https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-sneakers-1 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:09:51 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-sneakers-1#post-23757 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:07:56 +0000 Angie 23757@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Dani. So a Converse sneaker in a size 10 at your height sounds great to me. No boats! Antje is 5’3” and I understand why she feels like she has boats on her feet with her size 9 shoe. Please give it another go – with boot cut jeans. I have 5ft 11 clients with size 11 feet in Converse and they look fab. </p> <p>Quite right – I like the Pumas and Patagonia’s best. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-sneakers-1#post-23731 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:51:29 +0000 shana 23731@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dani, I love Keens too - I actually own 4 pairs (3 of them are sandals and I pair is sort of a burgundy suede version of the one you posted in the other thread ). They are super comfy but they always seem so clunky on my feet (and I have small 6/6.5 sized feet). I used to live in CO where everyone sported earthy-crunchy or sporty shoes &#38; sandals like Keens, Birkenstocks, Merrells, Chacos etc. They would wear them with hiking style shorts or cargo pants. I find this look much harder to pull off now that I live on the east coast.</p> <p> I have a pair of mustard yellow retro looking Pumas that I wear with my straight leg jeans when I am going for the sporty look. BTW, I tried on the Privo Jetty at Nordstroms &#38; loved them. Personally, I could see myself wearing them with some jeans. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-sneakers-1#post-23727 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:36:04 +0000 Dani 23727@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, I'm 5'10. These would be to wear with jeans (to the playground and other places that I will be chasing youngsters).</p> <p>So just to confirm, the pumas Marianne linked to and the Patagonia ones are on the short list and noting else? The Prada scrunchies are not my style (and way above my budget ) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-sneakers-1#post-23688 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:09:23 +0000 Angie 23688@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yooohoo! Fashion sneakers light my fire. LOVE them. Below are my thoughts: </p> <p>o Dani, remind me of your height.<br /> o Fashion sneakers come in two strains: sporty or retro. I personally prefer the retro, but that doesn’t mean that a sportier style can’t be fab. But there is sporty and sporty. Some sporty fashion sneakers are so “glonky” you might as well be wearing your Nikes.<br /> o Retro sneakers are more versatile than sporty fashion sneakers. Sporty fashion sneakers require casual tops, whereas retro sneakers don’t.<br /> o I like the last Patagonia style and Marianne’s pumas if that helps. </p> <p>Shiny, I love the look of the Prada Scrunch sneakers. They are just urban enough to pass my personal “non-sporty” style rule. I did not find them comfortable though. Far too flat. Hands down I prefer my $39 Converse. But to answer your question Shiny, I like them in black best. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-sneakers-1#post-23683 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:37:50 +0000 Antje 23683@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Personally I think that a vibrant color like the orange Dani is after can offset a more sporty design. Thus for me, the originally proposed one would still win out over the Puma ones, where the color only comes out in the logo stripe. But I'm curious to hear what Angie thinks. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-sneakers-1#post-23661 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:49:36 +0000 marianne 23661@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dani, I suspect they won't get a high AAR :(. I like the Patagonia ones you linked to.</p> <p>I also own a pair of Skechers, but I don't really care much for them - the synthetic stuff on the inside is not breathable and there is no support.</p> <p>What about other retro ones like Onitsuka tigers or Pumas like these:</p> <p><a href="http://zeta.zappos.com/product/7309487/color/153352" rel="nofollow">http://zeta.zappos.com/product.....lor/153352</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-sneakers-1#post-23658 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:28:48 +0000 Dani 23658@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the suggestions...Antje, I reread the thread you posted and Angie specifically mentions Keens as gear so I'm guessing they're a no go. They are just so darn comfy!! I wear a 9.5 - 10 so Converse look huge on me as well. </p> <p>I really liked that the Keens came in orange :)</p> <p>What about these:<br /> <a href="http://www.onlineshoes.com/productpage.asp?gen=w&#038;pcid=63885" rel="nofollow">http://www.onlineshoes.com/pro.....pcid=63885</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.onlineshoes.com/productpage.asp?gen=w&#038;pcid=120976" rel="nofollow">http://www.onlineshoes.com/pro.....cid=120976</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.onlineshoes.com/productpage.asp?gen=w&#038;pcid=117839" rel="nofollow">http://www.onlineshoes.com/pro.....cid=117839</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.onlineshoes.com/productpage.asp?gen=w&#038;pcid=103986" rel="nofollow">http://www.onlineshoes.com/pro.....cid=103986</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.onlineshoes.com/productpage.asp?gen=w&#038;pcid=68251" rel="nofollow">http://www.onlineshoes.com/pro.....pcid=68251</a></p> <p>Would any of them work? