As salaamu ‘alaikum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh. I’m often asked which type of material is best to beat the hot weather. For sure some materials are better than others, but the bottom line is you will be hot no matter what you wear.
As for shoes….
Do not wear matte faux leather (i.e. patent leather) shoes during the daylight hours if you have to walk for more than five minutes or your feet will fry. I’m speaking from experience here. I decided to walk home from school last week while wearing my matte faux leather slip-ons - big mistake… my toes were on fire!
These types of shoes provide comfort, convenience and a tad bit of style without over doing it. You can get in and out of them in breeze, no burning, no sweat.
The streets are generally tore up and in most districts sidewalks are nonexistent so, look for shoes with a comfy sole like these:
Avoid archless shoes if you must do a lot of walking. There are tons of cute shoes here but, many of them are archless providing zero support. Overtime, this will cause you to have back pain and aching feet.
Haneefah
