Have On shoes become for lack of a better word really dorky?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not suggesting they were ever "cool" but I think they had a certain cachet and everyone had a pair. Now whenever I see them I just think they look so dorky. Did they get too popular and thus too many less stylish and less affluent people are wearing them or maybe just a trendy new brand that got over-saturated and flamed out.

“Everyone “ had a pair. Meaning “everyone “ who you deemed affluent enough and stylish enough to matter to you? Gosh!

Lol: While only just this week I saw that my own ugly-comfy shoes of choice for the last two summers have now won the approval of the “Ask a Cool Person” columnists at NYMag. I’m a trend setter. Whee!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son who is into fashion and has tons of sneakers has been wearing Asics metallics recently. I'm feeling the metallic look (which is more urban) may seep into the mainstream in a few months.

https://www.asics.com/us/en-us/gel-kayano-14/p/ANA_1203A537-109.html?width=Standard

So 1990's

I’ve seen those too. Too showy for my personal style and middle age. But looks fun and cute on pretty teen and 20-something girls. And I don’t think those old retro ASICS are comfortable. More-so for aesthetics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the big Nike swoosh is super cringy and low class. On still has some cachet among upper middle class.

Oh crap - I've been wearing Nikes for years! I wish someone had told me this before. If I had known my friends and neighbors were cringing at me, I would have definitely changed brands.

What should I wear?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the big Nike swoosh is super cringy and low class. On still has some cachet among upper middle class.

Oh crap - I've been wearing Nikes for years! I wish someone had told me this before. If I had known my friends and neighbors were cringing at me, I would have definitely changed brands.

What should I wear?!

Why do you care so much?? lol. Wear what you like. Life is too short to worry about what other people think of your shoes. I’m embarrassed for you that you care so much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the big Nike swoosh is super cringy and low class. On still has some cachet among upper middle class.

Oh crap - I've been wearing Nikes for years! I wish someone had told me this before. If I had known my friends and neighbors were cringing at me, I would have definitely changed brands.

What should I wear?!

Why do you care so much?? lol. Wear what you like. Life is too short to worry about what other people think of your shoes. I’m embarrassed for you that you care so much.

You need to recharge the batteries in your sarcasm detector.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love my pair from two years ago but haven’t found another that I like

Wow, you were cool before everyone else!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not suggesting they were ever "cool" but I think they had a certain cachet and everyone had a pair. Now whenever I see them I just think they look so dorky. Did they get too popular and thus too many less stylish and less affluent people are wearing them or maybe just a trendy new brand that got over-saturated and flamed out.

“Everyone “ had a pair. Meaning “everyone “ who you deemed affluent enough and stylish enough to matter to you? Gosh!

Lol: While only just this week I saw that my own ugly-comfy shoes of choice for the last two summers have now won the approval of the “Ask a Cool Person” columnists at NYMag. I’m a trend setter. Whee!

Which cool shoes are you wearing?

[Anonymous]

Serious runners are in ASICS and Brooks, from what I can tell. Some New Balance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They were always silly looking. So are Hokas.

My podiatrist told me to wear Hokas. I may look foolish, but walking without pain is worth it.

As a runner and walker with a lot of miles, Hokas have been better than any other shoe I've worn in my life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Serious runners are in ASICS and Brooks, from what I can tell. Some New Balance.

I've used those for years and Hokas are a thousand times better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Never heard of this brand before this thread.

Me either

[Anonymous]

Hokas might be wonderful but those really do look dorky. They are huge and remind me of the shoes from years ago that were supposed to help you burn calories.

[Anonymous]

I have one pair of Hokas that I did NOT get fitted at RnJ. They do not accommodate my orthodics, which I discovered too late to return.

[Anonymous]

FWIW Ons are "the" coveted shoe in my kids' elementary school, if that tells you anything ..