Shoes too hot!

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No matter what kind of shoes I buy, they are always way too hot, thus I end up wearing sandals to work. This does not look professional enough, so I need to find shoes that don't break the bank, but are ventilated to be the equivalent of sandals.

I've always had problems of cooking feet and will whenever possible wear no foot gear at all.

All the nicer shoes I've seen are leather, and all of them have cooked my feet. I have not seen fairly priced, pro-looking comfortable shoes that are very well ventilated and/or made of breathable fabric (and of course can keep my feet nice and cool).

I even have clog-style leather shoes and although they are cooler I cannot walk properly in clog-style shoes.

I cannot go for open-toed shoes because of safety concerns in the lab.

In class I wear sandals (not professional enough looking) and in the lab I wear the coolest leather shoes I can find (still way too hot though).

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@Chumly,

Here's a website to check out for shoe and sock suggestions. The author tells what he tried and what worked best of all the suggestions:

http://ask.metafilter.com/114498/Breathable-dress-shoes-for-sweaty-feet

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@Butrflynet,

No sweaty feet here. They just cook in any enclosed shoe I've ever tried. I've tried everything (I think). I also have no problems with itchiness at all. I already wear the thinnest lightest coolest socks on the planet earth. Now outside when the weather is cool all is well with most any shoe.

Out of all the quotes on the referenced website this one makes the most sense but is not the most applicable alas

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At work, I generally don't have my shoes on. I have a pair of Birkenstock clogs under my desk that I slip on when I have to leave my cube, but for the most part, I'm shoeless. It makes me really happy.

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@Chumly,

Did you look at the Geox shoe website that someone there suggested?

http://www.zappos.com/geox

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To clarify I have no problems with my feet smelling and no problems with my feet sweating. Just cooking if I wear most any enclosed shoe indoors. Those Geox's don't seem to be designed and built any differently than the tons of shoes I've tried at the stores or have sitting in my closet, and the prices seem needlessly high.

About $200 for an average looking and average made loafer? And that's US prices as Canadian prices are often 30% higher. I have a closet full of shoes of that are their equal.

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@Butrflynet,

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Legend has it that Geox founder Mario Moretti Polegato got the idea for his "breathing shoes" while jogging one hot day, when he decided to cut holes into the outsole of his shoes to cool his feet.

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Geox addresses the issue of unhealthy foot perspiration with their simple, yet revolutionary, patented Geox breathes® system. The Geox breathes® system consists of a membrane that absorbs sweat from the insole and expels it as water vapor through micro-holes in the outsole. The micro-holes are larger than water vapor, but smaller than water droplets, so water only goes out and never comes in.

Geox offers this system in every one of their stylish, high-quality shoes. Geox offers dress and casual footwear for men, women and kids. Stop suffocating your feet, and let them breathe with a new pair of Geox shoes.

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@Chumly,

Have you tried light canvas shoes like Keds?

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@Chumly,

There are some medical problems related to hot feet. Have you checked those out?

http://www.foothealthcare.com/html/footprobs/problem/burningfeet.htm

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@Butrflynet,

I don't have problems with sweat and marketing hype does not impress me one bit. The truth is that leather does not breath that much unless it's perforated.

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@Chumly,

Finding a woven leather shoe might help.

These shoes have a lot of ventilation and would protect your toes

http://www.kingsizedirect.com/Product.aspx?PfId=100497&ProductTypeId=1&affiliate_id=017&affiliate_location_id=04&mr:referralID=a0e14223-44c0-11df-9fc3-000423c27407

These also have good ventilation

http://www.dsw.com/dsw_shoes/catalog/product.jsp?prodId=110651&cm_mmc=Nextag-_-Casual_Slip-On_Sandals-_-Sunsteps-_-110651&mr:referralID=09ceceea-44c0-11df-bf2c-000423bb4e79

Something like these styles would be a little dressier

http://www.shoemall.com/product/ET-Wright-Mens-Nate-Fisherman-Sandal-Cognac-603184&utm_medium=CSE&style=603184&utm_source=Nextag&utm_campaign=CSE/

http://www.theshoemart.com/cole-haan-mens-dennehy-woven-pump-nutmeg/pvc-col-mxsds-c07091_col_m_dennehy_woven_pump.html

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@Butrflynet,

I doubt I have medial problems unless that's been the case since I was 5 years old (or earlier who knows as I can't remember) but I've always hated shoes and always been most comfortable by a long shot just barefoot.

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@engineer,

I've had some success with cloth shoes yep!

But over the years I have not found much in the way of nice soft cloth shoes that do not look like runners but look professional, have a breathable sole, are not make out of rough harsh canvas, are not padded on the inside thus destroying the breathable somewhat etc.

The other thing I have found with many shoes especially the last 15 years or so is the instead of having a simple flat un-contoured sole they have all these weird rises and falls and dished out sections to supposedly "contour your feet" to the inside.

I hate all that!

I like pure flat simple and soft just like a basic simple sandal would be.

In other words give me the closet thing to barefoot on grass or give me death!!

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@firefly,

You are right that a woven leather shoe helps and I have some but in the lab I must wear "enclosed shoes" by the Workers' Compensation Board's safety standards.

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@Chumly,

Chumly, wouldn't something like this be considered an enclosed shoe

http://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/4436,1384Y_Cole-Haan-Neruda-II-Fisherman-Sandals-Leather-For-Men.html

or this one

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_06703713000P?vName=Shoes&cName=Mens&sName=Sandals&psid=NEXTAG01&sid=IDx20070921x00003j

or this

http://www.shoebuy.com/aetrex-gramercy-fisherman-sandal/322252/690188

or this

http://www.zappos.com/sperry-top-sider-gold-cup-fisherman-sandal-cognac-antic-brush-off

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@firefly,

Iffy...because if a problem arose I would likely be held accountable and yes I have leather woven types that look much the same. Enclosed means enclosed and not with open spaces on the sides and top etc.

Very nice thought though, and that style does work well for me!

I have to remove students from the lab for wearing shorts and/or open foot-wear and/or not wearing eye protection and/or for excessively looses clothing or jewelry etc so I cannot abide by another set of criteria for me alone.

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excessively loose clothing

I wish they would get rid of that annoying timer that does not allow post editing after only a few minutes!

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@Chumly,

I was going to give a link re Geox shoes, but see they've been mentioned already..

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Question chumly old chum.

If you could cool down your feet, then put your shoes back on, how long would they stay cool?

They have cold foot/ankle wraps that you could use while sitting in your office, and just slip your shoes on when you have to leave.

I know this doesn't sound like a great solution, at least no yet. I don't know if there's anything you can do about the shoes, but perhaps you can cool down the feet.

I hate having hot feet too.
My nature is that my hands and feet like to be cold. When they are room temperature, I'm uncomfortable.

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@chai2,

Da-ting-of-it-is...I spend little time in my office and much time on my feet teaching.

Lemme see now...if I'm sitting down and take my shoes off until my feet are cool, then put my shoes back on, my feet will stay cool for a while. However if I were to do similarly but then stand up and zip about as I do when teaching, my feet will heat up very quickly.

I'm tempted to say "damn the torpedoes" and simply wear: Fisherman Sandals and/or Huarache Sandals and/or Woven Pumps as talked about by kindly A2k'ers.

Me-myself I like cool feet and warm hands.

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The title of this thread kind'a looks like "She's too hot", a problem I'm sure would have a more interesting resolution.

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