My pants are almost always Gap (Old Navy/ Banana republic) which i order on-line. The brands are relatively consistent, fit me well, come in a style that works for me, and in a Tall size. The tall size is what really drew me in, but i appreciate the other factors as well. (I think i'm going to be wearing low-rise /boot cut for life; i do not feel like the current skinny-style works on my body at all, and i dread a day when people start to prefer high-rise things which just don't fit my lack of waist.)
The clogs are Sanitas. (http://www.sanita.com/collections/closed-back-clogs/products/dally) I guess these guys have the same parent brand as Dansko, and, the clogs i tried on from the two brands were very similar (the Sanitas ran a bit small, so i had one size up from my normal European size).
I bought these clogs not for tooling around in a garden, though, but rather for walking around down-town for work, or the zoo with my kids. I chose the style i did because they looked decent with the new corduroys for work... (My temptation to buy a second pair is to get a funky pair that i can wear during my parenting-gigs or free-time so that i can reserve this pair as decent looking for work. I know they will get beat up pretty quick if i wear them all the time.) I'm pretty sure that they would still get wet inside if i wore them around a grassy field, but they seem good if i wear them on rainy paths/pavement.
I also got the ones with heels, because they feel more secure. Actually, the heels don't grip when i'm walking (the guy at the store said that was normal), but they keep them from being kicked off forward. They still slip on easily. I'm thinking this will also help keep the water off my heels.
I can't go for a run in the them, but i can chase a kid across a parking lot pretty effectively, which is sort of magical. My old heavy-keep-my-feet-out-of-water shoes are wearing out and have gotten a bit wiggly for that purpose although they are still ok for just wearing. (I suppose i should see if i can have those repaired, actually, since fixing the seams that are breaking might help without doing much else to them.)
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Date: 2013-11-07 07:08 pm (UTC)The clogs are Sanitas. (http://www.sanita.com/collections/closed-back-clogs/products/dally) I guess these guys have the same parent brand as Dansko, and, the clogs i tried on from the two brands were very similar (the Sanitas ran a bit small, so i had one size up from my normal European size).
I bought these clogs not for tooling around in a garden, though, but rather for walking around down-town for work, or the zoo with my kids. I chose the style i did because they looked decent with the new corduroys for work... (My temptation to buy a second pair is to get a funky pair that i can wear during my parenting-gigs or free-time so that i can reserve this pair as decent looking for work. I know they will get beat up pretty quick if i wear them all the time.) I'm pretty sure that they would still get wet inside if i wore them around a grassy field, but they seem good if i wear them on rainy paths/pavement.
I also got the ones with heels, because they feel more secure. Actually, the heels don't grip when i'm walking (the guy at the store said that was normal), but they keep them from being kicked off forward. They still slip on easily. I'm thinking this will also help keep the water off my heels.
I can't go for a run in the them, but i can chase a kid across a parking lot pretty effectively, which is sort of magical. My old heavy-keep-my-feet-out-of-water shoes are wearing out and have gotten a bit wiggly for that purpose although they are still ok for just wearing. (I suppose i should see if i can have those repaired, actually, since fixing the seams that are breaking might help without doing much else to them.)