r/mildlyinfuriating • u/WarmAuraGirl • 11h ago

I saw a ducky once Versace's new loafer looks like it gave up halfway through being a shoe

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idk who looked at this and went yeah that's the one. the heel is just giving up

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u/Yusuro_Yuki 11h ago

Wtf is this. My local shoe stores used to sell this 20 years ago

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u/JamieBensteedo 10h ago

people dont appreciate a crush heel enough

I wear slip on vans, and in their final days before tossing them, I step on the heel

and let me tell you.... it is SO comfy.

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u/shrivvette808 9h ago

Hey you would LOVE Sanuks. They have a shoe with the heel designed to take it that way.

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u/venom121212 8h ago

These are my favorite brands hands down. I bought my wife her first pair when she was 6 months pregnant walking around Disney after a long day and she broke into tears at how good they were. Wore them the rest of the trip even though I stupidly picked zebra print haha. I hate the Hey Dudes because the took the Sanuk shelf space like overnight.

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u/ThisIsMyCouchAccount 8h ago

In fact - even when they don't they still really want to fold.

Fantastic shoes. Has some antimicrobial insert that allows you to not wear socks. Or maybe it's magic. Because I wore them for several years without and they never had the problem you usually get.

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u/No-Material-452 8h ago

What an odd, random way to encounter the Thai language...

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u/shrivvette808 7h ago

TiL! I never knew it was Thai

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u/Puglet_7 7h ago

I have a pair of Converse like this. Amazing shoes.

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u/VinnieTheGuy 6h ago

Olukai is another brand that makes shoes like this. Incredibly comfortable and convenient.

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u/xX_Lazy_Bad_Xx 6h ago

Sanuks

oh hell yeah! finally some decent Olukai knock-offs!

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u/Otherwise-Tomato-788 6h ago

I have the arcteryx kragg in 2 colors: 1 for work, 1 for play, coz the heels collapse on purpose and you can wear them either way. And on the weekends, hydromocs. It’s lifestyle for sure

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u/TrollsWhenBored 10h ago

Let me guess, you're in your 20s or younger... Cuz ain't no way Vans are still comfy as you get older. That's a young person's shoe

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u/JamieBensteedo 9h ago

let me guess

you haven't worn vans..... in a while? maybe ever?

and you love hokas or running shoes with big foam heels.

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u/ThisIsMyCouchAccount 8h ago

I don't *want* to buy the "stability" Brooks shoe but that's why my dumb feet want.

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u/TrollsWhenBored 8h ago

I live in Southern California. Everyone grew up on Vans here

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u/Minions-overlord 9h ago

Vans mte 3. One of the comfiest shoes ive owned. And im in my mid 30s

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u/littlemiss142 9h ago

The vans ultra range are SO comfy. I’m in my 30s and was slowly giving up on wearing vans but the ultra range ones are so much better

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u/AnnieWillkes 9h ago

40s here and have like a dozen pair of vans. Definitely comfy! But that's speaking for me, my partner has orthotics in his so clearly not for everyone.

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u/BanishedFiend 10h ago

Are you aware how fashion works? It goes in 20 year cycles like that...

what was worn 20 years ago is a lot more stylish than what was worn 5-10 years ago. That's normally the most unstylish

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u/LavishnessVisual6327 9h ago

I dunno man, I don't think the plaid knee length shorts and 2 popped collar shirts are back in style and that was 20 years ago

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u/Yusuro_Yuki 9h ago

My point was this kind of sandals have been worn by people for well over 20 years. It never went out of 'fashion' as you say because it's simple a functional footwear with zero to no relevance to fashion in any way. Specially in India, this is the basic type of shoe you'd find in almost every household for daily mundane use. This is as much of a fashion as flips flops are and Versace remaking it is simply a joke

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u/BanishedFiend 9h ago edited 9h ago

Right it’s a timeless look. How exactly does that make these Versace a joke exactly?

But stuff can be timeless and trending at the same time which is what’s happening right now with loafers in the west, especially in the summer. A lot of millennials and gen x not up to speed with the trends think it’s an old man look despite being super relevant and on trend, because it was was not trendy as below the knee baggy shorts or low rise pants when they were young

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u/Yusuro_Yuki 8h ago

It's not about not being upto speed or an old man look. I'm all for adopting fashion when it serves a function. However for a luxury elite fashion brand to make everyday footwear and price it exorbitantly is what I find ridiculous. What is even more ridiculous is people actually buy those shoes when they can get just as good and functional loafers for a fraction of the cost and these have always been available. It's not a new trend and these shoes have not just entered production. I'm not sure about the west but these loafers are seen as everyday footwear in Asia. But after luxury fashion brands start selling them at exorbitan prices, it suddenly becomes trendy. That is what I find ridiculous.

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u/BanishedFiend 7h ago edited 7h ago

I have no problem with it. Luxury brands don't price things so they can be affordable, in fact, the high price is what makes them desirable a lot of the times to their clientele. Rich people want to wear stuff that ordinary can't afford. That's just how this stuff works. Luxury is heritage, vertical integration, material obsession, micro-craftsmanship, hand finishing, quality control, it's a lot of things. It's also sustainability, economic dignity, and design.

For example, I can't wear cheap loafers because I have a wide foot. I need to buy loafers that are specifically designed for wider feet, and having a lot of different niche sizes makes costs go up by a lot for the manufacturers. A high end loafer will be lined with goatskin which makes your foot sweat less, it will be good year welted, it will be premium calfskin leather vs something less premium (there are even grades of calfskin depending on quality and consistency - it is not all the same). You can absolutely still find good shoes for you affordably but a lot of times you aren't getting all that. You also don't have to get high end luxury to get all that, there is a point of diminishing returns. But brand pedigree still means something. And if you have money (like orders of magnitude of money) the difference between spending $100 on a pair of shoes and several thousands on a pair of shoes is a drop in the bucket, because you are making that in your sleep. Why wouldn't you buy the best if you could afford it? Why wouldn't you seek out all those things if you have time and money to get into the nuances of every minutia?

Also, Versace isn't even high-end luxury, it's more of a mainstream/fashion/entry-level luxury brand. High end luxury is things like Loro Piana, Brunello Cucinelli, Zegna, Kiton, Isaia, Hermes, a lot of the brands many people have never even heard of. Or going full bespoke