility cargoes. I love the shape and deliberated for ages over the length, finally going for full length because I hate having cold ankles! Now I’m stuck for shoes - what would you recommend?

I wear mine with trainers or adidas brogues. I’ve also tried limiting Chelsea boots with them (thinking ahead to autumn) and those work well too.

Meant to read ‘slim fitting’ Chelsea boots!

Brogues and loafers. Kitten heel sling backs for evenings.

I’ve worn Hoff trainers and leopard print ballet flats.

I wear mine with dr Marten sling back mules.. Fur lined so warm.

I wear mine with Birkenstock sheepskin mules

Birkenstocks. Arizonas or bostons. They balance the leg so well.

Bovver boots (not the steel toe kind!).

I don’t wear them (they look weird on me!) but I see a lot of people wearing them with colourful trainers.

Are we talking chunky trainers (Filas?) or something like Adidas gazelles?

I wear adidas trainers, so not chunky

A pointed flat for smarter barrels and slimline adidas for casual.

Slim trainers not chunky, kitten heel boots, pointed toe boots, anything slim line that balances out the volume of the barrel leg.

I think they need a low profile trainer for a more feminine look. Depends what you wear on top or what you prefer.

For warm ankles I wear chunky pull on ankle boots. Trainers are fine in the summer but I feel the cold, so need something warmer.

I don't wear them they look ridiculous I don't understand this trend why people are following it when it looks so ridiculous

That's nice - but the OP didn't ask if you wore them

I think a small, slim shoe makes them look too tapered. You need a bit of ankle then a wider - not ‘chunky’ - shoe like a Birkenstock. I think they look horrible with small shoes. Like parsnip legs.

Definitely not chunky or you’ll look like Charlie Chaplin.

The point of not knowing what shoes to wear with them is telling because no shoes will go with them. that was my point

I see them with low profile slim trainers, more along the lines of gazelles etc, just nice bright colourful ones.

I like wearing them with a chunky trainer. I have a pair of Adidas gazelle.

Ballet flats

Low profile trainers, pointed toe flats, ballet flats, square toe loafers. I like a geometric shape to offset the roundness of the trouser if that makes sense.