I got like 5 pairs of these all different colors of course lol 😆 they comfy 😬

There are a few reasons why I like wearing sneakers barefoot. First, it feels more natural to me. I feel like I can move more freely and my feet are more comfortable when they are not confined by socks and shoes. Additionally, I like the way sneakers look when worn without socks. I think it gives off a more relaxed and effortless vibe.

Can you post a better picture? I like the red stitching, small, intimate details are very good selling points. This pair remind me of both Converse and Common Projects, did you draw inspiration from them? It's hard to give constructive criticism when I can only 1/3 of the shoes. I can't see the full silhouette, the heels, or under soles. Price point is good in my opinion for genuine leather , depends on how you market it, you can command a higher premium. You can send me private message for further evaluation if you don't want to reveal your product too soon.

Also performance sneakers only serve its full purpose if one were to play sports. I hardly think anyone buy the Adidas NMD runner for running, why would any real sneakerhead want to ruin such a beautiful pair of trainers? Keep in mind, those who into fashion will buy product out of vanity not practicality. Just design for the customer segments you want, design for a niche market and make everyone wants your product, not design for the masses, because you can't please everybody. That's what being a young and independent designer is about. You don't have to listen to a board of directors who will force feed you numbers. The paradigm of this industry is slowly shifting, believe in your talent and block out all the noises.

Good luck, have fun.

Some popular sneaker brands include Nike, Adidas, Jordan, Under Armour, Puma, New Balance, and ASICS, among others. Here are some classic and popular sneaker models from some of these brands:

Nike Air Force 1

Nike Air Max

Nike Jordan series

Adidas Superstar

Adidas Ultraboost

Jordan Basketball Shoes

Under Armor Running Shoes

Puma PUMA X Pamela

New Balance 996

ASICS Gel-Kayano

Here are some of my favorite sneaker styles, and there are many other brands and models to choose from on the market.

I think that it really depends on the guy. Some guys might prefer sneakers because they are comfortable and easy to wear, while others might prefer other types of shoes because they make them feel more stylish or put-together. Personally, I think that it doesn’t really matter what kind of shoes a guy wears as long as he feels confident in them.

There are a few reasons why I like wearing sneakers barefoot. First, it allows my feet to breathe and stay cool, which is important to me since I live in a hot climate. Second, it keeps my feet from slipping inside my shoes, which can be a hazard when I’m out and about. Third, I feel like it gives me a better range of motion and makes me feel more connected to my sneakers. Lastly, I just think it looks cool!

There are a few reasons why I like Vans shoes. Firstly, I like the style of them - they are cool and trendy but also classic and timeless. Secondly, I find them to be very comfortable and they always seem to fit my feet well. Lastly, I think they are good value for money - they are not the cheapest shoes on the market but they are also not the most expensive, and I feel like you get a lot of bang for your buck with Vans shoes.

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Let's go

So much like my other answers this might require a bit of backstory.

For the longest time while I was a kid, and throughout my pre-teenage years, loafers were regarded with disgust or perhaps vague distrust. They were grandpa shoes, plain and simple. We maybe had one pair to wear on Sunday with those terrible pleated khaki pants and a too-big-for-me polo shirt.

Imagine my surprise when these shoes became a status symbol. The same guys who wore these were wearing vineyard vines shirts and Costa sunglasses. These shoes became part of the basic uniform of snobbery (at least where I'm from).

Now I'm not saying that you are one of these people, but I am saying that this is what the shoe means to me.

As far as style goes penny loafers or drivers come in two different fabrics, leather or suede, and a variety of colors. I think that in a business casual setting these shoes can be maximized to their full potential; but when worn with jeans and a t shirt it just comes across as “I'm too good for a lit of sneakers”

I'm not going to lie, there are some sneakers that are ugly

AHHHHHHHH MY EYES

Anyway, back to the original question, the reason that so many people wear sneakers is because they're comfortable.

Yes I know you directly stated otherwise, so I have legitimately no idea what you have been wearing since loafers are actually just stiff leather with rubber tread on the bottom.

As far as why everyone else wears them? Hard to say: America is an on the go society so maybe we just always want to be ready to move, sneakers and sneaker culture spreads from street style so maybe all these kids in the suburbs are just imitating that, or perhaps it's just that a sneaker is a default shoe that is appropriate for most occasions.

