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Shoes that dont wear out and start falling apart after a year? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I have a pair of Ecco shoes I wore to work every day, 6-8 hours a day for 3 solid years and other than new laces and some leather conditioner are still doing ok. Probably close to a resole but they have been fantastic. Would definitely buy another pair.

I wear Chuck Taylors all day every day now that my job is more casual, and my current pair is 15-16 months old now and still fine, although have a few spots where some glue has come undone so starting to look ragged sometimes. But they are comfortable and function as they should. I had one pair I wore for 7 years before I had to hang them up, so they really vary. And part of that time I was wearing my Eccos at work so they got a lot less daily wear.