Job Interview, wearing black skirt suit- do you like these shoes?

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I'm a DMs kind of girl usually, but I have a job interview and honestly only own DMs, a pair of trainers and slippers.

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no they're exactly right for a black suit. can you walk ok in them if you're used to dms and trainers

eeek .. honestly no .. think they'd look wrong with an interview suit

what kind of shoe would you wear with a suit Twig? and what would you wear these ones with? I can't imagine what else they're for if not formal, work, day wear.

i think they are just what you need. i think they will look very smart for an interview.

wouldn't wear them at all

I'd look for a more rounded (non-descript) toe and possibly a less scalloped heel (although heel is ok) .. I think they look like a witch's shoes tbh especially with that strap

what field are you interviewing for anyway

not sure I'd wear them myself either, but that's quite personal. I don;t think they'd look "wrong". they're smart, they're black, they're not overly glam, they're elegant, they're not open-toed, they're not flat, they're not too high.

its the witchy toes though .. the witchy toes

I am probably never going to wear them again, I'll give them to a charity shop or to a friend (or to any of you lot if you want them- Twig?). I just need something passable that I can wear for a couple of hours. I don't like them, but I only like DMs!

I'm a librarian btw.

i love pointy toes on shoes. i think they make your legs look longer and they look really elegant.

so if you get the job are you allowed to wear any shoes/clothes that you like?

oh ... a librarian ... yes very librariany .. didn't they used to burn librarians at the stake?

Yes, dress code is that there is no dress code. But I have to look smart for the interview, psychologically I couldn't wander in wearing DMs and my patchwork homemade skirt. I'll wear them when I get the job! (btw, they all know me at the library, I worked there part time for 2 years while I qualified- they're used to the folkie eclectic look I bring to my work).

Okay, Twig, you clearly love them, they're yours...

if they know you and you know them I would slightly smarten your eclectic style but not turn up looking like someone they don't recognise

yes, I like them

agree with twiglett - if they know you, why not wear a smart version of your normal stuff? e.g. floaty (but maybe not patchwork) skirt, nice flat shoes e.g. ballerinas? nice top but not a suit jacket? it is summer as well, so no point turning up all sweaty - suits can be v hot.