Hoka has loafers now:
https://www.hoka.com/en/us/all-gender-footwear/speed-loafer/1162170.html
They are pretty ugly though.

Anonymous wrote:IMO, as someone with plantar fasciitis who needs to wear support shoes, Naot has the "cutest" sandals. I like these, but they also have many other styles.

https://naot.com/products/baltimore-ebf?variant=50136712839487

https://naot.com/products/liv-f30?variant=49998360609087

https://naot.com/products/dorith-f30?variant=49998332133695

https://naot.com/collections/women-sandals

Yes. My favorite sandals lately are NAOTs.

Specifically I have an older version of the Kayla that I really like. I will not win any fashion awards, but I'm also not trying to go to the opera in them.

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Anonymous wrote:Here's my problem with all the Birk/Noat supportive sandals - sure they are supportive but I get skeeved out by having open toes/feet in cities.

Anything as comfortable/supportive as a Hoka but not ugly? I feel like all the skateboard type sneaker suggestions don't have any support.

Historically I have just given up and worn sneakers with dresses/skirts.

That's.....really weird.

have you walked in London or Paris lately? I’m with that PP

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://olukai.com/products/tiare-wrap-womens-leather-sandals-fox?variant=43012850122851

NP I think these are the only shoes posted that are actually decent looking and would be comfortable for some walking so TY. I don’t think they look like they have enough support for many miles but I’m going to try them on at least before passing final judgement.

Ouch my arches!

Agree. Those Olukai sandals are so flat my feet would be killing me after wearing them for 5 minutes.

Anonymous wrote:I follow someone who traveled the world for a year with only a single backpack, thus limited clothing and shoes. Walked a ton that year and wore these:

https://www.keenfootwear.com/products/womens-elle-backstrap-sandal-black

Not bad for keen

Classic Chacos. Your search is over! We walked 10 miles a day at the Disney parks in these comfortable shoes.

I follow someone who traveled the world for a year with only a single backpack, thus limited clothing and shoes. Walked a ton that year and wore these:

https://www.keenfootwear.com/products/womens-elle-backstrap-sandal-black

Anonymous wrote:Europeans wear sneakers! I want to scream this from the very rooftops of this forum.

I agree.

I guess the OP is remembering back to the 1980s when American tourists could be identified by jeans and white sneakers.

Now the whole world wears jeans and sneakers.

Anonymous wrote:https://www.teva.com/women-sandals/hurricane-xlt2-sandal/1019235.html?dwvar_1019235_color=SSME

Stubbed toe risk?

European women, of all ages, are wearing comfortable sneakers with dresses, skirts and everything else.

Go look at a live web on Youtube in any foreign big city and you will see this is a fact.

Besides the sheer number of steps walked in these situations, remember that it is often on uneven surfaces (cobblestones) and up and down many stairs.

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Anonymous wrote:Why not just get some nice cushy Hokas or New Balance sneakers? You’ll be doing a lot of walking….along with all the other tourists who look like tourists.

OP here. I already have very cushy sneakers and will be bringing them for sure. I was just hoping to supplement with a comfortable sandal. If I can't find one, sneakers it is.

I wear Sorel Ella sandals and can walk for like 10 miles in them. Seriously endlessly. They are built kind of like Tevas (with an arch support from the strap), but they look more delicate .

I also Birkenstock Gizeh. Also comfortable but I can walk longer in the Sorels.

DCUM touristing moms could not get more ugly in their footwear if they tried.

A bunch of 38 year olds who seem to have universally, across the board, orthopedic issues. A statistical miracle.

let's be honest - with all your terrible arches, and orthopedic issues, you're not walking 25k steps in paris. You'll be on your feet for 1-2 hours in total. Comparable to what someone who lives in dc proper or manhattan does in a standard workday. Why the need for something so objectivley ugly?

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Anonymous wrote:https://olukai.com/products/tiare-wrap-womens-leather-sandals-fox?variant=43012850122851

NP I think these are the only shoes posted that are actually decent looking and would be comfortable for some walking so TY. I don’t think they look like they have enough support for many miles but I’m going to try them on at least before passing final judgement.

Ouch my arches!