I admired a colleague's shoes today

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She's very well turned out, the last pair of shoes I admired turned out to be Jimmy Choo.

These however, were some her mother had passed on after deciding they were too racy for her and were from Hotter Shoe Company

They're a bit different, but quite wearable (IMO) and apparently very comfortable. The aqua colour would be perfect to go with a wedding outfit I have.

So, are they good or was my opinion formed by the expectation that they'd be a fancy designer brand?

Please try and advise, not from a high fashion perspective but as a middle aged woman not prepared to wear uncomfortable shoes all day for anyone/anything

I'm really sorry but they look like pantomime dame shoes (imvho). Then again, nobody ever likes the shoes I like, so what do I know?!

wow who'd have thought ..hotter?! I like them a lot..I am not known for my high fashion though...they look comfy

definitely requires simple outfit I think

I really like them.

Oh. How old is her mother 90?

I like those, like a more toned down version of irregular choice.

God they're coming up as a targetted ad on the side of the screen now. Make it stop! They truly are fugly.

My MIL wears those! I'm all for a round toe, which can be really flattering, but these look quite frumpy IMO. I suppose the suede ones are a bit better than the normal leather but I'd prefer to look at eg some T-bars from Clarks if you need comfort

Don't know the brand but they look lovely.

Am also a middle aged woman and live in flats as I sound like, and walk, an elephant when wearing heels.

ROFL @ pantomime Dame ( oh no they're not)

There ain't nothing like a Dame ...

Hmm. I'm not sure. In black they're OK. I wouldn't buy them

They look comfy ....never was a more damning phrases uttered!

I don't care for the ruched bit at the front. And how do Hotter get away with being so expensive?

< Feck me, just realised I'm middle aged >

In pink, Dolores Umbridge

Oh god, they're now on my ads too. It's like scrolling through the old dear's wardrobe, bless her!

They look comfy

Needs to be said Victoria Wood-style....

Mary Poppins had a very similar pair.

If you like Irregular Choice then you'll probably like these.

Yes wendied! They are Mary Poppins shoes!

lol I am embracing my 'they look comfy' phase of my life

Quite ghastly. And they don't even look comfortable.

I quite links them in the Aqua suede but they're awful in the other colours - odd really that the same shoe can be so awful in the leather.

I like the two suede colours - colleague has pink. I don't like them at all in the leather. The gold is something to behold

Minging, sorry, truly ugly shoes

I like them in aqua!

Hotter were the shoe brand of choice when my Nan was in a care home.

sorry, they are shoes designed for the more mature lady who requires comfort and support - I'm pretty sure the older ladies at our church on Sunday would wear them as their sunday best shoes. (the ladies who still wear long pleated skirts in bright patterns with smart jackets with a family heirloom brooch pinned on it, teamed with solid hair).