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These look very cool. I like the blue on blue color and the smooth leather they are made from. The dark blue foxing (the rubber "band" that runs around the edge of the sole) looks great and the red stitching gives a nice subtle detail.

What do the soles look like? Is the sole the same blue or does it contrast? A contrasting sole can look sweet. Any type of tread pattern going on?

I would upgrade the laces; something a little classier than standard flat cotton sneaker laces would be in order. I would make sure these shoes are super cush when you put them on ...like your reaction when you slip your dogs into them is ...ohhhh, yeah. And make sure they have some type of arch support ....that's gonna depend on the kind of insole you're using. They should *not* feel like your lacing on a pair of skate shoes.

It appears these shoes are made using a vulcanized sole ....much like Vans and Converse and many other "casual" style sneakers. The problem with vulcanized construction is if it isn't done well, the foxing quickly detaches itself from the sole of the shoe. More visibly the foxing can pull away from the upper leather at those points where the shoe bends ...particularly in the toe box area. I wear Vans a lot. Vans are made exactly like these prototype shoes you're showing and they suffer from the two issues I just mentioned. I'm not saying your shoes will, but you have to make sure the vulcanization process is done properly and done well.

And for a potential sale price of $150+ ....they better be perfect and stay that way.

Personally, I'd have a very hard time trying to justify spending $100 on a pair of kicks like these much less the $150+ price range you're looking at.

I personally love sneakers! I think they’re super comfortable and they can really complete a look. I also think they’re a great way to add a pop of color to an outfit.

I have worn a variety of athletic shoes over my life.

Some of my past jobs required me to wear particular footwear. For example, when I was a Smokejumper in California, I wore jump boots.

After a particularly long and exhausting fire, I decided that I was going to find the single most comfortable pair of athletic shoes I could find and buy a pair. And I found a pair that cost me $180 (back in the late 90s):

Except mine were black and red, no white. After spending weeks wearing heavy boots, wearing these was almost like wearing nothing at all on my feet.

In fact, I believe that the shoes (that were accidentally left behind at my parents house when I left the state) are still there, in their original box. Should I be able to get back down to San Diego anytime soon, I will surely collect them and continue wearing them.

I wear athletic shoes most of the time as at this point in my life, I am almost solely concerned with being comfortable. I don't give a shit about "style", "fashion" or "bling". I have more important shit to worry about, like my health and finding a place to live (currently in a group home after a house fire). I needed durable shoes for walking (I am not medically permitted to operate motor vehicles) as I have to walk most everywhere I go. So I bought the following shoes last week:

Definitely Fragment 1s just because the color combination is sooo fucking sexy and ofcc I love Jordan 1s, but since I have small feet's it’s very hard to actually find my size.

In the mid 80s sneakers were no longer something you just wore for sports and to protect your feet. They became a part of a lot of young people’s youth and identity. The sneakers were more comfortable than ever and were more cool looking than ever. Through the 90s and into the 2000s every logical sneaker design possible was made and there were so many choices. Shoes that were once intended for basketball and other sports were now for everyday wear. Of all the sneakers the Air Jordan still stands out the most and the younger generations like them for the same reason as Gen X and the Millennials. do They are cool looking and stand out from the other footwear out there. Once you get into the sneaker game it’s hard to stop buying them because there are so many iconic sneakers and colorways. I’m 46 and have been into sneakers since I was 12 and have been buying Jordan’s since my early 20s.

You’ve probably owned at least a dozen pairs over the course of your life, but it’s hardly been a hundred years since they’ve been around. Sneakers, trainers, tennis shoes, plimsolls – whatever you call them, athletic shoes have made their mark on the way we live and dress since their invention in the early twentieth century. The sneaker's ascent reflects some of the most significant pop-culture developments of the last few decades -- from the impact of advertising and mass production, to the influence of hip-hop and the NBA.

After the devastation of WWI, governments had to confront more than just the colossal loss of life. The war had demonstrated how physically unprepared their populations were for battle, prompting a large-scale push for fitness.

As people rushed to the gym, opportunistic industrialists started mass-producing sneakers, bringing down prices and democratizing what had once been the domain of the wealthy.

To set themselves apart, the Converse Rubber Shoe Company drafted basketball player Chuck Taylor to improve their basketball shoe -- the All-Star -- in 1921.

