Comfortable Shoes?
 

Hey folks,

I've got to find some more comfortable shoes for these long weddings. The bottoms of my feet feel like they've been beaten by a baseball bat.

I'm looking for suggestions on what are the best brand of shoes to wear in our line of work. Thanks for any help.

Kevin

I wear black leather Nike trainers. customers seem to understand.

I wear black Puma's canvas style shoes. They are very comfortable.

Kevin,

I don't do weddings, but I do have long days on my feet. My shoe shop recommended Ecco Men's Track II - I believe the style is called "Low Oxford", and they cost me an arm and a leg. Well, $200-ish (approx.). He sells them mainly to postmen and shop workers.

I thought it was expensive, but they have out-lasted any $50 or $100 shoes I've ever owned - four years and counting now!

I have a brown pair and a black pair, and they look very presentable for business and formal occasions. I can spend all day on my feet and never get sore, and I used to suffer from really bad foot pain in trainers or cheaper shoes. I wear them in the office, wear them on walking holidays, and wear them when out videoing as well.

I think you can pick up this brand in the USA - try them out, see how they go for you!

I don't do weddings but suffer from sore feet and swear by Birkenstock shoes & clogs - German, expensive, weird looking but SOOOOO comfortable. I don't wear anything else now.

http://www.birkenstockusa.com/

find a retailer near you and try them out - I regularly wear the Super Birki, a favourite of chef's & nurses

BTW - They're a lot cheaper in the USA, I'm paying nearly double here!!!

I'm throwing this out for the sake of argument, but aren't we supposed to look our best on shoots, I feel that rubber shoes/clogs, or any other kind apart from formal leather shoes is inappropriate for weddings despite us being vendors.

Surely there are stylish, comfortable leather suggestions.

I wear black leather shoes from Dr. Scholl's. They have built-in gel inserts and are quite comfortable. I typically shoot 10-12 hours (sometimes more) on a wedding day, and these shoes have held up beautifully.

I had a pair of Skechers beforehand and they were terrible. Get comfortable but good-looking shoes.

Boys...if I can walk around in some black high heels for the day, I'm sure some of you can ditch the clogs, sneaks and sandals! ;-)

I wear Bostonians with Dr. Scholls Gel inserts. My feet don't really start hurting until about the 9th hr or so... I recommend them.

Kelsey, I do so hope you are a woman!

Now that you mention it, that's the exact shoe I'm wearing I think. I couldn't remember the brand of the shoe, but I knew it had the inserts. Bostonians sounds right. Good shoes.

You have a point, although I doubt you're running with a camera on a steadicam and lugging around 50-60 pounds of equipment with those heels on, right?

Have a look at Cole Haan's line of Nike Air shoes. Good looking shoes and I find them to be very comfortable for long hours on my feet. (They can get pretty expensive, but I think my feet are worth spending money on)

Hence my post recommending the Eccos.

Comfortable, track-grade footwear that comes in black or brown. I use the black ones for any formal occasion I have to attend. Keep 'em polished and they look very smart.

I wear waiter's shoes. They have leather uppers, non-slip and so comfortable. Cost around $50. I've got 3 pairs. Had them over 12 months and they're still like new.

Manny