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title: Men Spend Almost as Much Money as Women Do on Shoes
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![Man tying shoe laces](https://img.money.com/2017/05/mens-shoes.jpg)

Fashionable [footwear](https://time.com/4349149/zayn-malik-mismatched-shoes/) is something men are getting more interested in, with total shoe sales last year climbing well into the billions.

Men in the U.S. spent $26.2 billion on footwear in 2016, an increase of $2.4 billion since 2014, while women spent around $30 billion, the Boston *Globe* reported.

"Women's business is more mature and slowing down, and brands are looking to men now," Beth Goldstein, footwear analyst for market research firm NPD Group Inc., told the *Globe*. "For men, things like shoes are no longer secondary."

There are many reasons for a new interest in footwear for men.

The *Globe* points to a relaxed workplace dress code, interest in fashion and a focus on "[athleisure](http://motto.time.com/4463472/best-shoes-for-walking/item/best-walking-shoes-for-travel-asics-best-for-athleisure/)" in recent years.

In fact, the trend doesn't stop at just NPD's analysis.

Euromonitor International said men's shoe sales grew 27% between 2011 and 2016, according to the *Globe*. During that same time period, women's shoe sales grew 21%.

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