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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Tim Dowling

Harry Styles walked eight miles in loafers. Is he ruining his feet? There’s only one way to find out

Tim Dowling walking in loafers
‘I was pretty footsore by suppertime’ … day one for Tim Dowling. Photograph: Ethan Parker/The Guardian

Last month, just before his 30-night residency at Madison Square Garden, Harry Styles was spotted walking the streets of New York. According to the paparazzi who trailed him throughout his journey, he walked eight miles – all the way from Brooklyn into Manhattan – in loafers.

If, like me, you own a pair of loafers, your first thought is probably: that doesn’t sound like a good idea. On Instagram, Grazia called Styles’ shoes “perhaps the least sensible footwear for such an undertaking”.

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