To break our company dress code in the name of fashion?

[ManhattanMama]

Our company dress code was written years ago (ie before the advent of beautiful peep-toe shoes).

It states "No open toe shoes, ie sandals/flip-flops". Here I am wearing my amazing yellow peep-toes, with my nicely manicured red nail-polished toes peeping out, and our new manager comes up and tells me I'm not allowed to wear them! Suggested that I pop out at lunchtime to buy something "appropriate" (is he going to pay I wonder? Christian Loboutin round the corner...)

He only started on Monday so has obviously just read the Employee Handbook and is trying to make an impression.

Gah.

And YES I know I'm breaking "the rules" but he's being a jobsworth.

It's an investment bank so no customers to face off to.

I spend all day sat at a desk where NO-ONE can even see my beautiful shoes and toes. But I know they're there

Twiglett - YES I do indeed live in an episode of SATC. Well, the City part is true anyway...

I wasn't suggesting your Converse looke ridiculous Beetroot meerly that if MM couldn't wear open toe shoes could she wear trainers?

My company specifies...

Inappropriate casual dress would include denim items of any color, shorts, t-shirts, sweatshirts, sportswear footwear (such as training shoes), open-toed footwear (such as beach style shoes) or any items or clothing with slogans

So no trainers unfortunately!

It sounds very like my company dress code MM. I flaunt it wherever possible!

we have a strict dress code which includes no open toes but this is to stop people wearing flip flops to work (pet peeve of mine) and other casual sandal type shoes.

But I insist that it does not mean shoes like top left because I think this sort of thing is smart and not revealing.

cardy I didn't think you were

I once had a tell a girl I managed to put her shoes on as she was walking around the office in her bare feet. Both slightly dangerous (in a dropped drawing pin way) and unhygenic (in I don't personally like feet way).

She probably thought I was a right old cow.

i was once told off for wearing jeans to work (they were black) i wouldn't have minded but the girl telling me off was wearing see through white trousers with white pants.

Hmmm .... what we think is that you have spammed us with your own website and were too stupid not to use the name of the clothing range as your user name. You have also managed to post on a thread which is 6 years old. Reported.

unexpected!