Uniform Mom: Basic White Sneakers for Back to School

The Back to School ads from the shoe stores feature brightly colored sneakers in a wide variety of trendy colors at prices that don't break the bank. The uniform dress code at my daughter's school requires black or plain white sneakers. Last year, I got her a pair of Saucony Radar Lt LTTs at my local Stride Rite outlet (read my review).

When I browsed the selection at the same outlet this year, I couldn't find any basic white sneakers at all. I asked the sales staff and she brought me another pair of the Saucony Radar Lt LTTs from the back. I bought them again for my daughter. Please, if you know my daughter, don't tell her she's wearing a unisex shoe. The box is labeled Boys and if she found out, we'll ..

This led me to 1) quickly dispose of the shoe box when I got home and 2) begin to shop around to see if I could find other options or to confirm if the choices are in fact as limited as they seem to me.

I was pleasantly surprised at some options I found online. I was also surprised to learn that most of these basic PE sneakers are also unisex shoes as you can see below from the "Children's" label. I already know which ones I'll be ordering next time my daughter is ready for another pair. I hope these links will help you out with your back to school shoe shopping.

If you found some other options that I don't have listed, please list them with the name of the retail store where you found them below in the comments.

Update - This post originally contained images,descriptions and links to basic white sneakers that I had found online. The retailer links were no longer working, so I updated them with a simple list provided below. You are likely to find these shoes at national online retailers.

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