By the end of WWII, the sneaker had lost what remained of its Victorian luxury associations. Everyone from school kids to workmen wore them for comfort, not status. But an uptake in conspicuous consumption and personal fitness fads in the 1970's suggested the time was right for a sneaker renaissance.

Sensing a shift, newcomer Nike created the ideal shoe for the Me Generation: the Nike Cortez. Available in a number of bright colorways with an immediately identifiable logo, it was designed for those who wished to stand out on the dance floor track as well as the running track.

Traditional sneaker companies weren't the only ones capitalizing on the public's growing penchant for sneakers. In 1984, Gucci released an Italian-made tennis shoe with the brand's signature green and red stripes on the heel, and "Gucci" printed on the tongue.

No one embodied the early hip-hop aesthetic as fully as rapper-DJ trio Run-DMC, whose signature look -- rope chains, Adidas tracksuits and shell-toe Adidas Superstars -- is now emblematic.

And the Superstar becomes this extremely graphic, very visual signifier of urban fashion.

The release of 1986's "My Adidas" -- an ode to a favorite shoe and refutation of hip-hop stereotypes -- led to an endorsement deal with the brand, making Run-DMC the first of what would be many musicians to ink deals with sneaker brands.

The noughties also bore witness to the transformation of business attire. The dot-com boom and emerging start-up culture, along with growing entrepreneurship among hip-hop stars and elite athletes, had produced a generation of men who challenged conventional notions of success, and the associated sartorial codes.

To cater to this more casual corporate cohort, traditional fashion houses like Lanvin met them half-way, imbuing the sneaker with their established elegance and craftsmanship.

In 2011, footwear designer Christian Louboutin -- renowned the world over for his red-soled high heels -- released his first full men's collection. The jewel of his new empire: the studded Roller-Boat sneaker, a reinterpretation of his earlier Rollerboy loafer, complete with red rubber sole. They were an immediate hit.

This is one of the first times when a brand that's so female identified is now eagerly embraced and worn by men. Sneaker culture is suggesting a huge shift in constructions of masculinity ... They allow men to participate in fashion in a way that does not at all call into question their masculinity, so men are able to partake in the luxury associations that are made between shoes and fashion.

Thus the sneaker transcended the bounds of pure practicality and became an object of fashion in and of itself. Like jeans, athletic shoes have transformed from specific purpose apparel to outsider wear to finally the default clothing option worldwide in just a hundred short years. Now that you know a brief history of the sneakers, it's up to you whether you should don a pair or not.

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TL;DR: First only the rich could buy sneakers. Then came the time after world war I&II when everybody could afford to buy sneakers. Then all the ballers were like "Watch me dunk with my sneakers." Then all the rappers were like "Look at my hos and my sneakers." Then all the fashion brands were like "Let us make it so only the rich can buy sneakers again." Then all the tech bros were like "I'm too cool for dress shoes, give me those expensive ass sneakers." Then you asked me "Why should I wear sneaker," then I was like "Let me make the answer more complicated than the question."

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Take a Quick Refresher on the History of Sneaker Culture

The intrigue of sneaker culture lies in the fact that it is both an equalizer and a mark of exclusivity – both egalitarian and elitist. With everyone from rappers and hedge fund managers to athletes and middle schoolers alike finding ways to sport sneakers regularly, the trend has entirely pervaded the fashion world for both utilitarian and aesthetic reasons. But beyond the fashion world, the sports shoe culture has taken on an iconic significance of its own.

Sneakers have become agents of social change. Popularized by their utility in the sports world, they became iconic, larger-than-life, with the emergence of the Hip-Hop scene, with particular fervor in New York. While nearly every sneaker made cool in the 1970’s was worn first on the basketball court, the Hip-Hop scene pushed the industry’s boundaries in terms of material, color, even cut. It made the more adventurous sneaker that much more wearable for the general public. “In the 1970s, New Yorkers in the basketball and hip-hop community changed the perception of sneakers from sports equipment to tools for cultural expression.

