After buying a $70 pair of Vans at famous footwear and having them literally fall apart after using them as daily walking shoes, I’ve realized the quality of shoes overall has gone down over the last decade or so.
I don’t mind if they cost $100 or more, are there medium-light weight walking shoes that can withstand the horrors of walking on pavement? I remember checking out some Ecco shoes at the mall years ago, didn’t pull the trigger as they were almost $300 but the way the construction was described to me it sounds like those could last 5+ years.
What shoes do you have that you wear almost daily (not during the winter), and have had for almost a year but aren’t falling apart?
I mean they were the basic all black pair. $70 was way too much for them considering how fragile they were. There’s a skate shop that sells beefier ones but I don’t want a heavy shoe, I want something fairly light and a bit breathable.
My guilty pleasure is a pair of Atwood. I know people say things about those who wear Vans but I like the Atwoods and that’s that.
That being said yeah Vans don’t last long. The sole edge is the first to start coming undone, near the ball of the foot where it flexes most often. Then the heel fabric rips off on the inside. And finally they actually start ripping holes in the wall of the shoe, usually near the heel sides in my case.