hello i am looking for versatile shoes that i can wear during any season that will last me a long time. i really like unique shoes and am trying to find a balance of actually good and still funky. currently i am wearing the converse i included a picture of but they last me 6 months before getting holes in the heel (and also i hate converse). it feels like no matter what i get they never last. my docs only lasted 2 years before i got massive holes on the back heel. i like the look of new rocks but am hesitant to spend almost $300 on shoes that i dont think are worth that. i also recently got some palladiums that i ended up hating the look of on my foot. so basically my requirements are: slight platform, chunky looking (i hate a narrow toe), will last me 5 years at least, and im willing to spend up to $200-250 on shoes like this. anyone have any recs bc im starting to lose hope that anything good quality even exists anymore.
Hmmm. that’s the trick. have you had any shoes’ material become crumble before?
Here & there. I’ve had patent leather peel off (18 yrs old), and the soles of some seldom worn Dansko clogs came unglued while I was wearing them (15 years)—they weren’t even sewn! A layer of fake leather mesh is flaking off my North Face hiking shoes, but otherwise they’re fine (~ 10 yrs old).
The worst are shoes I wear to concerts—they wear out in a year or three because of all the standing—they lose their cush.