Ugly feet should be hidden?

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I have really ugly feet, bunions, wonky toes, just horrid, I'm mid forties and never wear another shoes my feet as I'm so aware of how unattractive they are but actually it's frustrating every year trying to find footwear for when it's warm, I envy those with flip flops thrown on with shorts or a dress or those with Birkenstock and a dress so should I wear whatever regardless of how ugly my feet are? Like who actually would notice my wonky toes? Would anyone care ? Or comment if they saw my ugly feet?

Haha to be honest, there are much worse rabbit holes to fall down! Loving people googling Kate Middleton’s toenails too.

I think people get curious about feet more in colder climates like ours because people rarely have them out.

I’ll be honest and say I don’t think my feet are ugly. Size 5, short straight toes, no bunions, no infections. I apply a heavy duty emollient cream every day as they can be a bit dry. I don’t really notice other people’s feet though.

well, if they don’t want to wear closed toed shoes then yes.

I’m not sure I want people to be attracted to my feet.

but that's life?

I know many people DO notice and judge, or have an opinion. Other people don't care.

What's the point of lying to the OP? If someone has feet that look neglected, it gives the impression that they neglect themself full stop - don't wash enough and don't take care of themselves.

If feel are clean and looked after, it's a non-story

If I see someone in recovery flip flops, with a plaster or 2, I'd be thinking: someone had a long run yesterday 😂

many of my male friends have regular pedicure. Being a man is no excuse to have manky feet, and dry skin and unkept nails. It's just maintenance.

Feet are not attractive as such but a man who is clean and take care of himself (and his house while we are at it) is attractive. Being an unwashed slob is not interesting, sorry.

But yourself a pair of sandals. My toes look like fingers. I can pick things up with them, my feet are not a pretty sight. I couldn’t care less about my own feet or anyone else’s feet.

It really isn't that bad. The first two weeks is harder as you need to stay off the foot. I had an indoor wheelchair as I live on my own. I had one foot done at a time and one was a lot more painful than the other, strangely not the foot that had the worst bunion! If you can get through the first two weeks it will be fine. Within 3 months I was driving again.

I have damaged feet that are ugly. I’m self conscious about them and in the summer I wear Bjorgk sandals. They can make your feet sweaty but they also cover them up and are very cushioned. In winter I just wear my NHS shoes that look nice herring boxes but do the job.

Thanks very much this is reassuring. Sorry to hijack thread, but would you recommend both feet at same time? I feel I'd just want it all over asap!

I’m the opposite of a lot of people on this thread because summer is the time I feel good about my feet! They are wide with big toes that don’t curve in at all and toes spaced out. All very healthy but in order to be comfortable I have to wear extra wide trainers or DMs. But in summer I can wear extra wide sandals which are more comfortable than shoes and actually go with pretty dresses without making me like a clumpy hobbit.

Me either, but I also don't want anyone to be repelled by them. The same goes for all my body parts!

No i honestly wouldnt. One foot at a time is usually recommended for a reason. The pain can be very intense for the first two weeks and it would be a lot worse with two. My surgeon did my feet a month apart.

I used to work in a school. I had bunions on both feet. One day while wearing ballet flats one child asked my why I had an extra toe on each foot ..
Not entirely because of this but it didn’t help I went ahead with bunion surgery soon after !!

I had both mine done at the same time and I’m glad I did because I would’ve dreaded it so much more the second time round ! It actually wasn’t horrendous, the first 48 hours were pretty awful but after that not too bad

I was glad I had both done at the same time. I was given these kind of backwards wedge shoes to wear to keep the weight on my heels not my toes, with crutches. I can’t remember exactly how long to recover but I worked in a school at the time, had them done on the first day of the summer holidays and was back in work for the autumn term . I was told there was a chance they’d re grow, but 20 odd years later all I can see is a tiny silvery scar .

Moisturiser, a good pedi and wear what you like op. If you don’t want to show too much, then as others have said, birkies or (my fave) DM sandals, cover a decent part of the foot and work well as well as being comfy.

Wear the Birkenstocks and brave it out or go for fisherman’s type sandals or another closed toe style sandal.

Lots of people are weird about feet - who knows why? - but as long as your feet are clean, toe nails cut down and you’ve moisturised any really dry skin (nobody wants to see flakes of dry skin peeling off on the bus!), I don’t see why anyone else has the right to object to you freeing your toes in hot weather just because your feet aren’t pretty?!

Fuck ‘em, I say. Bunions / wonky toes etc are just part of life. Our feet work hard for us!

A trip to the chiropodist and/or a pedicure can work wonders if you feel self conscious, though.