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Tundra_Lifeform
Buy EuropeanJust wondering, what is your experience regarding shoes that are from EU?
Ecco (danish)
https://www.giesswein.com/
Love them, been always hopping from brand to brand until I bought my first pair of them
Vivobarefoot https://www.vivobarefoot.com/fr/
They are brits but hey not so far
Which ones ship to the states? I bought shoes little over a month ago and it is already developing holes. Normally I buy xero shoes but the tarrifs on China has made it less affordable
Im not sure if this counts because they have factories around the globe, but the company is Danish: ECCO. They're not the prettiest, but they're the most comfortable shoes i know
Sneaky Steve. Swedish, made in Portugal.
FRAU,Italy
Comfort,style,durable, I love them
German Hanwag. Their ”wide” models are the only shoe models I have never had to break in. Their terrain soles wear quickly on asphalt or concrete, but they have a selection of flatter urban soles.
Joma (Spanish) are good ones. Also Paredes.
Currently very happy wearing Axel Arigato sneakers. Swedish brand, manufactured in Portugal.
LOWA makes most of their shoes in Europe. I think mostly the trail runners are not. Excellent quality.
Fluchos, made in Spain (La Rioja)
Meindl shoes from Germany, although i am not sure if they are actually made in Germany anymore
According to Wikipedia, their shoes branded "Meindl" are manufactured in Europe (Germany, Hungary, Slowenia and Italy).
I have had two pair of shoes made in EU, Myrqvist and Wojas. I have not had the shoes from Wojas for a long time but so far they seem to be good. The shoes from Myrqvist was wearing down a bit fast than I hoped for.
Veja
Saye
Sampla
I would get a pair of Solovair if I had the money: https://eu.nps-solovair.com/
I have a pair of solovair, they are extremely well built. I would also say lanx shoes are good and they sometimes have really good deals on their site.
I have some, totally worth it
Portuguese shoes for farmers. Sold on the local market, cheap, solid - or overpriced and rebranded in stores all over Europe. You get them in several levels of fancy, starts at 25€ a pair.
Can you show an example of those? I'm going to Portugal soon and would like to buy new shoes while I'm there.
Man i keep wondering whats the deal with portuguese and shoes! It's like making indistructible shoes is part of the fucking constitution of Portugal
At one point, in the early 2000s, there was a city in Portugal with a really high ratio of Ferrari cars per habitant. All because of a few owners of shoes factories. 😄
Sievi. I use almost exlusively their shoes. Not the cheapest around, but for my feet they're the best I've found so far.
I like my Veja https://www.veja-store.com/ It is not made in EU.
Had very poor experiences with durability of Veja shoes. I've use 2 pairs nd they both broke down within weeks...
Not surprised. It happened to one of the 3 I had. But I got it replaced for free .
Sadly because I didn't buy it from them directly, I didn't have that choice. But really made me distrust them as a sustainable option...
Resently bought my first pair of Mustang shoes. Designed in Germany and made in Portugal.
I enjoyed Jalas boots but I should kept better care of my jalas fantom drylock boots, got a hole in them and can't fix like regular leather. Or can but the waterproofing won work
I wear what looks good and what fits. Why should I swear by a particular brand? I've never worn US brands anyway. They're usually ugly and the quality is terrible.
So tell them what looks good and fits.
I mean yeah, brand loyalty can be detrimental. But that shouldn't make you ignore patterns
