What do you think of these shoes?

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I can't decide if they are 'me'

Russell and Bromley

My husband thinks they are hideous

Oh dear. I usually try to be gentle as everyone has different tastes and that's great but they are bloody hideous!

Even a trendy 18 year old model doing ugly chic couldn't pull those off and Dot Cotton would turn her nose up at them.

To paraphrase Redbeard Rum in Blackadder - you have a man's pair of shoes, my Lord....

I know brogues for girls have been around for ever, but I think you could achieve a similar effect in a more attractive way. Much more attractive way.

I hate them too - sorry!
But I must be honest my OH would love them.

Awful. Unless you are one of those women who deliberately tries to look very masculine.

I think they are absolutely lovely. Great style, lovely colour, I'd buy them if I could work them into my current wardrobe. They are very much en vogue at the moment.

HIDEOUS

Not keen myself and I wear brogues (manly ones but with trousers)

Buy Smilerc's link for a laugh if you really like them but lead hubby to believe they are the pricey ones

Tbh the Clarks version are less offensive, the straps curve differently which for some reason hurts eyes slightly less

even Google are struggling a quick search for womens styling quickly leads in to mens styling and Nombrechanger's geezers brother has some too

...and he smuggles budgies!

Finally, bettykt they are lovely aren't they?

I really not like any of the Clarke shoes, sorry! I think I'm just into hideous AND expensive shoes.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say they are fabulous! The clarks version are cheap looking.

Yes! Thank you AndTwoBits

I see all the fashionistas are up this morning

I would take a lovely well made pair of R&B over the alternatives that were suggested. Although the Hamble Oak in a similar colour are nice. Do you have to be quite thin to wear them? Do you wear them with skinny jeans and pencil skirts?

I like them, and I'd wear them, but probably in a black or at a push dark brown. I pretty much live in brogues and Chelsea boots outside of work though, so those shoes would fit in with how I like to dress anyway (shirts and wide leg trousers/skinny jeans).

I just bought a pair of wide leg Stella McCartney trousers and that style of shoe would look great with those and a white t-shirt or shirt tucked in.

If I was much (much) younger I would wear them with mid thigh skirts and dresses.

They also have them in black and ox-blood. I really like the tan ones though.

I think I like the shoes VB is wearing here but I think the R&B ones are more clunky than that?

They are divine in the ox blood. I would wear them sockless with skinnies or with opaques and jumper dresses.

I like them.

I like the ox-blood, too. Not sure if I would have enough on my wardrobe to wear them with though.

They are gorgeous in ox blood. I wish I had the money for them.

I think they're pretty cool. Worn with tights and a tea dress. I love all brogues

I really like them.

I like them, very trendy at the moment, look great with slim fitting trousers, not with a dress or skirt.

I like these

www.russellandbromley.co.uk/loafers-lace-ups/abacrombie/invt/122671

I have shoes from Russell and Bromley, some I have had 15 plus years and still going strong, worth every penny.

I think the problem with them is they're not clunky enough. They're masculine shoes trying to be ladylike and refined. They lack the unabashed thuggishness of Doc Martins. A case of neither fish nor fowl.

The Oxford style is far nicer imo and not trying to be something else.

I really like them, they're cool. I'm seriously surprised at the slating they've had here. Saying that, I'd prefer them with laces.