https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sneaker-soles Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:00:31 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sneaker-soles#post-1906806 Wed, 11 Apr 2018 06:35:59 +0000 Greyscale 1906806@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Even toothpaste works ok! It's got gentle abrasives and (often) optical whiteners. That's how I clean the white toe caps of my Converse, with an old toothbrush. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sneaker-soles#post-1906288 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 00:26:26 +0000 Suz 1906288@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Barkeeper's Friend is the bomb.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sneaker-soles#post-1906275 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 22:57:59 +0000 pil 1906275@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>JAileen, you may be on to something - I have Barkeepers friend for my sink. Maybe that is worth a try too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sneaker-soles#post-1906272 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 22:53:26 +0000 JAileen 1906272@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I use Bon Ami to clean my sneakers. It makes them look new. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sneaker-soles#post-1906270 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 22:52:20 +0000 pil 1906270@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ryce, Jessikams, Firecracker and texstyle - thanks for the suggestions. I have tried all of those on the one pair of white sole shoes I own, with limited success. I guess I’m just hard on my shoes, or related to Pigpen. Time to try the Oxyclean!</p> <p>lisa p, nose-thumb away, I like your attitude! This is the view out my window today....</p> <p>P.s. pardon the skunk ravaged lawn. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sneaker-soles#post-1906224 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 20:44:53 +0000 texstyle 1906224@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm, I like the lighter shoes angie showed too - for the same reasons. I wear white soles a lot and I'm pretty casual/messy in my day to day. I just use simple green or something similar and clean them up once in a while. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sneaker-soles#post-1906181 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 18:31:53 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1906181@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I found the <a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/2010/05/06/clean-scuff-marks-on-shoes-with-wall-eraser/">Mr. Clean thing recommended by Angie</a> works to clean the white sole edges. I prefer the colors Angie recommended, based on your hair color as I recall from your previous WIWs. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sneaker-soles#post-1906150 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 17:41:40 +0000 Anonymous 1906150@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Today, despite it being about minus 5C, I'm wearing black sneakers with white soles, plus they are new ...which equals a double nose-thumbing of the weather. &nbsp;It's dirty and gross out and I don't care. &nbsp;The white keeps decently clean with a wet cloth etc. I just cannot , cannot wear my boots any longer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sneaker-soles#post-1906143 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 17:13:02 +0000 Jessikams 1906143@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I use toothbrush on my white sole edges, easy peasy </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sneaker-soles#post-1906111 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 16:29:17 +0000 Anonymous 1906111@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Try using one of those Mr. Clean magic erasers on the visible part of your white soled sneakers. &nbsp;In my experience, it makes them look out-of-the-box new and clean! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sneaker-soles#post-1906110 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 16:26:24 +0000 pil 1906110@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, ohmygosh, I know!! I’m wearing boots today A friend in New Brunswick said the temp there was subzero with snow. Ugh. </p> <p>Cat, thanks for checking in! Angie has me all sorted </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sneaker-soles#post-1906106 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 16:17:24 +0000 The Cat 1906106@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Generally, I think metallic shoes are summery enough, even with black soles. Black on footwear always look grounded, which is not a bad thing to be for footwear. ;-)</p> <p>However, the best colour choices for you will probably be influenced by your personal colouring, which the forum doesn't know about, as there is no info in your profile ... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sneaker-soles#post-1906105 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 16:14:53 +0000 Suz 1906105@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was going to say what Angie said. Those are too dark for you! I like them, but they would be a lot easier to wear for someone with dark hair. Or during the F/W months.&nbsp;</p> <p>But hey. Don't let my <b>extreme frustration</b> with our ongoing winter weather and the concommitant need to wear dark footwear here influence you at all. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sneaker-soles#post-1906104 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 16:13:28 +0000 Angie 1906104@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*happy bossy Angie* </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sneaker-soles#post-1906102 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 16:06:57 +0000 pil 1906102@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Will do - thanks a million, Angie!</p> <p>P.s. Bossy in the best possible way! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sneaker-soles#post-1906087 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 15:38:14 +0000 Angie 1906087@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not that I'm bossy or anything.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sneaker-soles#post-1906086 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 15:37:57 +0000 Angie 1906086@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nah. Try these. Great with your hair. Oxyclean is EXCELLENT for those soles. Wipes help too.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sneaker-soles#post-1906055 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 14:17:50 +0000 Janet 1906055@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think so. Changing out the laces for something closer to the color of the shoes might help lighten the effect too. I would wear them even without black, but my hair is dark so it adds a bit of bookending effect. Do you have a handbag with black in it? That would do the trick too.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sneaker-soles#post-1906052 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 14:04:14 +0000 pil 1906052@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Smittie (did you know spell check changes your name to Skittle?!), delurked and Janet -thanks for those thoughts! I don’t have much black in my wardrobe, do you suppose something like a black cuff/bracelet would be enough? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sneaker-soles#post-1906032 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 13:21:07 +0000 Janet 1906032@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with you as well. As much as I like the occasional white sole, I guess Baltimore is dirtier than Seattle. I like the metallic and black shoes, and agree with repeating black somewhere else in the outfit.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sneaker-soles#post-1906031 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 13:19:27 +0000 delurked 1906031@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Pil - I’m with you. White soles are just begging for black streaks on me. Like Smittie, I would ground this outfit with some darker colors somewhere. Not an issue for me, as I have a lot of dark in my wardrobe. I would totally gravitate to a shoe like this. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sneaker-soles#post-1906021 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 12:49:12 +0000 Anonymous 1906021@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They are summery enough, for sure, but I think you’ll need some black or dark colour elsewhere in your outfit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sneaker-soles#post-1906019 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 12:41:45 +0000 pil 1906019@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So I’m tempted by the Ecco cap toe sneakers in Angie’s blog post this morning. Unlike Angie and her magical power of keeping white wardrobe items white - despite ‘my’ best efforts, white soles always end up looking grungy.<br /> What do you think of the black soles with the metallic gray? Are they summery enough? </p>