What Casual Shoes Are Actually Worth Buying
Right so my camera roll from the last eight months is basically a shoe graveyard and I only just noticed. Mesh runners, then the chunky dad trainer everyone swore was…
Everything I Wish I Knew About Boots Before I Bought Mine
For about six years I told anyone who asked that the difference between men’s and women’s Timberlands was basically a marketing decision dressed up as shoe science. Same boot, same…
What Dress Shoes Are Actually Worth Buying
I bought a pair of dress shoes for a wedding three years ago that cost more than I care to admit, wore them twice, and watched the sole start peeling…
How I Worked Out My Trainers Size
“Just knock two and a half sizes off, women’s is always two and a half sizes above men’s, everyone knows that.” That’s what a lad in a sports shop in…
Does Gender Even Matter With On Running Shoes?
A colleague in the PE department asked me to check the size on a pair of On Cloud 5s before she ordered them for her son, and I ended up…
What I Learned Getting My Trainers Right
I’ve spent longer than any sane person should thinking about whether a men’s 9 and a women’s 9 are actually the same shoe with a different label stuck on, and…
The Real Answer to What Size You Are in Mens Shoes
My sister asked me to grab her a pair of trainers off a shelf at work, said she was a size six, and I stood there like an idiot doing…
What Sneakers Are Actually Worth Buying Right Now
Half ten on a Tuesday, toast going cold on the arm of the sofa, and I’ve got a resale app open refreshing a search for the third time in two…
What Sandals Are Actually Worth Buying
My brother sent me a photo last summer of some sandal with what looked like a hiking sole and a strap arrangement that seemed to have opinions of its own,…
Are Cruyff Trainers Actually Worth the Hype?
Okay so someone in my comments called Cruyffs “the Sambas for lads who peaked at fifteen” and I’ve been thinking about that sentence for three days because I genuinely can’t…