The ones I posted were strictly to wear in everyday life. Not for gym use.
I agree that some are gay looking, but I kinda like that. In a way, it's cool to wear "gay" stuff when you are not gay. Women also seem to agree.
I've had this happen more than once: girl makes a gay remark like "those shoes you're wearing, are you sure you aren't gay?", only to follow up with a compliment about the shoes shortly thereafter I'm sure da_vinci will have had exactly the same experience and problably more than once as well.
I applaud you for liking the Pantofola's, there is hope for the US
Did I just read that right? It's cool to wear "gay" stuff even if you're not gay, but only if a woman agrees with it?
Man, were is your sense of self?
Look, I believe you can rock what you want to rock, but don't do it for the sake of some female agreeing with it. Because next you'll be wearing Vickie Secret thongs because some woman ways she likes seeing it poke out the back of your tight jeans.
Many shoes you can rock in the streets, the club, or gym. Like those Japanese designed Pumas that you can only find on eBay.
And the op had shown a pic of a retro Adidas, so I took it that he wanted retro, so I went from there. Nothing beats Nike Air Force Ones for clean and conservative or Reebok Classic Tennis. Also more uptempo but can be worn in the streets or club look to Nike's Air Affect IIIs and Nike Series 6F, both in black or white colorways, with alternating swoosh in opposite color.
For gym/street go with Adidas The Field and Adidas T6 Night David Beckham. These have the retro running shoe look, although be careful for the heel in the latter.
I used to collect sneakers, of the "unique" variety. So, knowing different aspects of different colorways, and looking for rare or unique shoes was a habit for me. Back in college, I used to work at Footlocker, and then
another shoe place. I learned how to hook up outfits (especially for women), and one learns that you don't hook up an outfit so any one thing stands out. The shoes must compliment the outfit and the person. Much like when dressing up, the shoes are suppose to match the belt.