Need advice on casual shoes for an 18 year old guy

[torinsmom]

My son has no fashion sense(his words) and neither do I really. He wants to get some shoes that he can wear with jeans to look a little more dressy than sneakers, but that he can also wear with khakis. We found some Sperry topsiders online, but when I asked on my facebook page, someone said they would be "socially awkward" These are the ones we were looking at.
http://www.shoebuy.com/sperry-top-sider-authentic-original/29208/115283

Anyone have any advice? I can't afford more than $80.

 

[BillSears]

Yea...ummm no. Unless he likes them and friends have them.

Maybe some brown Skechers? I wear these with jeans but I'm a 53 year old man.

 

[Tiggeroo]

Here guys do wear sperrys. Also Tom's. Both of my sons have slightly dressy boots. Brown leather made to look a bit worn. Sort of like this -

My sons are a bit fashion obsessed and own several types of sneakers that they would consider slightly dressy too like Vans. But we are a beach town and what's dressy here might be different.

 

[shinysparklybubbles]

Yea...ummm no. Unless he likes them and friends have them.

I agree. My 65 year old dad wears them.

 

[BillSears]

Good call Tigeroo. I was coming back to suggest the small boot types, they seem to be in style now. A Skecher brand here.

 

[Tiggeroo]

Sperrys are in again. Young people don't usually wear the old school ones though. They go for colors or different styles. I work in an urban high school and they're in there too.

 

[Rememberingthe70s]

Here's a good search, with some good, cool brands.

http://www.zappos.com/mens-oxfords-...gIFARgCBw0.zso?s=goliveRecentSalesStyle/desc/

I love these Sketchers from that page. It's a good brand, affordable a little contemporary without getting too out-there.

http://www.zappos.com/skechers-midnight-black-smooth-leather

 

[torinsmom]

Anything that's not a boot type? He like more low top shoes.

 

[java]

My 19 year old son is wearing brown suede sneakers
These

http://www.zappos.com/vans-bali-dachshund-fleece

And yes topsiders not so in right now with guys but the girls are wearing them

 

[Tiggeroo]

those sketchers would not be ok here for a young guy. There are shoes that look like those boots only lower cut.

 

[torinsmom]

Oops, and one complicating factor is that he wears a size 16. That makes it kind of hard to find a lot of styles.

 

[Tiggeroo]

Toms like these are in around here. You should go in and try them on though. They donate one pair for every pair you buy. http://www.toms.com/mens/cordones?icid=us-cat-112012_20

 

[torinsmom]

Toms like these are in around here. You should go in and try them on though. They donate one pair for every pair you buy. http://www.toms.com/mens/cordones?icid=us-cat-112012_20

Those look cool, but it looks like the biggest size is 14.

 

[java]

What about Keens? My sons other go to shoe
http://www.zappos.com/keen-newport-khaki-forest-night

 

[ENSOCK]

My DS18 wears the topsider but with out the ties. I did not think he would wear them but that is all he wears when not in his cowboy boots.

 

[Tiggeroo]

That changes everything. My sister orders my nephews large sizes from Nordstrom.
These would work http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/rockport-ledge-hill-wingtip/3344757?origin=category&contextualcategoryid=0&fashionColor=Sand+Suede&resultback=0 or thesehttp://shop.nordstrom.com/S/hush-puppies-authentic-saddle-shoe/3324653?origin=category&contextualcategoryid=0&fashionColor=BLACK+SUEDE&resultback=0 But around here Sperrys are popular too. Things must be regional. He will always be working to find things with that size.

 

[DeltaDiamond001]

I love Sperrys. Everyone wears them at my university. Trust me; they're VERY in with 'preppy' kids. IMO, your friend is just out of the loop.

 

[XYSRUS]

My oldest wears Topsiders if he's not wearing tennis shoes or flip flops. They're popular at his school.

 

[Cinderella94]

http://www.ralphlauren.com/product/...1766242&ab=viewall&view=all&parentPage=family
My boyfriend wears something similar to those when he wants to wear something inbetween his regular sneakers and dress shoes. He's 19.

A lot of our guy friends do wear Sperrys, too.

 

[NHdisneylover]

My teen boy wears shoes like in the OP, so do many of his friends. We live in Germany though, so the styles are not always the same, it it seems other posters are also seeing them on teen boys in the US.

Does the Facebook friend commenting have teens or work with them?