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-sneakers-1#post-23650 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:21:22 +0000 Antje 23650@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmmm. While my inclination was also to say "nay" to the original ones Dani posted (a little too much sole, especially in the toe area), in one of the bright hues they'd actually qualify more -in my book- as fashion sneakers than the Puma ones and are about on par with the Skechers, just different (the Skechers are more girly; personally I'm not a huge fan but I've seen some fun ones on others.)<br /> The fashion sneaker question is difficult. I struggle with this myself since Converse just look way too huge on my size 9 feet. Here is a thread I had started months ago which contains some links and brand names that might be helpful, Dani. I still don't own any! <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-sneakers?replies=19" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....replies=19</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-sneakers-1#post-23644 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:53:28 +0000 shiny 23644@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I actually think some of the Skechers can be very cute - and I find them comfy: </p> <p><a href="http://zeta.zappos.com/product/7437155/color/3" rel="nofollow">http://zeta.zappos.com/product/7437155/color/3</a></p> <p><a href="http://zeta.zappos.com/product/7281992/color/14" rel="nofollow">http://zeta.zappos.com/product/7281992/color/14</a></p> <p>... I don't currently own any, but I did try on link #2 this summer and nearly bought them... </p> <p>If you want a total splurge, I tried on these Prada Scrunch sneakers in Paris.... they were uber-uber comfy, like wearing house slippers... they had them in a dark silver too.... but I passed since I knew I could always buy them in the US for cheaper:</p> <p><a href="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod66270048&#038;parentId=cat14160738&#038;masterId=cat14860748&#038;index=24&#038;cmCat=cat000000cat000001cat000009cat000019cat5890735cat000011cat14860748cat14160738" rel="nofollow">http://www.neimanmarcus.com/st.....at14160738</a></p> <p>Angie - what do you think of these sneaks? I'm not sure I'd wear them enough to justify $250... but if they were on sale, what do you think?</p> <p>Edit to add: I see they come in a range of colors.... I don't really like black sneakers (except converse). If they met with your approval, and they went on sale, which color do you think would be most stylish?</p> <p><a href="http://www.google.com/products?sourceid=navclient&#038;ie=UTF-8&#038;rlz=1T4GGIC_enUS279US279&#038;q=prada+scrunch+sneakers" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/products.....h+sneakers</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-sneakers-1#post-23643 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:44:32 +0000 Nicole 23643@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dani, are these going to be worn just with jeans?? </p> <p>I have a pair of these (in cream). They are pretty comfortable and versatile:</p> <p><a href="http://www.skechers.com/catalog/browse.do?function=displayProductList&#038;gender=W&#038;catId=-1&#038;index=0&#038;viewAll=false&#038;sort=newest&#038;prodId=29534&#038;REFID=GOOSANDAL08" rel="nofollow">http://www.skechers.com/catalo.....OOSANDAL08</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-sneakers-1#post-23642 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:40:21 +0000 Tanya 23642@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How about some Pumas? I love the Speedcat style!</p> <p><a href="http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/31159627/c/27035.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/31159627/c/27035.html</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-sneakers-1#post-23640 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:33:03 +0000 Dani 23640@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Unfortunately, converse make my feet look like boats. I'll try them again, but I don't have high hopes. That's why I'm looking for an alternative. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-sneakers-1#post-23639 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:19:20 +0000 shell 23639@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>i used to love the sambas back in fifth grade - those were my fave! i think mine, though, were black suede.</p> <p>as for fashion sneakers, i know angie is a big fan of the converse. you could try those... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-sneakers-1#post-23638 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:14:01 +0000 Dani 23638@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love it..."clunky and glonky" </p> <p>I guess I'm completely missing the boat on fashion sneakers. I used to wear adidas sambas in green suede when I was in college and I LOVED those shoes. I guess I'm more sporty at heart. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-sneakers-1#post-23637 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:08:27 +0000 Nicole 23637@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the color, but they are little clunky and glonky. Do you prefer something sporty looking or perhaps something vintage? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-sneakers-1#post-23629 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:51:04 +0000 Maya 23629@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think those thick rubber soles kill them, at least for me...sorry :\ </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-sneakers-1#post-23627 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:45:48 +0000 Tanya 23627@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd say no (sorry), but I am not sure. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-sneakers-1#post-23626 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:39:06 +0000 Dani 23626@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Do these qualify?</p> <p><a href="http://zeta.zappos.com/product/7366283/color/30542" rel="nofollow">http://zeta.zappos.com/product/7366283/color/30542</a> </p>