Versatile Fall/Winter Sneaker - Difficulty: DSW

[hami1car]

I'm pretty short on casual winter footwear, with basically just a brown Crosby Moc and some old Rockport loafers. It's Texas, so its not terribly cold, no snow, but I still feel weird wearing gray Vans in December. I was thinking a versatile, neutral sneaker to wear with jeans would be a good addition.


The complication is, I've got a rewards card at DSW that I can't bear to see expire, so I'm trying to find something there.


I purchased these, but can easily exchange:

Puma Men's TT Super CC Navy/White

http://tinyurl.com/9amafrc


Good call, or would you guys recommend a different color (they have light gray or black in that shoe), another sneaker, or something else entirely?

[Standard_Deviance]

I'm not a sneaker expert, but here are my thoughts...


You can certainly wear navy sneakers w/ jeans, but I think they look better as a way of dressing down chinos. With jeans, they can make your lower half look like one giant block of blue. So if I were looking for a pair of sneakers to wear primarily with jeans, I'd look for white, tan, grey, or black (though I'm not crazy about black sneakers myself).


Also, and this might be a nitpick, but wrt these Pumas, I prefer my sneakers to be as close to monochrome as possible (not counting the bottom white rim). So I personally would prefer something that didn't have that white contrasting Puma wing (or whatever it is) breaking up the blue, but that's just me being particular--the sneakers look plenty good and I'd certainly wear them.

[hami1car]

Thanks for the input. The blue on blue was my concern as well. Hadn't thought about wearing them with Chinos, that's a good idea if I decide to keep 'em.

[RiveDroit]

Wool sneakers are good for fall and winter. I'm considering these Jack Purcell slipons http://goo.gl/kn7ag

Retro New Balances are a nice option as well http://goo.gl/iKTYf

Grey is a good color that blends with pretty much any outfit.


I have some grey linen slipon Chucks that look nice with dark jeans, but there's no cushioning at all.