In terms of fashion, the sneaker has become a crucial element of masculine expression: in a world that insists on jeans, slacks and button downs as the male uniform, sneakers are an avenue for color, expression, and personal style. Sneakers have allowed more diverse images of male success to be imagined in men’s fashion. When you think about the tech genius or the athlete or the rapper, none of them look like a Wall Street banker. They’re expressing new models of masculine success. The sneaker is central to that. Sneakers allow men to take a much greater risk in their wardrobe, without being chastised for it. In fact, at present, sneakers are available as a viable, appropriate clothing option for a wider demographic of men than ever before, worn with everything from suits to sweatpants.

People find meaning in sneakers, so their choices are driven by brand identity. The original Chuck Taylor All-Stars shoe from Converse is associated with ideas of anti-fashion, alternative culture, authenticity and nostalgia, so those ideas are related to that brand. In contrast, The Air Jordan is very much about the next thing, the newest thing. So you see two different types of sneakers—Air Jordan versus the Converse—conveying completely different values in terms of what the wearer wants to express about themselves.

Ultimately, the sneaker has come to rest as an emblem of both the inclusivity of the fashion world and the social change that has accompanied that shift on an international level.

The sneakers scene has always been here, millennials growing up surrounded by sneakers so they simply wear them because they are so readily available without giving it two thoughts about sneakers' origin.

This question and the previous question you asked me are very similar. If you use Quora to do your research homework, we will be very disappointed.

Ideally comfort and style. Or style and comfort …but those are my criteria for a “good sneaker”. And ultimately being affordable. No matter how comfortable or stylish a pair of kicks might be, I’m not shelling out $300 for a pair. Even $100 is too much. I don’t own any sneakers that cost more than maybe $65 max …and that includes my running shoes.

Which of my two criteria I place first is dependent on what I’m gonna wear them with. For instance, I totally dig super skinny jeans. The best kicks to pair up with super skinny jeans are sleek, low profile kicks. So I’m always on the lookout for kicks I can wear with my super skinny jeans. A perfect example are Suacony “Bullets”. This is (it’s been discontinued recently or at least gotten harder to find) a casual sneaker Saucony updated from an original track shoe. The update was basically upping the comfort factor while keeping the sleek, minimal style of the original track shoe intact. And they are great to pair with any lean fitting jeans, joggers or leggings. So the look, style, is there but also the comfort is incredible for such a minimal looking sneaker. They’re great.

Other times, style will win out over comfort. I like Vans and All*Stars but neither, for the most part, are particularly comfortable. Both makers have ramped up the comfort factor in some new lines but at some cost to their genuine retro style.

My favorite sneaker is Keds champion original.

I own a pair of Adidas Neo Park Street sneakers, and they are one of the most comfortable piece of footwear I have ever owned.

Besides, they look cool for any occasion.

I love sneakers! My favorites are Nike Air Max because they are so comfortable and versatile. I can wear them with jeans, shorts, or a skirt and they always look great.

It really, really depends.

I had a friend in high school who loved Air Jordans, not just for what they represent and how they look but also for how comfortable he found them. He generally loved Nike shoes but Jordan 1s were at the very top for him in terms of comfort.

When I tried Jordan 1s myself, multiple sizes, I found them abhorrent. They were the most uncomfortable piece of apparel attached to any appendage of my body. After 5 seconds, I wanted to pull them off as soon as possible. They literally don’t feel like actual shoes to me.

I have also disliked practically every Nike shoe I’ve tried, including their supposedly comfortable running shoes. But there’s a reason why they have the biggest market share among all athletic footwear and why so many swear on them over any other sneaker brand. It’s just not for me.

On the other hand, I swear on my New Balance 996s. I’ve had 3 pairs now and they’re the only shoe in which it feels like I have nothing attached to my feet. They provide stability, possessing a sole that is soft enough that I don’t get tired of wearing them for ages but not too soft that I need to use extra muscles in my legs to stand straight. They also have a soft upper that sort of hugs your feet instead of constraining them.

My advice is to go to a general shoe store and to try the ‘flagship’ models of each brand. There’s usually more than one, but this is my understanding of each brand’s most ‘comfortable’ model that doesn’t break your wallet:

• Nike
• Zoom Fly
• Air Jordan 1
• Air Force 1
• New Balance
• 996
• 574
• Fresh Foam 1080
• Adidas
• Campus
• Superstar
• Stan Smiths
• their ‘Boost’ lineup - NMD, Ultraboost
• Asics
• Gel-Kayano
• Novablast