https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dr-scholls-a-blast-from-my-past Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 20 May 2026 04:39:22 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dr-scholls-a-blast-from-my-past#post-1615343 Sat, 13 Feb 2016 13:17:18 +0000 Anonymous 1615343@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love reading everyone's memories of these! I had a red pair--one of my first 'clothing allowance' purchases. I wore them once (we lived in the rainiest part of the English countryside, what was my teenage brain thinking?). They languished in our mud room until the day my Mum used them to chase off a dog that was going after my Aunt's little Yorkie. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dr-scholls-a-blast-from-my-past#post-1615332 Sat, 13 Feb 2016 12:17:22 +0000 AndiB 1615332@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I still have them! &nbsp;OMG. &nbsp;returning like the Birks of a few seasons ago? &nbsp;I wore out my birks, bet the Scholls don't wear out. &nbsp;I'll dig them out and see how they feel on my feet!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dr-scholls-a-blast-from-my-past#post-1615156 Fri, 12 Feb 2016 19:46:15 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1615156@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These had a brief moment of re-trending in the 90s, and I had a cheap knockoff pair. Uncomfortable as all get-out. Shortly after that I gave up all slides and mules because I was tired of walking out of them. </p> <p>I remember the claims of them exercising your legs, too - they were the precursor to those rocker sole sneakers that were supposed to make your butt more firm, I guess! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dr-scholls-a-blast-from-my-past#post-1615039 Fri, 12 Feb 2016 15:53:05 +0000 Elle 1615039@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just saw them at Nordstroms and did they bring back memories. I loved them even though my heel kepping slipping and painfully hitting the edge of the wooden sole. &nbsp;But I felt so cool. &nbsp;I bought them at the drugstore too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dr-scholls-a-blast-from-my-past#post-1614878 Fri, 12 Feb 2016 05:10:24 +0000 catgirl 1614878@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Susie said! That hurt so much! And you could hear me flapping and clomping a mile away. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dr-scholls-a-blast-from-my-past#post-1614874 Fri, 12 Feb 2016 04:49:33 +0000 shoppingisfun 1614874@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am pretty sure I remember these from the 90s. Never had a pair though. I was only alive for a year in the 70s so definitely never saw them back then lol </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dr-scholls-a-blast-from-my-past#post-1614792 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 23:50:42 +0000 Anonymous 1614792@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My mum had a pair of these and I'd clomp around in them as a kid, probably damaging the hardwood floors. I remember them being extremely heavy and having a lot of unforgiving arch support.<br /> I love the look but I have flat feet and can't wear shoes with a lot of built in support (I can't wear Birkenstocks for this reason either). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dr-scholls-a-blast-from-my-past#post-1614790 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 23:45:43 +0000 Rambling Ann 1614790@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Joy, that is heroic, climbing a mountain in those things.&nbsp;<br />Linda, yes! That was the marketing pitch, so<br />Retailgirl, it may have been true, even if it was your mom saying so. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dr-scholls-a-blast-from-my-past#post-1614763 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 23:03:03 +0000 Anonymous 1614763@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I bought a pair in Germany the summer of 1969 while spending a summer walking Europe and my shoes were trash. I climbed a mountain in mine. They did excercise my feet. I doubt that they were Dr Scholls brand. I'm sorry that I got rid of them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dr-scholls-a-blast-from-my-past#post-1614726 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 21:35:15 +0000 Sheila 1614726@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also bought them in the 60's or 70's at the drugstore on the cheap...but alas, they did not work with the arches of my foot so, even then, I was unable to wear them for longer than about 20 minutes at a crack. Not going to try them now but I really do like the look. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dr-scholls-a-blast-from-my-past#post-1614713 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 21:06:50 +0000 retailgirl 1614713@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wore them from the late 60's to the early 70's. I bought them at the local drugstore, and they cost about $12. I loved them! My mother always said they made my legs shapelier...not sure about that! I had red,navy and bone. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dr-scholls-a-blast-from-my-past#post-1614710 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 20:56:45 +0000 DonnaF 1614710@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yup, I remember having a blue pair and maybe a different color in the '70s.