How many pairs of footwear do you own?

[Profpointy]

Not as many pairs as when I used to run regularly. If there was a model that I liked and they were on sale I'd buy a few pairs. So there was always a few boxes under the bed.

In Yvon Chouinard's wonderful book on mountaineering "climbing ice" he says that if you find a good pair of (climbing) boots, buy several pairs, as you'll likely not find the same quality or design when they come up for replacement.

Admittedly I might have taken this slightly too far for some of my Crockett and Jones shoes purchases, but in part this was because Loakes stopped making my favourite brogues. I'd previously had 3 pairs, both black and tan leather, but when I needed yet another they'd stopped making that style

 

[Gwylan]

1 x old shoes
2 x work shoes
2 x Saturday night shoes
1 x old trainers
1 x middling trainers
1 x good trainers
1 x work boots
2 x hiking boots
1 x good boots
3 x dance shoes
1 x sandals
1 x slippers

So, a lot...

1 home slippers
1 travelling slippers
1 everyday boots
1 smart boots
1 parade black boots, polished
1 parade brown boots polished
1 lounge lizard suede shoes
1 cycling trainers
1 walking boots
1 wellington boots
1 posing cycling trainers
1 flip flops
1 summer sandals
1 snow boots

Should not have started this. Some culling is necessary

 

[BrumJim]

2 pairs of trainers
1 pair of astro football boots
2 pairs of cycling shoes
3 pairs of black lace-up shoes (smartish, smart and very smart)
1 pair of casual shoes, neither trainers nor smart (never wear them)
1 pair of tan steel toe-capped boots
1 pair of sandals
1 pair of flip-flops
1 pair if ski boots
1 pair of snowboard boots
1 pair of walking boots
1 pair of walking shoes (never worn)
Zero slippers

 

[Sixmile]

11.5* x Casual Trainers
2 x Running trainers
1 x AT football boots
1 x indoor football shoes
3 x SPDSL cycling shoes
1 x SPD cycling shoes
3 x flat sole cycling shoes
1 x steel toe capped boots
1 x hiking boots
4 x slippers
2 x formal shoes
3 x work shoes
1 x welly boots
2 x flip flops

*lost one Vans when I bought two pairs of trainers one day and still holding out hope of finding it!

I have still never paid over £50 for a pair of shoes in my life. I'll always have a few new pairs awaiting the others to run out so never need to go looking for shoes as such.

 

[classic33]

Eight and a half.

 

[grldtnr]

Eight and a half.

Eight and a half what? Shoe size? Prs of fluffy fur lined Crocs , steel toe capped mules?

 

[Andy in Germany]

Eight and a half.

Eight and a half what? Shoe size? Prs of fluffy fur lined Crocs , steel toe capped mules?

Do we really want to know?

 

[Katana]

I own in excess of 60 plus pairs of causal and formal shoes that’s not including cycling and running shoes. As the saying goes….”a photo is worth a thousand words”😂

 

[Webbo2]

3 x cycling shoes
4 x rock shoes
3 x approach shoes
1 x walking boots
1 x sandles
2 x slippers
6 x brogues
1 x brogue boots
1 x brogue Chelsea boots
2 x loafers
1 x boot shoes
1 x chelsea boots
1 x casual boots.

 

[tyred]

I added another pair of black leather shoes earlier in the year as another pair will soon be pensioned off.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I now have four pairs of slippers of various different kinds for different specialist scenarios

 

[Webbo2]

When I go to the local bike shop I use, I have to walk past a cobblers which sell Loake and Barkers seconds or end of range shoes. I have walk past staring straight a head so I don’t get tempted

 

[Sixmile]

11.5* x Casual Trainers
2 x Running trainers
1 x AT football boots
1 x indoor football shoes
3 x SPDSL cycling shoes
1 x SPD cycling shoes
3 x flat sole cycling shoes
1 x steel toe capped boots
1 x hiking boots
4 x slippers
2 x formal shoes
3 x work shoes
1 x welly boots
2 x flip flops

*lost one Vans when I bought two pairs of trainers one day and still holding out hope of finding it!

I have still never paid over £50 for a pair of shoes in my life. I'll always have a few new pairs awaiting the others to run out so never need to go looking for shoes as such.

I bought another 9 pairs of trainers last Friday - although 4 weren't for me.

I have since returned 2 pairs and binned 2 really old pairs on Saturday.

 

[sungod]

8 jeffery-west pointy boots/shoes (need to get some more)
4 bont road shoes
4 loafers
3 converse all stars
3 trainers
2 danner boots for hiking etc.
2 espadrilles
2 slippers
1 gym/running shoes
1 fitflop flip flops

plus quite a few pairs of disposable slippers from flights/hotels

 

[presta]

Will they still fit? I don’t know if it’s because I wear running shoes pretty much all the time, but my feet have definitely grown both in length and width in the last 20 years.

Yes, I still wear them occasionally. I also have an old pair of Brashers with soles studded with screws to use as snow shoes. In recent years my muscles have wasted away to the point that my feet are probably smaller, my soles feel as if I'm walking on bone at times.