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I'm a trail runner in Northern Europe. Hoka has been omnipresent there for the last few years, as has (traditionally) Salomon.

Not sure I've seen much Hoka outside of trial running circles here yet.

I'm thinking about sneakers used for actually doing sport though.

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Same, I associate Hoka & Salomon with running, never would have thought someone would wear them as everyday sneakers.

I wear (and know loads of people - e.g: doctors, nurses, teachers, etc. who wear) Hoka and On as everyday shoes. They are comfortable for many hours on your feet.

+1. I started wearing Hoka a few years ago based on recommendation from my podiatrist. Would highly recommend them as everyday shoes.

Because Hokas are so squishy they seem to be liked by people who do a lot of standing like nurses.

Wife is ER nurse, she goes through a pair of Hokas every 3-6 months.

Salomon has been a popular choice for everyday use for at least a decade. They’ve even been collaborating with high fashion brands for over a decade, like Boris Bidjan Saberi, Commes des Garcon, Margiela, Takahiro Miyashita etc etc with twice-yearly releases over years and not random one-off limited drops.

This has led to fashion boutiques carrying the non-collab Salomons as the demand has diversified. So people are exposed to the brand and have access to it at a variety of kinds of shops, not only at running outlets.

Go to Disneyland (in US), you’ll see tons of Hoka

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