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Anonymous wrote:Adidas Sam Smith

I'm cracking up! You're the second PP to call them that. It's Stan Smith.

(I like them, but they are not an "IT" sneaker right now.)

Third poster, actually! It's STAN Smith, people! And they're classic - never out of style.

"Stan Smith" is not incorrect...that's literally how it appears ON ADIDAS' WEBSITE.

No - three PPs have referred to him as "SAM Smith" and we were correcting them to "STAN."
DP

I am very normally a dress now you wanna dress kind of person (and I do wear “young” clothing if I like it) but something about platform sneakers screams teen girl to me. I just can’t get past it.

I’m a teacher and one of the dorky math teachers at my school has worn Sambas forever. Yesterday I saw him in them while they’re currently sold out everywhere and thought, touché. Your time in the sun is now.

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Anonymous wrote:Adidas Sam Smith

I'm cracking up! You're the second PP to call them that. It's Stan Smith.

(I like them, but they are not an "IT" sneaker right now.)

Third poster, actually! It's STAN Smith, people! And they're classic - never out of style.

"Stan Smith" is not incorrect...that's literally how it appears ON ADIDAS' WEBSITE.

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Anonymous wrote:Air Force ones Nike dunks are the in shoes

3 years ago I had Stan Smiths.
2 years ago I had Vejas
Last summer I had all white Nike AF1s and Nike Dunks for color accents

This summer the supposed It shoe is the Adidas Gazelle, which I believe because it’s sold out everywhere. I’m probably going to settle for Rebok Club C instead.

I thought people were just buying the Gazelles because the Sambas were sold out everywhere

^^ Correct. Sambas are 100% the "it" shoe. Amazon actually has some right now, but not in smaller sizes.

I just bought my daughter some Sambas about 3 weeks ago. I don’t love them but she’s happy.
My other daughter has the platform converse (not the extra chunky ugly hiking ones, the more classic ones). She’s also happy. We saw a lot of both in Paris last week and I see a ton of them in nyc where we live.

Where did you get the Sambas for your daughter/what's her size?

Adidas online, their website. She wears a 9 I think but they had almost all sizes available.

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Anonymous wrote:In France, platform converse are the shoe right now.

I don’t find my Chuck Taylors very comfy, so I stick with the classic Sam Smiths. I love them. You can get them all white if you don’t like the green detail.

+1 (STAN Smiths). They also come in a ton of other tag colors. I chose navy.

I have the navy tag ones too. I replaced the insoles with superfeet insoles - made them much more walkable.

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Anonymous wrote:In France, platform converse are the shoe right now.

I don’t find my Chuck Taylors very comfy, so I stick with the classic Sam Smiths. I love them. You can get them all white if you don’t like the green detail.

I'm French, from Paris, and no, they're not, except on fashion-challenged people.

Dear "Parisienne" PP, I live in Paris and I see platform converse on so many people - women and teenagers alike. Sorry to disrupt your vision of Paris!

Are people wearing the regular platform, or the new really chunky style?

I.e. regular: https://www.converse.com/shop/p/chuck-taylor-all-star-lift-platform-canvas-womens-high-top-shoe/560846F.html?dwvar_560846F_color=white%2Fblack%2Fwhite&styleNo=560846F&cgid=platform-shoes

New/chunky: https://www.converse.com/shop/p/run-star-hike-platform-unisex-high-top-shoe/A03549C.html?dwvar_A03549C_color=cheeky%20coral%2Fwhite%2Fblack&styleNo=A03549C&cgid=platform-shoes

Those are hideous.

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Anonymous wrote:Adidas Sam Smith

I'm cracking up! You're the second PP to call them that. It's Stan Smith.

(I like them, but they are not an "IT" sneaker right now.)

Third poster, actually! It's STAN Smith, people! And they're classic - never out of style.

Anonymous wrote:https://www.jjill.com/product/tretorn-nyliteplus-sneakers-2374112se85?jid=94656274&category=P&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6t_l5ouj_gIVAf_jBx2eFQTtEAQYASABEgKSMfD_BwE

Nice. Classic Tretorn.

Anonymous wrote:In France, platform converse are the shoe right now.

I don’t find my Chuck Taylors very comfy, so I stick with the classic Sam Smiths. I love them. You can get them all white if you don’t like the green detail.

+1 (STAN Smiths). They also come in a ton of other tag colors. I chose navy.

I would rather just create my own "style" and wear what suits me. I have an arthritis bump on one big toe due to a sports injury (hallux rigidus) and can't wear 90% of shoes as they are too tight in the forefoot. I find some New Balance styles that are fine as they come in wider widths. My "dress" plain white ones that I love are from France. They are light, I hate platforms and don't dig in the back on my ankle so not too low or high at that point on my foot. Keds cut into my ankle and the Keds wides don't have enough volume for my toe.

https://www.carolinemacaron.com/souliers/sneakers-hallux-valgus/armoricain-cerf/

Just get some Keds and call it a day.

Anonymous wrote:I wanted to try white sneakers without spending a ton of money so I started with the Nike court shoe, very low profile, comfy, nice so far. They are more versatile than they look in the pics, and can be styled with pretty much anything. If I can keep these clean, I will probably splurge on something else later in the summer….

https://www.nike.com/t/court-royale-womens-shoes-HhgwFF/749867-105?nikemt=true&cp=35215296326_search_%7C%7C19765549647%7C147095570096%7C%7Cc%7C%7C%7C650347368125&gclsrc=aw.ds&&gclid=CjwKCAjwitShBhA6EiwAq3RqA3EEAZwQtBqF9A8GP-C9VO2kBf6ouSm7yX8efQ2jiSSLmnpSbmlHRBoCKyoQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Found a pair at tj maxx for $40.

-Middle aged woman trying to find her style post-CoVid.

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Anonymous wrote:Air Force ones Nike dunks are the in shoes

3 years ago I had Stan Smiths.
2 years ago I had Vejas
Last summer I had all white Nike AF1s and Nike Dunks for color accents

This summer the supposed It shoe is the Adidas Gazelle, which I believe because it’s sold out everywhere. I’m probably going to settle for Rebok Club C instead.

I thought people were just buying the Gazelles because the Sambas were sold out everywhere

^^ Correct. Sambas are 100% the "it" shoe. Amazon actually has some right now, but not in smaller sizes.

I just bought my daughter some Sambas about 3 weeks ago. I don’t love them but she’s happy.
My other daughter has the platform converse (not the extra chunky ugly hiking ones, the more classic ones). She’s also happy. We saw a lot of both in Paris last week and I see a ton of them in nyc where we live.

Where did you get the Sambas for your daughter/what's her size?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Air Force ones Nike dunks are the in shoes

3 years ago I had Stan Smiths.
2 years ago I had Vejas
Last summer I had all white Nike AF1s and Nike Dunks for color accents

This summer the supposed It shoe is the Adidas Gazelle, which I believe because it’s sold out everywhere. I’m probably going to settle for Rebok Club C instead.

I thought people were just buying the Gazelles because the Sambas were sold out everywhere

^^ Correct. Sambas are 100% the "it" shoe. Amazon actually has some right now, but not in smaller sizes.

I just bought my daughter some Sambas about 3 weeks ago. I don’t love them but she’s happy.
My other daughter has the platform converse (not the extra chunky ugly hiking ones, the more classic ones). She’s also happy. We saw a lot of both in Paris last week and I see a ton of them in nyc where we live.