Foolish purchase?

[toplel]

I bought these a couple years ago when I had less of a clue what I was doing.

I was thinking of them with dark jeans, as an alternative to desert boots.

Useable or no?

 

[Maljunulo]

Giggle!

 

[maxalex]

They are certainly odd—not necessarily a bad thing depending on your personality. But what’s up with the laces?

 

[toplel]

They are certainly odd—not necessarily a bad thing depending on your personality. But what’s up with the laces?

Those are the laces they came with. I'm thinking they'd be better with normal laces - still not sure they'd be useable though.

When I was younger I could wear off-beat things successfully. Unfortunately that no longer applies.

 

[Chowkin]

Donate them

 

[Tobes]

They aren't the worst kind of alternative to what you're after. A bit of a twist on that desert boot style. They're probably best suited to casual or smart/casual events.

I'm sure you could wear them occasionally to more casual events, so maybe there is room for them. Otherwise, yeah, donate them and find a shoe more suited to what you're looking for.

 

[Tacosauce]

Donate

 

[PanacheNotForAll]

A good polish and some new laces could make them a decent wear for easy cool street style.
Odd but not a really bad design.

 

[paxonus]

They look like Earth Shoes. Anyone her old enough to remember these? The height at the heel was lower than at the ball of the foot.

 

[Anachronist]

Hate to say it, but i share paxonus' view. They look like health shoes for problem feet. If they are comfortable, wear them for gardening or a walk in the woods, but not sure you can make not much of them even with a good polish. It's the shape of the toebox that will give them away even with a mirror polish, I'm afraid.

 

[mrFurly]

they look like my weightlifting shoes

 

[GT-R]

lol what the **** were you thinking? Throw them ***** away.

 

[Hewes]

Camper shoes, donate them