When it comes to choosing summer footwear, I can be a very difficult individual to please. I am, by my own admission, incredibly fussy.
Many guys would disagree with me, but I refuse to wear flip flops and I simply will not wear sandals. I cannot quite explain what my issue is, but I find both styles of footwear very unappealing.
That said, selecting summer footwear has become easier as I have become older. You’re probably wondering why? Well, the honest answer is my opinions on summer footwear have, if anything, softened with age. I can regularly be seen wearing styles I would never have considered in my youth, such as deck shoes and penny loafers.
Not everyone will agree with my uncompromising approach to footwear. I am more than willing to accept this. To use break-up terminology, it’s me, not you.
Some years ago, I used to work in Canary Wharf in London. There was a Jones Bootmaker outlet in the shopping centre and I would regularly stroll past, eyeing up the shoes and boots in the window.
I was recently re-introduced to the company. This isn’t a brand I have generally associated with casual footwear but I was fascinated to see it had a festival footwear section for men on its website. It featured trainers, loafers, canvass shoes etc. In short, I was very impressed and have a few items in mind I may buy over the coming weeks.
If there is one thing I have learned, however, it is to wear appropriate footwear in the summer months. I recently spent a few days in Melbourne, Australia where summer is just coming to an end. Wanting to limit the amount of luggage I travelled with, I wore the one pair of shoes throughout my stay.
They were a fantastic pair of brogues. Alas, they were completely inappropriate. During my brief stay my feet got incredibly hot and I got massive blisters that, a month later, have only just healed! A pair of men’s Chelsea boots can also be a great and more comfortable choice for work.
What advice do you have when it comes to buying summer footwear? Are there any styles you try to avoid? Please leave a comment below, I’d love to know what you think.
Disclosure; this post was produced in association with Jones Bootmakers
10 thoughts on “Choosing summer footwear for men”
really useful blog for shoes, really helpful article. fews weeks back i bought shoes from Tesshoes. they also have quality and various designs in shoes but next time i will select the brown shoes of this article.
Thanks for such helpful blog. Very much informative.
Thanks you for stopping by and for taking the trouble to comment. Glad you liked the post.
We need more conscious of footwear choose in summer. Your blog can help to choose the perfect footwear. Thanks…
Thanks Carlos for your very kind comment. I agree, men should have a better choice of footwear in summer. Especially guys like me who don’t like sandals.
I like your blog very much. It gives amazing information about summer footwear for men. Thank you…
Thanks Kurt for your kind message. Appreciate the feedback.
Hey, I really like Deck shoes the 2nd one in the list. Now looking forward to buying those type of shoes in summer. Thanks, men it was an informative blog.
Your blog is amazing and more informative.
Hi John.
Thanks for sharing this because in summer it gets really hard to wear shoes for hours. This blog helped me a lot.