# How many pair of shoes do you own? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 7, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pair-of-shoes-do-you-own/813760 "2018-05-07T15:25:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pair-of-shoes-do-you-own/813760/21 "2018-05-07T17:46:23Z")
> [@holmes](#): > > Male. > > Similar to **Quicksilver** , about three dozen, which allows me to rotate with the season. I change shoes every day. > > Fall/Winter: Dark color Heavier shoes (think Wingtip Blucher)and Suede boots > Spring: Regular weight shoes, Suede Shoes, and Boots (lighter color) > Summer: Loafers, derby shoes, woven shoes (mid-range color) > Winter: Boots various styles > > Majority of shoes aren’t black and have broguing. Fellow traveler! Check out these folks I’ve recently discovered: [Cobbler’s Union](https://www.cobbler-union.com/collections/all-products). ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pair-of-shoes-do-you-own/813760/22 "2018-05-07T18:11:57Z")
Male [ul] [li]2 pair of dress shoes[/li][li]3 pair of casual shoes for work[/li][li]3 pair of running shoes[/li][li]2 pair of trail runners[/li][li]2 pair of low hikers[/li][li]2 pair of 3 season hiking boots[/li][li]2 pair of casual sandals[/li][li]2 pair of water sandals[/li][li]1 pair of Crocs[/li][li]1 pair of slippers[/li][li]2 pairs of winter boots[/li][li]2 pair of winter hiking boots[/li][li]5 pair of ski boots[/li][/ul] Nearly 30, but the ski boots, winter boots, and hiking boots all end up in basement or the gear closet so I’m not overwhelmed with shoes. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pair-of-shoes-do-you-own/813760/23 "2018-05-07T18:20:39Z")
Ski boots count…?? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pair-of-shoes-do-you-own/813760/24 "2018-05-07T18:32:23Z")
Oh god. 4 pairs of tennis shoes. One for general sloggery, one for non-court practice, one for dirty courts, and one for pristine club courts. 8 pairs of sandals, varying heel heights. Wait, 9 pairs, I need to count the water shoes. 2 pairs of tap shoes 2 pairs of sneakers (non tennis related) 2 pairs of hiking boots 1 pair cowboy boots 1 pair snow boots 4 pair other boots, varying heel heights These are the ones that were easy to count because I just switched out my closet, i.e. winter boots for sandals, so the winter boots are now put away. I have a bunch more shoes. Too many to count. Probably 200 pairs. But some of them are really old because I virtually never give up on a pair of shoes, ever. I have platform shoes from the '70s. I just don’t throw them out unless some puppy has chewed on them. (Most recent puppy is now 7 years old.) They might come back in style; if they don’t come back in style I might wear them anyway. Imelda Marcos: “I did not have 3,000 pairs of shoes. I had 1,060.” Me: Sounds reasonable. Female, if you couldn’t guess. Fake edit: Grr, I just re-remembered that that puppy chewed up my lug-soled Mary Janes, which I bought in like 1992 but I wore them ALL THE TIME, and the only thing close to a replacement these days is some $300 Fluevog. Which, no. He’s lucky he’s cute. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pair-of-shoes-do-you-own/813760/25 "2018-05-07T18:35:56Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Ski boots count…?? 🙂 I wear my ski boots more often than dress shoes _by far._ ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pair-of-shoes-do-you-own/813760/26 "2018-05-07T19:02:30Z")
Male two pair everyday athletic shoes one pair heavy, leather, steel toed work boots one pair steel toed rubber boot (Redwing brand) one pair comfy insulated slippers / soft soled camp boots one pair lightweight, mesh topped sneakers that perpetually live in my overnight bag one pair black dress shoes that only see action for weddings and funerals ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pair-of-shoes-do-you-own/813760/27 "2018-05-07T19:20:33Z")
Reading these replies jogged my memory - I also have a pair of cowboy boots, a pair of golf shoes and a pair of ski boots. Before this accounting I never would have thought that I have 15 pair of shoes, since I only regularly wear 3-4. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pair-of-shoes-do-you-own/813760/28 "2018-05-07T19:50:04Z")
Male. 1 pair of dress shoes, for weddings, funerals, job interviews, etc. 1 pair of sneakers. 2 pairs of work shoes (technically sneakers, but from a distance, they can pass for dress shoes.) 1 pair of bedroom slippers. 1 pair of semi-dressy cowboy boots that I haven’t worn in years. (And, since I developed arthritis in my ankles, I’m not even sure that I could get them on.) 1 pair of heavy work boots that I haven’t worn in years. Total of 7 pairs. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pair-of-shoes-do-you-own/813760/29 "2018-05-07T19:59:01Z")
> [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](#): > > Oh god… > > Imelda Marcos: “I did not have 3,000 pairs of shoes. I had 1,060.” > > Me: Sounds reasonable. > > Female, if you couldn’t guess. I was wondering if there’d be the classic shoe-lovin’ woman chiming in. I know so many of those, including half of my family. > [@Gatopescado](#): > > I wear my ski boots more often than dress shoes _by far._ YOU are living the dream! I’m waiting for “I spend most of my time on the beach near my shack, so no shoes, except a pair of sandals for getting into food stores.” ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pair-of-shoes-do-you-own/813760/30 "2018-05-07T20:40:39Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I wear my ski boots more often than dress shoes _by far._ Ain’t that the truth. ---
