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To think that a shop who supports Let Girls be Girls

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ChaosTrulyReigns · 27/09/2010 00:18

Shouldn't stock these Hooker chic boots?

Or am I wrong and these are acceptable?

They start at size 27 which I guess is about 6 years old.

I'm now concerned that my taste is way out and these boots are in good taste. Confused

OP posts:
DancingHippoOnAcid · 27/09/2010 00:29

They look fairly inoffensive to me - but probably only suitable for occasional wear as not really built for running in.

Heracles · 27/09/2010 01:45

FFS they're just boots.

BaggedandTagged · 27/09/2010 02:50

they're a bit chunky to be "hooker chic"- low heel, round toe.

i dont especially like them but i dont think they're up there with playgirl t-shirts

Tee2072 · 27/09/2010 06:51

Hardly hooker chic. Not to mention over priced and sort of ugly.

Would you seriously pay nearly £70 for boots for a 6 year old?

gingernutlover · 27/09/2010 08:12

they are fine

pretty sure I've never seen a hooker wearing them

HecateQueenOfWitches · 27/09/2010 08:13

hooker chic boots
hooker chic boots

those ones you linked to are long shiney overpriced 'pvc and diamond look'. Lovely. Hmm

Are they 'hooker chic' ? I don't know. I don't think they're the classiest boots a person could wear Grin Worn with jeans and a jumper or something I don't think they would look too bad.

Of course, if the parent put the child in a mini skirt and crop top, then maybe.

But that says more about the parent than about john lewis.

gingernutlover · 27/09/2010 08:18

crikey just noticed the price - anyone who buys these has far more money than sense!

Prinnie · 27/09/2010 08:24

YUCK - who would put a child in those?

BikeRunSki · 27/09/2010 08:28

DS is 2 and size 26, so I think you could probably wear them much younger than 6, unless girl have much smaller feet than boys and you had more money than sense were so inclined.

kreecherlivesupstairs · 27/09/2010 08:29

They are hideous. I've just got my DD a pair of knee length black leather boots and they cost me 100 euros. Luckily for me, these will be the only ones she needs until spring. She wouldn't look twice at those boots, they are nasty.

ccpccp · 27/09/2010 08:33

If M&S had any sense, they'd drop the Let Girls Be Girls campaign like a hot potato.

I seriously doubt they realised it meant random MN posters could dictate how they do business.

Emo76 · 27/09/2010 09:28

I think they are hooker chic - tick all the boxes - patent/pvc, studded, knee high and with a heel. Foul.

Coca · 27/09/2010 09:31

I saw them in the flesh yesterday and they are vile. The picture doesn't show quite how bad they are.

notalone · 27/09/2010 09:42

Its not the style that worries me but the heel. I was allowed to wear heels as a young age and now as a result have shortened calf muscles. This means I can't walk easily in flats, especially up hill, because of the pain and my knees are now slightly dodgy because I have to wear heels most of the time. I cringe when I see Suri Cruise who always seems to be in heels because her parents are storing up a lot of problems for her in the future.

This aside the price is crazy for childrens shoes Shock

Bonsoir · 27/09/2010 09:43

Agree with the OP, those boots are in appalling taste.

jonicomelately · 27/09/2010 09:45

I really don't like them but I don't think they're hooker boots.

Bloodymary · 27/09/2010 09:46

They look cheap and nasty, yet cost a great deal of money!!
Mind you they are 'Lelli Kellys' so you probably get a 'free' lip gloss with them!

ShadeofViolet · 27/09/2010 09:47

They are definately not hooker boots - more pagent chic!
Awful though.

Megatron · 27/09/2010 09:49

They should not stock them on the account of them being totally hideous.

Rosebud05 · 27/09/2010 09:50

I am bemused as to why Lelli Kelly is a desirable brand of foot wear for little girls.

Those boots are grotesque. They may not quite fit the job description for hooker boots, but they wouldn't be the best for jumping in puddles, climbing trees or kicking autumn leaves in.

Checkmate · 27/09/2010 09:52

The heel makes them inappropriate for a child. Plus the fact that they are foul.

MrsRhettButler · 27/09/2010 09:53

i'm impressed at how they manage to make something so expensive look sooooo damn cheap!

dd has given up asking for lelli kellys.... i just bought her some clarks and a strawberry lip balm! Grin

Original poster
ChaosTrulyReigns · 27/09/2010 09:54

Ok I concede I have probably assessed them wrong and Hooker Chic was a bit inappropriate.

SoV probably has coined it better.

I'll agree with Coca they look far far worse than in the photo.

Thanks for your replies.

OP posts:
Bloodymary · 27/09/2010 09:55

My little girl wanted a pair of Lelli Kelly school shoes, they are black patent with changable sparkly straps.
She got a pair of sensible Clarks.
I am a wicked woman.

Pernickety · 27/09/2010 09:57

My Dd2 was in size 27 when she was still 3!!

Yuck! Definitely in poor taste. Without the heel they might look a little less, 'grown- up'