He was alluding to nerds buying their clothes at Walmart or something more of that nature. It's not even terribly relevant today as even at Walmart, a half-decent pair of shoes is $30-40 or more.
And yeah, there are probably a few with a collection of Bruno Maglis or some other over-priced Italian shit. Or whatever is considered 'cool' and/or declares that you have money to burn these days.
And yeah again, most of Sketchers shoes come in multiple color schemes. The ones I referred to have three on the same page, but there are also different 'models' that are just minor variations. I like that when you find a certain shoe that you really like the build of, you've got a bit of aestetic choice. I chose to have blue on mine 'cause why the fuck not? They're not for completing the perfect fashion statement; they're sneakers. And while I don't typically wear 'loud' shoes, I like ones with a bit going on. I'll save my solid brown sneakers for when I have to wear a suit. ;P
I get my boots from a local place, ZZ boots, excellent customer service. I wore Sketchers a long time ago and remember them fondly kicking around my local high school. I would be more than willing to try them out again, except that I need durable footwear that withstands concrete dust, construction debris, and the occasional water dousing.
I have never picked up any footwear because of how it looked, I am much more concerned with how comfortable my feet will feel after being in them all day.
Was a different thing when my major prerogative was hiking, and I paid dearly for comfortable shoes that were not durable.
Seriously to anyone who does work on their feet and happens to visit this forum, do not cheap out on shoes, it is not worth it.
Your physical condition has more to do with feet health than shoes. When I was overweight I had foot issues. Lost some weight and all my feet issues disappeared. Now I can wear basically anything as long as they aren't defective and not have any issues.
I used to be big on Merrells but they started pinching pennies here and there, made their shoes more generic and the fit quality and durability have seemed to drop. My last pair of Chameleon stretches lasted 10 years and still almost as comfortable as the day I got them. My last ones are barely 6 months old, the heal is starting to push in and I don't like wearing them more than an hour or two. Plus the "laces" and materials just feel like they'll break down much more quickly. It's all thinner, lower quality than they used to be.
Wore sketchers in Elementary school....kids teased me for it. Never wore em again.
which shoes can i wear comfortably all day while shopping with the miss?
with Nike, i can run all day but somehow feel extremely uncomfortable during walks in the mall with her
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http://www.skechers.com/style/53560/skechers-on-the-go-court/bkbl
Most comfortable 'casual' sneakers I've ever had. Super light, with soft, thin uppers...no freaking plastic or anything to rub through the liner and jab me in the ankle...with overall feel of everything you need and nothing you don't. And the soles are stupid soft. The outer part has a 'give' to it that I have not ever encountered before. Seems like a pretty basic, inexpensive material, but just makes me think 'wow, that's some good modern materials engineering right there.'
Oddly enough, they also have shoes with advertised 'memory foam,' but it's just thick insoles on harder outsole material. On the variety of shoes with this sole (there's a bunch), though, it's like the whole thing is one cohesive material that seems the epitome of a 'memory foam' for your feet.
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i would care but...merrells.
http://www.amazon.com/Merrell-Mens-J...rell+shoes+men
its like an all weather all purpose(or enough purpose) slip on. love so much /yeah so they are kinda pricey
I used to be big on Merrells but they started pinching pennies here and there, made their shoes more generic and the fit quality and durability have seemed to drop. My last pair of Chameleon stretches lasted 10 years and still almost as comfortable as the day I got them. My last ones are barely 6 months old, the heal is starting to push in and I don't like wearing them more than an hour or two. Plus the "laces" and materials just feel like they'll break down much more quickly. It's all thinner, lower quality than they used to be.
I will never wear Skechers Period - fruity shoe company with no swag.
Wearing Allen Edmonds Long Branch today.
I'm kind of partial to Sperry Topsiders for casual shoes. This is a shoe I can wear with no socks and they just get better as they age. There are many copies but none as good as the original.