New Years Eve House Party - should I wear shoes?

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Going to a house party tomorrow night. They don't have a shoes off house (although I do), but there will be lots of children there early on.

Is it best to just remove my shoes when I arrive, ( which is what I would prefer) and if so is stockinged feet ok?

I dread to think whos shoes I'd go home in after a NYE party

I doubt I'd be able to find mine.

You wouldn't want to be standing on our tiled kitchen floor in stockinged or bare feet at this time of year.

Especially if you were wearing sheers

Tipsy people stepping on your feet. Your tights ripped in no time.

Static tights also attract cat fur.

Furry feet is not a good look.

You need some fancy slippers, you do!

/hat if someone in stilettos steps on your bare feet? Ouch!

Panto slippers!

We entertain regularly.
I would not insult my guests by making them take their shoes off in my house.
This is Northern Europe FFS

Assuming you won't be stamping on the children with your stiletto heels then definitely keep your shoes on.

I'd turn around and go home if I got to a NYE party in my nicest heels to be told to remove them

You lot clearly have different kinds of parties to us. We don't do dressing up, or loads of people rammed into the kitchen in high heels.

How else would we get to the booze?

We love to throw a party, would never ask guests to take their shoes off.

Why would you take your shoes off in someone elses house unless you are asked to do so?

I'd find it very strange behaviour, and almost like you were trying to be too familiar. We all wear slippers in our house, but we don't expect guests to do so.

Stockinged feet are not a good look. If it's a formal party you will look strange. Plus the nylon of tights can make your feet pong, the smell being released when you take your shoes off.

Also not at all sure why he fact that there will be children present is specially mentioned.

I would have bare feet if I had to take my shoes off on NYE as I am wearing 7/8 trousers with heels. I would end up with very cold toes and would have to paint my toenails (they are currently undergoing a winter detox).

For me it should be about personal choice. I think it's rude to ask guests to remove shoes although I must admit I would take mine off.

I assume the reference to children is about not tramping dirt in or standing on small fingers with heels on?

No stockinged feet are not ok. Yuk, yuk, yuk.

Maybe the ref to kids is that stamping on THEM is an option?

Parties are for wearing nice shoes.

Not slopping around in bare feet - especially if you are a short person.

Kids need to wear shoes at parties so as not to be trodden on.

And not to tread in dropped food and spilled drink and get it on their socks.

I arrive prepared with sparkly flats that I don't wear outside.I pop my outdoor shoes in a bag.I don't expect people to do this when they visit me but I prefer a shoes off house.

Oh oh oh does no one remember the SATC saga of the missing shoe after a 'shoes off' house party??? A drunken NYE party, shoes off, a recipe for a shoe bill. I'm keeping my designer Office shoes on.

Has anyone mentioned artisan slippers yet?

No shoes in my house either, but I'm American and Asian so it may be why.

I hadn't even thought of dressing up for tomorrow NYE party. I have tickets to sake no hana's evening party as a gift, so may feign an illness to go stuff my face and dance...but most likely not.

No shoes in my house.

Parties are either no shoes, or restricted to rooms where shoes won't wreck the floor - our 'good room' has very nice parquet floor that is ruined by heels and shoes in general (tiny stones and bits of grit brought in) and so the door is closed. The rest of the ground floor is flagstones and rugs, so we just roll the rugs up and people are free to trample and spill with gay abandon.

gosh, how welcoming.
have a party and ban people from the good room