Living in the city I walk EVERYWHERE. No car means the stroller is our only set of wheels, so getting anywhere means that it’s by foot. On most days I love not having a car, it’s so easy to pop Wyatt in the stroller and be out the door, but sometimes after walking up and down the city, my feet are not so pleased. In the summer I love, love wearing sandals…I idiotically wear them everywhere when it’s warm. Last weekend you could find me in my sandals hobbling to the subway in the East Village after exploring for 8 miles around the city, and my feet basically falling off. All the while, trying not to complaining to Tim because I knew I’d get the lecture about my footwear choice…boys just don’t get it.
Luckily, fall is coming. Living in SF for a few years taught me a thing or two about good fall footwear…it’s more or less fall temps all year there, perfect for booties year round (awesome.) But since we didn’t have a car there either, I also needed shoes that I could essentially climb mountains in on a daily basis, (for real those hills are no joke), and I was doing about 10k steps everyday while teaching as well. So since I wouldn’t be caught dead in hiking boots, and I don’t love wearing athletic sneakers unless I’m working out (or thinking about working out wearing athleisure) I found myself wearing a lot of slip-on sneaks. Below are my top 5 picks for casual slip on sneakers that won’t compromise style for comfort that I’ll be making the transition to fall weather wearing!
1. Joie Kidmore
Available in Dusty Sand and Black. $76-190 (scoop up a sale pair- linked below!)
Hands down my favorite sneaker. Ever. I own them in both dusty sand and in black, the crock embossed leather is to die…it really is a beautiful shoe. I also love that they have a thin sole that you can’t often find in a fashion sneak. It does take a little bit of effort to break these bad boys in, but it’s worth it, believe me! I usually wear no show socks like these with them.
2. Dolce Vita Xai High Tops
3. Vince Blair 5
Available in Black, Gray, White, Blush + Burgundy. $42-$60
5. Converse Chuck Taylors
Below I linked a few other slip on sneaks that I don’t have, but are super cute…some of them might need to make their way into my closet- shhhh!
What do you think?