**Author:** ![Arabella\_Flynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@Arabella\_Flynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arabella_Flynn)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pair-of-shoes-do-you-own/813760/31 "2018-05-07T20:55:53Z")
Oh, lordy. Female, and I own: 1 pair skate shoes 1 pair light sneakers 1 pair glitter-covered chucks 4 pairs ballet flats in various colors 5 pairs of walking boots, ankle- and knee-height 1 pair nude runway heels 1 pair black runway heels 1 pair red runway heels 1 pair gold heeled sandals 1 pair siilver heeled sandals 1 pair tan heeled sandals 2 pair plain black Cuban-heeled pumps 2 pair men’s black dress loafers 1 pair black work boots 1 pair ballroom heels (suede soles) 1 pair flamenco heels (patent leather soles) 2 pair tap shoes (heeled and flat) 1 pair men’s tango shoes 1 pair hip-hop sneakers 7 pair ballet slippers And I’ve probably forgotten a bunch. A not-insignificant number of these can only be worn on a dance studio floor, however. I wear all of them at one time or another, as being dressed appropriately for events and performances is part of my job. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pair-of-shoes-do-you-own/813760/32 "2018-05-07T23:17:41Z")
I’m female and own three pairs of shoes. One is for working, one is for dress, and the third is a pair of athletic shoes. All are solid black. ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pair-of-shoes-do-you-own/813760/33 "2018-05-07T23:31:12Z")
lady here. My work inventory: Three pairs of Gucci loafers One pair of Manolo Blahnik loafers (I’m actually afraid to wear these shoes, they were so expensive I don’t enjoy them). One pair of Joan & David loafers Six pairs of Bass loafers Four pairs of Oxford-style laceups (mostly Bass) Play shoes: Three pairs of Bean buffalo hide loafers Two pairs of slip on mics (REI) One pair of Nikes (tongues ripped out by puppy) One pair of LL Bean snowboots One pair of police-style boots Two pairs of Skecher workboots ---
**Author:** ![begbert2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/begbert2/32/3357_2.png) [@begbert2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/begbert2)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pair-of-shoes-do-you-own/813760/34 "2018-05-07T23:32:56Z")
Male. I own one pair of tennis shoes for always. One pair of burkenstocks for checking the mail. One pair of dust-covered ‘nice’ shoes for never. And pair of dust-buried fallen-apart tennis shoes that I should have thrown out years ago and will never wear again and shouldn’t be mentioning here except I’m a pedant. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2018, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pair-of-shoes-do-you-own/813760/35 "2018-05-08T00:48:32Z")
Female. 1 pair sneakers for daily use 1 pair slippers 2 pairs snow boots, one high, one low 1 pair hiking boots 1 pair sandals 3 pair dress boots 1 pair ski boots 1 pair paddock boots 1 pair dressage boots ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2018, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pair-of-shoes-do-you-own/813760/36 "2018-05-08T00:49:34Z")
I have winter boots and three pair of regular shoes one for wearing, one the old pair for gardening in and one for when the current pair is good only for gardening. It has been in a box, unworn, for a year, but I think the current pair is getting old. I reheel them once and then, when those are worn down, I discard them into the garden and throw away the previous gardening shoes. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2018, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pair-of-shoes-do-you-own/813760/37 "2018-05-08T05:54:34Z")
Male: 1 pair of blue Adidas sneakers 1 pair of black Caterpillar boots 1 pair of black Clarks dress shoes 1 pair of red combat boots (for reserves) Sundry flip-flops I don’t see the need for more shoes - one pair of sneakers for day-to-day use, one pair of boots for bad weather and hiking, and one pair of nice shoes for special occasions. If a pair gets old, I replace it. I don’t need spares. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2018, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pair-of-shoes-do-you-own/813760/38 "2018-05-08T08:23:12Z")
Two. Brahma work boots for long-distance walking, and 15-year old thrift shop Adidas for walking in the mall and around the neighborhood. ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2018, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pair-of-shoes-do-you-own/813760/39 "2018-05-08T12:16:20Z")
3 pair cowboy boots (1 brown, 1 black 1 dress) 2 pair harness style boots (1 black, 1 brown) 1 pair composite toe safety boots 1 pair winter boots 2 pair cross trainers 2 pair Birkenstock sandals 1 pair dress shoes 12 pairs of shoes ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2018, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pair-of-shoes-do-you-own/813760/40 "2018-05-08T13:11:01Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > … one pair of boots for bad weather and hiking,… Crap, forgot my hunting/hiking boots. 16 pair - 75% of them for specialized, infrequent use. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pair-of-shoes-do-you-own/813760.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pair-of-shoes-do-you-own/813760.md?page=3)