Been informed Birkenstocks are no longer acceptable, so what now for mid 40s male? Greek Islands, so casual going on scruffy is order of day. But not sure I can sit in a restaurant in Reefs and I could not look in the mirror wearing boat shoes. Help.

Obviously the fishnets go otherwise I get a patterned suntan, and that would just be silly.

Birkenstocks are de-rigeur for your middle aged middle class man, surely?

Boat shoes – you either need to be young or an old bloke with a brass button blazer…

Don’t you know boat shoes are coming back….(Nooo!!!)
Leather upmarket sandals/thongs(Aussie version!) do me for most of Summer (when not in the Specialized Shoes with cleats!)
Hint…no black socks though.

Vans….or Orchids.

😆

Teva flip flops are my only footwear from June through to September. Very comfy and look good. A lot of time is spent on the beach though.

Flip-flops = fine on the beach. Pretty much attached to my soles all summer too. But leather ‘dress’ ones like the above, surely you look like you’ve nicked the wifes shoes? Sadly Tron, I’m informed that Birkenstocks have now retreated back to Scandinavian sock wearers, which has thrown me badly as they have been the default evening holday footwear for some years now. Maybe Birkenstocks and fishnets?

Sanuk vagabonds here for when i want some thing ‘smarter” than sports sandals for resteraunts etc

Vans Era in navy/black…pretty much universal.

jeez… if you have to ask this sort of question here… then bare feet so people will know here walks a man with no confidence to dress himself after 40 odd years!

the blood from your feet will lead many more to you to point and laugh at your shame!

Whatever seems to be appropriate for the conditions.

£4 flip flops

You can drive to the airport in them, paddle in the sea, stroll the promenade. Not sure about dancing.

It is still 2002 though right?

Not deck shoes, not sandals – both

Summer;
Sebago Docksides (Various)
Reef Fannings
Merrell WaterPro

Then, on a skiing holiday;
Salomon Impact 120CS
Teva somethingorother winter shoes

Summer;
Sebago Docksides (Various)
Reef Fannings
Merrell WaterPro

Then, on a skiing holiday;
Salomon Impact 120CS
Teva somethingorother winter shoes

How is this smarter than anything???? I try to avoid riding over this for fear 0f sullying my Mud X!

Actually, thus far Mooman wins.

On holiday. Barefoot given 1/2 a chance. Part of the reason I would live in NZ given the chance, only place I have seen signs asking you to wear shoes in the bottle shop.

Otherwise hiking boots, bike shoes or flip flops.

Of course if it is winter I will be in snowboard boots or hiking boots.

What tyres for shoe shopping ?

A. Have any of you been to Greece?

B. Are any of you 40+? It’s tough you know. It;s like some weird twilight zone that fashion has forgot.

A. Have any of you been to Greece?

Yes. See above re summer holiday shoes.

Fashion? Really don’t care about it. Obviously.

I wear my rigger boots. I’m dead gritty and working class, like and people have to know this.

I’m dead gritty and working class

😉

Have Birks ever been fashionable? Still wearing mine. They can’t be worse than deck shoes. If they are, I don’t care!

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Gag

Edit. Link to Merrell.

I’m quite happy in my knackered musto deck shoes. I wear them all over the place and I like them. In fact, I wore them to the pub earlier and I felt fine.
Could be something to do with doing a lot of sailing though.

what is holiday?

Converse…..

But then they are my go to shoe all year round

Transapp, nice cut sole there. Not my style of shoe, but good sole!

Race or Deck is more my bag. Ugly but functional
Or, casual stuff
Clicky
at the moment.

Love a razor cut sole on a wet deck, though!

wait4me

How is this smarter than anything????

That is smart by my standards, but then it’s often said that I don’t have any standards 😆

Besides I thought they matched the brief…..

casual going on scruffy is order of day

Birkenstocks for me.

Birkenstocks