Will these be OK for School Shoes

yus786

Lad starting secondary school. The school have said Black Shoes.

We have bought these but they look a tad too sporty.

What do you think?

http://www.clarks.co.uk/find/SubBrand-is-bootleg/ProductType-is-shoes/Size-is-5bd/product-is-20332413

geri1965_2

I think they are fine. It says they are "ideal for school" as well.

webitha

my 10 year old wanted them,he said they were "mega comfy", but i know his junior school would class them as trainers, so we got him these
http://www.clarks.co.uk/find/SubBrand-is-bootleg/ProductType-is-shoes/Size-is-5bd/product-is-20333011
same price but wont be sent home lol

yus786

webitha wrote: »

my 10 year old wanted them,he said they were "mega comfy", but i know his junior school would class them as trainers, so we got him these
http://www.clarks.co.uk/find/SubBrand-is-bootleg/ProductType-is-shoes/Size-is-5bd/product-is-20333011
same price but wont be sent home lol

They are out of stock at our stores but they have these which i've asked them to reserve.

Any better?

http://www.clarks.co.uk/find/Department-is-boys/EndUses-is-school/Size-is-5bd/product-is-20317302

Oldernotwiser

yus786 wrote: »

They are out of stock at our stores but they have these which i've asked them to reserve.

Any better?

http://www.clarks.co.uk/find/Department-is-boys/EndUses-is-school/Size-is-5bd/product-is-20317302

Much better; the others looked like trainers.

webitha

oooh now they look like very comfy shoes, just shown DS the 2nd pair, now he wants them lol.....tough

bonty44

I know what you mean OP, I wondered as well if the younger kids version were a bit too trainer-esque, but then figured that DS2 is only 4 so if he wants comfy shoes, he can have them! And as they are black then I don't think they are noticeably trainer-like.

delain

in my DD's school you would just about get away with the first pair lol as long as they are black and not specifically trainers they are not fssed, especially for the younger lot.

bestpud

I'd probably go with the more shoe looking ones for a secondary child, but dd(7) has these this time:

http://www.clarks.co.uk/find/EndUses-is-school/Department-is-girls/product-is-20333460

and I'm not expecting any problem from the school.

I wasn't too sure when I first saw them but they are very comfortable and she is quite hard on shoes, so I wanted something sturdy.

Lunar_Eclipse

yus786 wrote: »

Lad starting secondary school. The school have said Black Shoes.

We have bought these but they look a tad too sporty.

What do you think?

http://www.clarks.co.uk/find/SubBrand-is-bootleg/ProductType-is-shoes/Size-is-5bd/product-is-20332413

I think they look fine, like an average school shoe as opposed to trainers.

Paparika

yus786 wrote: »

They are out of stock at our stores but they have these which i've asked them to reserve.

Any better?

http://www.clarks.co.uk/find/Department-is-boys/EndUses-is-school/Size-is-5bd/product-is-20317302

Those are what my son has and he's had that style since the start of senior school, he's year 10 now