&nbsp; They hurt my feet on top, but I persisted on wearing them because they were A Thing back then. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dr-scholls-a-blast-from-my-past#post-1614684 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 19:56:36 +0000 milehighstyle (Linda) 1614684@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I remember getting mine at a drugstore, probably late 70's or early 80's.&nbsp; I think they were beige or light yellow. Weren't they supposed to "give your feet a workout"?&nbsp; Oh, yes - stepping on that back edge was a killer! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dr-scholls-a-blast-from-my-past#post-1614612 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 17:54:19 +0000 Thirkellgirl 1614612@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I saw them at DSW summer before last and was tempted, until I remembered the pain of sliding off them and ending up stepping on that hard edge! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dr-scholls-a-blast-from-my-past#post-1614610 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 17:45:38 +0000 shedev 1614610@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mine weren't uncomfortable, but they would be to me now. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dr-scholls-a-blast-from-my-past#post-1614600 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 17:24:28 +0000 Cerinda 1614600@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I bought beige ones at Walgreens, 1974, I think.. &nbsp;Wore them to summer camp. &nbsp;They got wedged in a crack in a rock, I twisted and fell, shattered my ankle. &nbsp;I think I'll take a pass this time!</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dr-scholls-a-blast-from-my-past#post-1614598 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 17:19:29 +0000 Susie 1614598@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wore those in the 70's. We got ours at the local pharmacy too. I remember how much it hurt if you weren't gripping hard enough and stepped down on the back edge! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dr-scholls-a-blast-from-my-past#post-1614579 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:57:07 +0000 JAileen 1614579@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had a pair of Dr. Scholl's in the 70s. I went to the pool with my cousin who said to just leave our things in the dressing room, and someone stole them! That's how popular they were. I don't think I would get another pair. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dr-scholls-a-blast-from-my-past#post-1614578 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:55:28 +0000 Rambling Ann 1614578@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lisa, I forgot about that slap, slap, slap down the hallway to French class on those asbestos-impregnated hospital green tiles. I cannot for the life of me remember what color I had, just the aching calves after wearing them for an hour.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dr-scholls-a-blast-from-my-past#post-1614576 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:50:36 +0000 Anonymous 1614576@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love 'em. &nbsp;Saw some new ones the other day at Brown's in metallic faux leather, and I may just pull that trigger. &nbsp;They are loud and annoying though, now that I think of it ;)<div>I had a few of the Scholl's , back in the day.</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dr-scholls-a-blast-from-my-past#post-1614573 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:43:25 +0000 Anonymous 1614573@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There are the genuine ones and the knockoffs. Make sure you get the real ones. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dr-scholls-a-blast-from-my-past#post-1614571 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:41:12 +0000 Rambling Ann 1614571@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rachylou - it's Modcloth! I remember them being sold as shoes that exercised your legs because of the footbed, but now they are just being marketed as cool. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dr-scholls-a-blast-from-my-past#post-1614570 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:41:06 +0000 Anonymous 1614570@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wore those when I was a teenager. We got them at the local pharmacy. My bet is that you might be about to get them at Walmart. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dr-scholls-a-blast-from-my-past#post-1614567 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:37:05 +0000 rachylou 1614567@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it's been several generations... I remember these as being from the 70s and later on in life I decided I really liked them and maybe it's time to like them again I have no idea where you get them tho... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dr-scholls-a-blast-from-my-past#post-1614561 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:30:49 +0000 Rambling Ann 1614561@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These were so cool when I was in junior high, and so uncomfortable. I can't believe we are foisting these onto another generation, LOL.&nbsp;</p> <p>Forgive me, my first big "I can't believe how old I am" fashion moment. Didn't we buy these at places like Walgreens? Did you wear these? </p>