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    JoJo Bananas    August 21, 2010   Santa Cruz, CA

    Hello Bees,

    My husband has no fashion sense.  His wardrobe consists of jeans, t-shirts and a few button-down short sleeved shirts.  When we went on our honeymoon we encountered dress codes for dinner at the resort we stayed at.  There we were in sweltering, humid Mexico in August and he was wearing jeans, t-shirt, button-down shirt and high top vans - not my idea of "resort wear."  Needless to say he got sweaty every night when we went out to dinner and was miserable.

    I am determined to get him a few resort appropriate pieces for our anniversary trip this year, but what I am having the most trouble with are the shoes.  Obviously high top sneakers don't work.  He does not like flip-flop or thong style sandals (says it bothers his toes???).

    Ladies, what do your men wear in the heat on their feet?

    These are the only sandals he has:

    Mandals... :  wedding 1336156 P DETAILED

     
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    Future Mrs. Martin    August 21, 2010   London Ontario Canada

    My hubby wears thong sandals. However, I must say before he bought these sandals he only had the above adidas sandals in blue -UGH! 

    I saw the thong sandals in the store and said how nice they were - he tried them on and really liked them. He used to always say the reason he didn't like thong sandals was because of the "thong part" but now he wears them a lot!!!!!

     
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    napabridekelsey    August 13, 2011   Live in Corvallis, OR/Wedding in Napa, CA

    Honestly? Mine just wears his hot sweaty shoes. He has some weird phobia of wearing sandals in public. That being said, I've already told him that going on a cruise doesn't count as 'public' so he HAS to wear sandals. He has a nice pair of Reefs that I bought him a few years ago, that I'll have him pack.

     
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    lefeymw    April 16, 2011   CT

    Its not any use, but mine wears reef type sandals or other brands.  Most men's sandals are thong style.  He does have to get used to them if they bother his toes, I do every year.  

    Teva has a lot of non-thong sandalsor Birkenstock (I personally dont like them, but many do)

    Buy him a nice pair of leather or fabric flip flops and see if he will start to wear them around the house to break them in.

    http://www.reef.com/guys/products/guys/footwear/allsandals

    I did find these at the above site if he likes that kind of style. I prefer the thong styles however.  

    Mandals... :  wedding RF 002320 Black White

    What about deck shoes? like these

    Mandals... :  wedding RF 003261 Brown Tan

     
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    jayce    December 10, 2010  

    DH had the nerdiest sandals before. AND he tried to wear them with socks. I had to put a stop to that quick. He wears ones that look like these now:

    Mandals... :  wedding Esq Kenneth Cole Flip Flops 080709 Lg 87778627

    They're not great, but they're an improvement!

     
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    Mandals... :  wedding Images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSR3xkry2HUSpLG6bH1oOX95JWd3z9IphFgEnPELRPRD3k 2NWCaHn0tw8 most men will wear this type of sandal as it doesn't bother their toes

     
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    kperry3    January 1, 1991  

    What about some birkenstocks? I love these :)

    Mandals... :  wedding 121975Mandals... :  wedding 262990 P DETAILED

     

     
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    kperry3    January 1, 1991  

    Sorry about the mandals and number thing... not sure how that got there, or how to get rid of it. Oh well :)

     
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    pinkhorse    May 14, 2011   San Diego, CA

    My FI pretty much only wears thong sandals. He only wears other shoes when he has an important meeting at work, or when we go out to somewhere really nice.

     
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    julies1949      

    @kperry3: I get that too sometimes when I try to copy and paste a picture. You can delete it by using the edit button

     
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    JoJo Bananas    August 21, 2010   Santa Cruz, CA

    What about "dress" sandals?  Do guys under 40 wear these?

    Mandals... :  wedding 1146133 P DETAILED

     
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    MissAsB    June 6, 2009   Married in CO, Living in AL

    My husband mostly wears his stinky shoes lol.  He is a Southerner, his body is used to being overheated!

     
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    PitBulLover    August 21, 2010  

    DH wears thong sandals in the summer that are leather. They are reefs and he loves them. Why do those bother your hubbys toes?? My reef sandals that are leather are THE most comfortable flip flops ever. They are formed to my foot!

    What about getting him boat shoes? They are really comfortable and look good with anything AND can be worn all year round!

    Mandals... :  wedding Boat1

     
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    soon2bS    September 18, 2010   Concord, NC; marrying in Dahlonega, GA

    Sanuk's are perfect for him!  My hubby loves them because they look like shoes, are super comfy, but they are sandals!  These are the ones he has:

    Mandals... :  wedding Sanuk

    http://www.zappos.com/sanuk-vagabond-moss

    I promise, if your hubby tries these on he'll fall in love!

     

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