Whatever happened to adult-sized plimsolls? I used to wear them in the 1980's (mostly the plain black "school" style, slip-on, with elastic gussets). You used to be able to find them in old Army surplus strores for less than a fiver a pair. Now that everyone wears trainers they seem to have disappeared completely. Do people still wear them; can you still buy them?
2006-11-09 01:21:14 · 11 answers · asked by grpr1964 4 in Beauty & Style ➔ Fashion & Accessories
Yeah I wear them all the time, the best place fro adult sizes are cheap and cheerful shoe stores like woolies or priceless, try pound shops etc
2006-11-09 01:25:01 · answer #1 · answered by Nobody200 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep, you see them al the time on the gin palaces on the Thames.
They tend to be blue or green now
They look like pratts so take care not to make a fashion error, i think you'll be allright so long as you don't wear the cravaet at the same time.
2006-11-09 01:30:12 · answer #2 · answered by Michael H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah you can still get them, my girlfriend wears them, but I havent seen larger sizes for a while now. I wear some white ones, which have got rubber toe caps which i got from www.whiteplimsolls.com so maybe give them a go.
hope that helps.
2006-11-10 06:58:52 · answer #3 · answered by ng51online 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would you want to?!!! You can get slip on trainers now if that helps, martial arts trainers. But my God wearing plimpsole as an adult? Seriously? I hated wearing them as a child as i thought i was too cool for them at that age! I was always getting in trouble for wearing my trainers. Please dont do it to yourself, if for some god forsaken chance you find a pair! : )
2006-11-09 01:30:33 · answer #4 · answered by mum 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ah mate id love to find a pair of those good, rubber soled and capped plimmies. they were pretty identical to really good climbing shoes but thesedays the only alternatives are the martial arts shoes and not so good very soft ones from decathlon for very cheap.if your in london theres a decathlon near surrey quays/ canada water station (south east)
2006-11-09 08:15:39 · answer #5 · answered by lexoooooooo 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
children wear them for p.e in schools, a similar style is available in topshop. xx
2006-11-09 01:23:56 · answer #6 · answered by Dreamah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah! lots of people still sell them..
try your local schools wear shop or maybe ebay
2006-11-09 01:24:04 · answer #7 · answered by confused 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
out door market's, just where mum bought them when you were a kid....£3 to £5
2006-11-09 01:33:26 · answer #8 · answered by gonzo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my kids wore them for gym at school...I've seen them in larger sizes here in France but never seen them being worn in public!!!
2006-11-09 01:23:41 · answer #9 · answered by minitheminx65 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my kids where them for school for PE so they must still make them
2006-11-09 01:27:34 · answer #10 · answered by jackie d 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