The Sneakers we wear with our jeans

[ATWM]

I can’t do those shoes at all, ever really. @Maynard Friedman gets to it for me from an aesthetic perspective. @Double 0 Soul gets it from a wear perspective. Though I’m not personally a fan of chucks beat up or not. I still have some skate shoes hanging around for comfort and function, but don’t much wear beyond the house. Honestly I feel like beat up Birkenstocks are better, but this is why in the end I favor more traditional leather boots and shoes for the most part. 

Don’t run as much as I used to since I’m on my bike so much but my actual runners are Merrell zero drop trail shoes. I haven’t run in anything padded in a good 15 years now and have felt better for it. Those shoes are ugly as hell (thankfully not as bad as the “toe” shoes) but they last ages because there’s no padding to get shot, it’s just whenever I wear through the sole to my actual foot that I need a new pair.

Others pull off these traditional bulky runners, I can dig the look, but I’ve never felt like it suited me. . 

[mlwdp]

@ATWMI actually just bought some Merrells but I don’t know if I’ll keep them once them come in.  Jungle moc breeze, couldn’t find it in the USA market like I could find it in the JP market.  Got them on sale.

[mlwdp]

Merrells Jungle Moc Breeze I bought from the store AFEW a couple days ago.  Couldn’t find this model except in Japan.  just something different I guess.  Comfy.

 

 

[Double 0 Soul]

Are you taking early retirement @mlwdp ?