I saw a woman in the Science Museum today, who really could only be described as having "let herself go"

[MrsSchadenfreude]

Grey streaky "hanging" hair, huge arse and fat tum in grey tracky bottoms, footglove shoes, shapeless burgundy tunic top and hanging tits. She really looked like she had given up on life. In contrast, she had three dear little, divinely trendily dressed girls with her. She had obviously put a lot of thought and effort into what they were going to wear (down to the very funky hat one of them was wearing) but hadn't even spent five minutes on herself.

Why?

Are you toes hair-free, Spider?

Please say so!

Noddyholder - would the comfy bras be called Titmitts, would you think?

I love the way that people who own Birkenstocks KNOW that they are fucking horrible but think that if they call them "Birkies" it somehow makes them more endearing. Like a pet.

It doesn't, they are still UGLY and you are still deeply style-challenged to be wearing them

Same with crocs (sorry expat)

eeeewwwww I cannot understand why people shave their legs but not their toes. If you have hairy toes shave them

In defence of those Birkenstocks, they look so much better on. You can only see the front bar with wide linen trousers.

oooh! ooooh! MrsS! My DH calls them Hairy German Lesbian Shoes!!!

Whaddya know.

God yes ex-pat. Purlease!
(Puts on glasses to check)

MrsShaden, my dh calls Birkenstocks German lezzie shoes too. That's spooky.

He also has a name for the clothes my mum gives me (usually pyjamas, always in man colours and shape-free). He calls them 'stay-away-from-my-daughter clothes'.

I have two pairs of birkies one floral and one camouflage but I only take size 3 and my toes are not hairy Surely ok?

No they don't chocolateface.

And anyway don't you think it is a sad indictment of shoes to say "they look better when you can't really see them"??!!

And for the rcord I have no toe hair.

PPh, you are right. My Birkenstocks are my smelly old cat of the shoe world.

choclate the trousers would have to be wide enough to cover them completely

'S okay, PPH.

Some Londoner people started commenting on mine the other day when I was in a small town in the Borders.

As I stood next to DD2 in her buggy waiting for DH and DD1 to come out of a shop.

They said they'd prefer them in red.

I said, 'Lordy! Lordy! Look who left their manners at home! Don't stick your elbows out too far or they might go home in another car!' in Texan.

It was worth it just for the look on their faces.

Never OK Noddy

Novelty patterns do not improve a BLOODY ugly shoe. They just look like a BLOODY ugly shoe with an inappropriate pattern superimposed on the top.

Sigh

lol

Right

This could have gone one of two ways.......

Hard hats at the ready..........

OR

A standard typical descent MN in to a discussion on shoes.

LGJ looks around.... no sign of NQC, right we have avoided the sex discussion.

As you were, carry on.

Where in the borders?

I was planning to buy some silver ones. would they be OK?
My Birkenstocks are the only things which stop my hippy sisters calling me a chav.

Birkies are ugmo, though.

One has to draw the line somewhere and Birkies are it for me.

I remember when I had all these knee surgeries and PA came in and told me to wear Birkies and my sexy French surgeon came in and said, 'Oh, no! Don't spoil the shape of your legs with those!' to me.

Yes noddy. Birkinstocks look cute on smaller feet. I have size 6-7 so my feet look truly masculine in them.

I don't understand people who can teeter around in pointy shoes with heels which aren't even vaguely foot shaped.

Once I wore heels on the school run. I felt like a transvestite and another mum actually said to me, 'I hate those shoes' , in friendly conversation.

I shuffled back into my Birkinstocks next day.

oh yes I have hairy toes
also a hairy bit on the top of my foot
I am ever vigilant, though. I hardly ever let them curl over the top of my birkie-wirkie-smirkies

Peebles, Rhubarb. A lovely place with the most excellent bespoke jeweller around just off the high street.