What do we think of mules?

[joannaplumley]

I'm after a pair of heeled sandals that aren't wedges or too chunky. Mules are everywhere. I'm struggling to get on board. I'd be wearing then with maxi or calf length dresses/skirts and skinny/relaxed skinny jeans. What are thoughts on mules?

So long as not those ones that look like slippers !

Oh crikey no @Fidgety31, they're awful!

Can you walk in them? Or are they only good for sitting?!

(I'd lose them with every step I take )

I love the look of them but from memory in the 90s they are hard to keep on. Fashion has to also be functional for me now 😔

they look good in photos, but they shoot off while walking. (imhe)

Hard to keep on, although they look nice

I don't like mules at all, they come off all the time, and they make my legs ache at the back with trying to keep them on.

Just bloody awful. They were awful the first time round and they’re awful now...

I like them - but have not worn them since one shot off my foot whilst I was climbing the stairs to board a plane. The wretched thing went through onto the ground, I can still see the snarly faces of the people behind me that had to let me go back down.

I also remember my poor toes seemed to be permanently curled trying to hold them, so no, no mules for me.

I hate them

I loved Muffin

I've only had one pair ever and I couldn't walk in them. You're just asking for a sprained ankle.

I like the look of them but can’t walk in them. I really like the Gucci loafer style mules and part of me would love a pair but I know I wouldn’t be able to keep them in my foot or drive in them. I think they would be good as a smart, comfy office shoe but I no longer work in an office.

As long as they have a solid heel and (if they're open toe'd ones) thick/ substantial upper. I like these, can't struggle with anything more flimsy.

It is legal to drive in bare feet, and preferable to shoes that come off.

No it’s not legal to drive in bare feet. Hence why I wouldn’t wear mules. I like the look of them but couldn’t drive in them so therefore wouldn’t buy them.

They’ve never been any good on me, I have high arches and they hurt my feet like hell. Wish I could though.