driving shoe

Flexible sole footwear

A driving shoe is a soft leather loafer with small rubber nubs or pebbles on the sole, originally designed for driving—the flexible sole allows better pedal feel.

The distinctive nubbed sole often wraps up the heel.

Though meant for the car, driving shoes are now worn as casual footwear: He paired driving shoes with chinos for the weekend.

Related

pedal · gas pedal · grip · heel · heel pad · Italian · slip-on · suede · rubber · accelerator · clutch · gear shift · flexible · sleek · pebbled · laces · ankle · comfort

Opposites
footwear height/coverage

driving shoeboot

High shoe or startup

riding boot · hiking boot · cowboy boot · Wellington boot · combat boot

footwear formality/occasion

driving shoeOxford shoe

Closed-lace formal footwear

dress shoe · oxford · wingtip · brogue · court shoe

sole flexibility/pedal feel

driving shoeplatform shoe

Footwear with elevated sole

chunky heel · moon boot · hiking boot · work boot · orthopedic shoe

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G