What is the best footwear for a festival?

Fortunately, there are as many opinions as there are individuals on matters of style. And we can see that there are different types of festivals, mainly for the season of the year, if it is winter, spring or summer. If it will be in an outdoor, indoor or mixed environment, and finally for the geographical location. It is not the same if you are going to listen to bands next to the Mediterranean or in the north of Europe… ( by musical theme we are not going to enter today, we will already make some next entrance, and we promise you that it will be convincing…)… And the reality of the possible options is that there are objective facts that are very stubborn.

 

A-The top 3 best footwear for a festival 

It is true that there is a good option for the indoor festival, which would be a good Oxford. But without a doubt, the best choice for any type of festival would be a pair of boots. And inside the shoes, there are different styles that we love.

1- Chelsea Boots

Perfect and comfortable for indoor and outdoor and any season of the year.

They fit perfectly with any style more or less formal and more or less warm. In addition to the form, its advantages are clear since

they protect the foot from stomping and injury, the toe cap prevents us from suffering in the toes by any kind of accident. Finally, in the case of cold or rain, we are waterproofed and always with the ankle covered. Our favourite choice would be leather, like our Chelsea Cassady in brown or black leather.

2- Laced boots

As for protection, comfort and warmth, they are a perfect option. For any time and especially in winter and outdoors they are fantastic. Of the classic sprouted type or more similar to the traditional military boots, you will not be mistaken in wearing them. For us, they are not the best option because we are devoted to the Chelsea style of boots. In the Beatnik collection, we have Truman boots in brown calf leather, which are all comfort and style.

C- Zipper boots.

These boots are comfortable to put on and take off and, in addition to protecting the foot, they are ultra elegant for you. A short leather boot in addition to styling and giving a perfect air to the style will be a winning option when you are surrounded by people who jump or dance non-stop. We have our Astrud zipper boots in both classic black and Royal blue, any of which can be easily combined with all types of trousers, shorts, dresses or skirts. And for the more classic ones, our brown Oxford Barbara boot, a little higher for northern festivals or in colder environments.

B- The 3 worst footwear choices to wear at a music festival

1 – Flip-flops

Some tell us how fresh and happy they are with flip-flops  (although others call it Hawaiian origin that seems better). We do not doubt that the absence of material makes them light and does not give heat.

In contrast, we find that to walk or stand for a long time is a terrible idea since all kinds of muscular and sole problems can occur. On the other hand, the absence of a shovel means that it is the skin and the foot itself that will receive the full weight of a foot stomp or stumble. And now, in a much more terrible way, we don’t want to think about the suffering of your fingers and nails when you stumble upon anything, in a very narrow space, full of people and things.

So it is an hazardous option and not recommended at all. And we’re not going to get into what you can step into as the festival and the night progresses.

2- Trainers.

Sport shoes (a descriptive name that indicated where they were intended to be worn) are not, have not been and will not be the best choice to go to a festival. Neither interior nor exterior. It usually rains at outdoor festivals. Even in the summer months. And we don’t even count what could be a festival in central or northern Europe, like Glastonbury or Roskilde. Such poetic images of rainbows and so on are not photomontages. It’s raining a lot. And there’s no need to go north. In Spain, since the classic Esparrago rock, some old FIB, the Primavera that has not made a heat wave and in the last Tomavistas, the sky fell on the public.

Almost most of them were equipped with canvas and polymer sneakers. As a result, a sure cold and a particular danger of slipping were over the place. As for the indoor festivals, some sports shoes are not the best choice for dancing on wood. And regarding style, well, we already said that there are opinions of all tastes.

3- Plastic Shoes

Certainly, whatever the style or colour, modern or classic. It is ugly, dangerous, hazardous and genuinely horrible. Always

And what would be the best footwear for a festival for you? We are delighted to hear your views.