Are these shoes "professional attire"?

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I've noticed more women wearing this type of shoe to work, with smart trousers etc.

So do you consider them suitable for the office, meetings etc?

If a dress code said “professional attire” I wouldn’t wear those

thats a slightly different question to “are these suitable for the office?”. Yes, of course they are. Much more practical than heels.

Depends on the workplace. I would absolutely wear them to any of the corporate jobs I've held, but I'd imagine some more traditional industries it would be a no-go.

I think it's business casual - it's a plain white shoe, some of the similar styles can look smart. I think it's the flat sole that helps, looks less trainer like.

If you have a nice shirt, tailored trousers and a pair of those it can be office appropriate depending on where you work. It would be fine where I am, but not it a client meeting (that's less business casual, more business business!).

I think it's the fashion now so yes.

I work in quite smart environments and no, they are not professional attire in my world. If clean and paired with business casual they would be fine on a Friday with no client meetings, but most people would then wfh now anyway.

In more relaxed office environments they would be totally fine / the norm.

It's not professional attire, but it's exactly what a lot of professionals are wearing now, including me. If the place says 'professional attire' though, I would not wear them.

Depends on workplace. As a lawyer not really.

They would be totally acceptable in my office.

'Business casual' is a specific dress code, admittedly a particularly obtuse one. I do think it explicitly means no jeans or trainers though. I interpret 'professional atire' as the same, but only when positioned as an actual dress code, which I don't think is what OP means here.

I love those but I wouldn't wear them to where I work. Depends where you work and what the expected dress code is.

If pristine indoor shoes then ok for a fairly relaxed business environment in spring, summer or early autumn. Being white they might look incongruous in winter months.

They'd be fine in my office, but I work in media/tech and write code for a living, so there are tons of people bumming around in jeans and hoodies with visible tattoos. They probably wouldn't go over for a law firm meeting with a client. Highly office and context specific.

Are those “professional attire”, no. Are they “smart casual”, yes. Many offices have a “smart casual” dress code if you are not meeting clients that day (if you are, you dress up a bit more).

I work in a City law firm - in the office, absolutely yes (my department of lawyers are usually in jeans and trainers, our head of department in a leather mini skirt and chunky boots) but not for court, and not for some clients (the tech clients would be fine with trainers but would probably judge you for not wearing cooler ones!)

Are you seeing them wearing them to work ie on the commute? If they are otherwise dressed very smartly I'd imagine they keep their work shoes at work and change when they get there

I could probably get away with black ones when I used to teach it would be iffy but wouldn't have been able to wear white ones at all. Now I work somewhere I can wear what I please so it's not an issue.

The young ones all wear trainers. I started wearing them with wide leg black trousers and smart top during the pandemic and it has stayed, although I'm thinking now I'll try and move away from them and have it as an occasional thing.

Lots of people wear Air and Grace, etc. I got some super cheap and practically new on Vinted for 20 pounds- I've seen practically new Sans Matin on there too.

Also a lawyer in a big corporate firm and I'd agree with this. Definitely fine for a normal day in the office, I'd proceed with caution if I were meeting clients - probably fine for most of mine, but if in doubt I'd probably go for boots or another style of flat shoe.

I would definitely wear them. Our workplace is relatively relaxed though.

I would classify those as "smart casual" or "office casual" but only for as long as they stay perfectly white. As soon as they start having anything off-white about them they get demoted to scruffy.

They are at least a rung, or possibly two, down from what I would consider Professional Attire.

It depends where you work.
A lawyer, probably not.

Our CEO wears trainers like that for meetings. Most of us have moved over to trainers since the pandemic. We're certainly not a young, trendy office.

No

Office-appropriate - yes.

“Professional attire” whatever that means nowadays - no. So they are fine unless you have a job with a strict dress code.

I probably wouldn’t wear them on a day where I was meeting important clients, but a general day in office? Fine!

OP it might help if you share your industry and any clothing requirements you have otherwise it’s impossible to say!

Trainers like this have been considered ‘professional attire’ with smart trousers or a dress in my office for years now. Not even a more recent thing. They’re pretty standard these days.

It’s always going to depend on where you work though and what your day entails. For example, the legal team in my office would wear these to the office and for client meetings but they wouldn’t wear them to attend at a Crown Court.

I’d wear them if just in the office with my colleagues, but probably not to a client meeting.

I’d say this is pretty normal across the corporate world!

The trainers need to be very clean though.