Are these shoes appropriate for work?

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Following on from another thread, I have bought some summer work dresses. I never usually go bare legged to work, I’m always either in tights with a dress or trousers. This summer I’ve decided to ditch the tights as the office is so hot. The problem is, deciding what shoes to wear.

I work in a professional role where I am required to wear business dress. It is very male dominated so not many women to take the lead from style wise!

Would these shoes be ok for the workplace? If not, could you please link appropriate shoes? Side note - I always have a pedicure, no cracked heels etc.

They’re lovely but might they cut in across the toes if you wear them all day? (BTW, I wear trainers to work with summer dresses!)

No, always wear closed toes in the office.

It depends on the office to be honest, but when I worked in a more formal environment that required business dress, open-toed shoes wouldn’t have been appropriate unfortunately.

Agree with others, if you have a dress code of 'professional business' then you need closed toe.

That said, I'd probably wear them if not customer facing.

Thanks all, could anyone recommend a type of shoe that could be worn with a dress like this? Ideally no heel or very low heel.

I’m not office based all of the time, I go in and out of police stations, people’s homes, schools a couple days a week.

It’s much easier for men who can just shove on a suit! Although very warm for them in this weather

Agree closed toe is more suited to a professional role.

I would ask HR, our dress code says no open toes or slingbacks

If it's a formal professional environment, then its closed toe only and strappy summery shoes just won't work. How about something like this? https://www.boden.co.uk/en-gb/snaffle-trim-ballet-flats-french-navy-sunflower-geo/sty-a1463-nvy?code=Q5E7&tc_ch=ps&tc_ve=goog&tc_so=pmax&tc_me=cr&tc_ca=drop-offer&tc_au=&tc_cr=na&tc_campid=UK+-+Performance+Max+-+WW+-+96-125&tc_adgroupid=&tc_kwid=&tc_matchid=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI79CVgsua_wIVRvDtCh0NGwrAEAQYHyABEgKzkvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&cacheVariant=variant_C

I wear a closed-toe flat/ pump/ court shoe in a colour similar to my skin tone. I wear blush in the late spring and tan or light cognac later in the year. Black shoes and bare legs will look terrible if you're light skinned. If you're dark skinned then you can wear any colour and it will work.

Yes agreed, closed toe low-heel court shoe in a light colour would be great.

Would espadrilles be an option?

You need closed toe. Look for closed toe sandals or ballet pumps. Moshulu are good.

I’m not office based all of the time, I go in and out of police stations, people’s homes, schools a couple days a week.

if you're in and out of police stations etc, I should think you need closed in, not flimsy, shoes for H&S reasons.

Thanks, closed toe it is!

I’m going to give these a go. I agree that the black against my pale skin may look silly, so will also look at a nude or tan option

https://www.asos.com/prd/202706543?acquisitionsource=pasteboard

At work we have to send an email round re appropriate attire as standards slip as it gets warm, included on that is no open toed shoes/ sandals, they say due to h&s but it's just standard offices, I think it's to stop people coming in flip flops to be honest so where I work those would be a no

I would wear them on my office.

I wear these to work - fairly formal, smart setting. They’re really comfortable and have lots of ventilation for hot feet!

https://www.pikolinos.com/uk-en/benissa-w6q-4799.html?dwvar_benissa-w6q-4799_color=BLACK

https://www.pikolinos.com/uk-en/benissa-w6q-4741.html?dwvar_benissa-w6q-4741_color=BRANDY

Ballet pumps or low heeled court shoes.

For a beach?
Not professional wear or even smart casual

T-bar style pumps (a bit Mary Jane ) are back in fashion.

Loafers or pumps are probably the easiest.

M and S have a decent selection

No, not in a work environment. They're casual summer wear for the garden/beach/holidays etc.

You can get away with peep toes, imo, but not styles like that where all of them are out flaunting their nakedness. I have a pair of M&S leather ballet pumps that are a kind of basket weave, so although they’re fully enclosed they are quite cool in very hot weather.

I would just Google "closed toe sandals" - my friend had a gorgeous yellow pair that were half way between a brogue and a sandal (bad description, they were lovely!)

I'm go to go against the grain and say I think they are suitable. I work in a formal business environment and wouldn't bat an eyelid at someone wearing the sandals in the OP.