Ladies: Show-going shoe question

[MonkeyPants]

Okay, so I've been wearing Docs for 16 years.  In 16 years, I've gone through only 3 pairs of docs.  I've worn out my most recent pair (purchased only 3 years ago), and I'm looking for a replacement.  Now that I'm in my early 30s (ack), my girlfriends tease me for still wearing Docs - so junior high school, right?
 
 Anyway, before I say screw it and just buy another pair of Docs, I'm wondering whether there are any good substitutes out there that (1) are comfortable, (2) show appropriate (meaning if someone stomps on my foot or something, I won't lose a toe), (3) will give me at least a little bit of height and (4) are not hideous.  Oh and (5) don't make me look like Punky Brewster (meaning Chuck Taylors are totally out).  Suggestions???

[miss pretentious]

Um. I suppose then your only option is to continue to be made fun of and buy another pair of Docs.
 
 Because the pair of shoes you just described as wanting doesn't exist.

[tigersscareme]

Keen make some nice, solid, stylish comfy shoes.
 BUt i think what you might be looking for are Danskos.
 They're expensive too, but they're made to last. Zappos.com has a great selection.

[tigersscareme]

i *heart* these.
 
 http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/1045274/c/10374.html

[vansmack]

Originally posted by tigers scare me:
  BUt i think what you might be looking for are Danskos.

Thank you - that's the brand I was looking for.  Smackette (and the rest of the hospital workers) swear by their Dansko clogs, and they're on their feet all day.  Jusy by looking at them, I thought they were crazy, but she's been wearing them for three years now with no complaints.

[miss pretentious]

Originally posted by miss pretentious:
  Um. I suppose then your only option is to continue to be made fun of and buy another pair of Docs.
 
 Because the pair of shoes you just described as wanting doesn't exist.

edit: Because an ATTRACTIVE pair of shoes you just described as wanting doesn't exist.

[godsshoeshine]

what's wrong with docs  

[Brian_Wallace]

Originally posted by MyraEllen:
  Okay, so I've been wearing Docs for 16 years.  In 16 years, I've gone through only 3 pairs of docs.  I've worn out my most recent pair (purchased only 3 years ago), and I'm looking for a replacement.  Now that I'm in my early 30s (ack), my girlfriends tease me for still wearing Docs - so junior high school, right?
 
 Anyway, before I say screw it and just buy another pair of Docs, I'm wondering whether there are any good substitutes out there that (1) are comfortable, (2) show appropriate (meaning if someone stomps on my foot or something, I won't lose a toe), (3) will give me at least a little bit of height and (4) are not hideous.  Oh and (5) don't make me look like Punky Brewster (meaning Chuck Taylors are totally out).  Suggestions???

Geez!  What is it this week with women asking questions like this (Walkonby's "Am I a Dork?" thread)?  Is everybody's menstrual cycle syncing up?
 
 Who CARES what your girlfriends think?  They're just jealous 'cuz they can't FIT in a size 6....pair of Docs.
 
 Don't give up the dream.  Keep wearing the shit-kickers.
 
 Brian

[6949]

I used to sell shoes back in college- dexter and clarks make really comfortable ones.  
 
 Last year I lived in my  cowboy boots.  I loved them even though they had a leather sole and I ended up on my ass a lot.  
 
 Lately I've been wearing boots with a shorter, thicker heel like these to shows.  
 
 For shows get there early and grab a spot on the rail for support or if you're really hurting put a pair of flip flops in your purse for the walk back to the car.

[El Jefe Design]

I don't wear leather shoes so my options are limited. I LOVE my Grinders which are similiar to Docs but have some cool patterns on them and come in steel toes which I always find needed.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

I still have a couple of pairs of Docs, but they are definitely among the less comfortable in terms of standing at a show.
 
 I think Campers do quite well for comfort. Or running shoes.

[you be betty]

well, i am a huge docs fan, and think that 30 is not too old at all to keep wearing them, so i might be biased.  your friends are silly - a nice pair of white or navy patent 1460s are perfectly age appropriate.  BUT
 
 if you are looking for options in the boot realm, i have a similar love for frye boots.  they have tons of different styles that range from western to motorcycle to simple stylish and modern, and they are comfy as hell once you break them in and last forever, so i would check them out.  i don't know what you look like (/how tall are you?), but off the bat i love  these  and  these .  and any colour harness boot is a winner in my eyes (for men too!).
 
 
 in the non-boot realm, (again i don't know price range either) i suggest chloé flats.  they are simple and elegant/awesome, can be worn at ANY age, and are so high quality that i'm convinced they will withstand anything.  their leather is insane.  comfy, too - you can definitely move around in them.  most of their flats are made with a tiny heel so you may get a little bit of height.  they also have great boots.
 
 for a cheaper option i suggest looking at rocketdog.  they have cute flats - probably the most comfortable flats in the world, but they get icky fast due to fabric lining so i stopped buying them.
 
 remember that a good quality pair of kicks is made to last and will be worth every penny.

[vansmack]

Originally posted by you be betty:
  well, i am a huge docs fan, and think that 30 is not too old at all to keep wearing them, so i might be biased.  your friends are silly - a nice pair of white or navy patent 1460s are perfectly age appropriate.  BUT

We'll see if you feel that way when you're thirty.

[you be betty]

Originally posted by vansmack:
   

Originally posted by you be betty:
  well, i am a huge docs fan, and think that 30 is not too old at all to keep wearing them, so i might be biased.  your friends are silly - a nice pair of white or navy patent 1460s are perfectly age appropriate.  BUT

We'll see if you feel that way when you're thirty. [/b]

I will.  I'll still be happy in my old ratty purple ones, thank you.

[tigersscareme]

i have a pair of basic black docs under my desk, but mary janes on my feet right now.
 
 although i did pitch my ratty burgundy steeltoe docs probably around 31-32 years old.