Hey Dude Wally Shoes Canvas

Hi all, 

It's the 3rd day of the Horse Lunar New Year, and a browse through the Singsales, I found what I been waiting for, Hey Dude Shoes. Ha.. You hear of them before? Well, me neither, till July 2013. Check out their site here: http://www.heydudeshoesusa.com/

 Their shoes are simple yet I would say, comfortable and stylish to wear in Singapore. We Singaporean are famous for wearing slippers to countries all over the world, I won't say there is anything wrong with that, but hmmm... ha...

I bought 2 pairs of Hey Dude shoes from Singsales when they first appear in July 2013, I read some reviews, go through some videos on youtube and decide to check it out. It was a good deal from Singsales, I bought the Wally for SGD $25 and a dunno what name high cut canvas shoes for SGD$35. Not much, so worth a try. 

It arrived 1.5 months later, ha.. I totally forgotten I bought them. That is the problem with Singsales, they got to wait for the entire is over before they can ship out the items. 

Let me start with Wally (my favorite)

Wally
The first thing you notice is how light the shoes are, you hardly feel any added on effort to lift your feet, but yet, you won't feel that it will fall apart. The sew and built of this shoe is fantastic. I bought the color steel. I try search over the net for some models or actors wearing them but only manage to get 1 photo of a dude who wore Wally with a pair of long jeans. So I decide to post the photo of Wally with my Bermuda, the usual Singaporean style. 

 As you can see, there are no lace holes for tying the shoe lace, a plus point for this shoes. I can simply slip it on and go out. You can tighten the shoe lace though, by pulling the lace outward and there is a stopper to hold the lace so that it won't slip back. 











The insole http://www.heydudeshoesusa.com/collections/wally-suede/products/wally-insole) are so comfortable that I walked 3 solids hours once and yet don't feel the heat from the friction from not wearing any socks. And guys, do not wear any socks with Wally lah, it is suppose to bring out causal style in you. 

Oh, the white shadow beside my right leg is not some photo glitch, it is actually Mr. Waffle, my dog.

I try to hit some angles with Wally, so you can see for yourself how the shoes will look on you. But of course, how hairy your legs are is solely dependent on genetic. 

 I also wore a dark pair of jeans for your reference. 
I personally wore Wally with dark jeans, black jeans, light blue jeans, and it seems like steel color is quite easy to match. It will match your jeans well despite any shirt you wear. You can try it out yourself. 

 You need not worry about the sole wearing out. I already wore it for 6 months, maybe twice per week and yet the sole lasted with very very little wear. I wore this during Chinese New Year, where you need to take out shoes whenever you reach the relatives house and when I saw others wearing socks and shoes, while I just slip on Wally, I really feel life can't be simpler then this.

 I bought anther pair of Wally, this time in Suede Beige (SGD$40) from Singsales. It is going to arrive in Mar 2014, and if you like, I can do another review on that. I really am not sure about suede in Singapore, I mean, this canvas Wally is really breathable in these permanent summer Singapore, and I really got no problem with putting it on for hours. 
And because it is so easy to take it off, I will basically remove them at restaurant while having dinner, to air my feet awhile( and no, they don't stink, I asked my wife).

My conclusion
I highly recommended this pairs of Wally from Hey Dude to whoever is looking for causal style but wanna shake off that slipper look. Trust me, Wally not only make you look casual, they are also highly functional and durable. Try Wally with shirt and bermuda, and you will look smart with causal...
I would give it 5/5 star, simply can't fault this Wally :)