What would you think of someone who wore these shoes?

[EachPeachPearMum]

These

kooky?
Cutesy?
Nice?

The mum in About a Boy would wear these.

no make up- check
greying hair- check

thanks nontoxic... no guatemalan cardis though.

Nooka - I did ask what people would think of the person wearing them I can take it.

nooka-I am hardly having a go,just giving an opinion if that's ok.

Nooka: patent leather printed with leopard skin patterns

Now you're talking.

order ladies please!!

These shoes are undoubtedly comfortable but also look like children's shoes

They scream old bag in sensible shoes who knits shreddies for a living

Repeat: There are no excuses for childlike, sensible, non stylish shoes.
(This is what you are dressing up as quirky btw)

I am child-sized ronaldinhio... does that count?
I am not 'old' yet....

In fact... maybe thats it!
I am compensating for all those years of childhood in 'sensible' brown Clarks shoes... when I wanted something a little more interesting.

nooka now that i think about it, it may be nootka rose... must check that. i'm in Victoria. is there any canadian threat?

canadian thread i mean!

No, I tend to hang out in the USA one, there are a couple of Canadians there.

Ronaldhonio speaks much sense - these shoes are a crime.
They do look comfortable but so do fleeces, tracksuits and elasticated-waist skirts.

Here chefswife:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/living_overseas/718452-Living-in-America-visitors-welcome

Nontoxic, most women's shoes look like a crime to me. I don't want to wear footware that damages my feet and makes it impossible for me to walk normally (ie at any speed). This www.shoes.com/Shopping/ProductDetails.aspx?p=EC1154909&pg=5078255&icid=rcm for example is not a shoe to me, but an instrument of torture. I find it very hard to understand why anyone would wear a shoe like that.

I wouldn't wear shoes like that either - not only couldn't I walk in them - but they're feckin ugly!

I'm not often in the market for high heels as I don't go to many events where they're needed, but I do have a few pairs of heels which are flattering to me and my outfits - and I can walk in them with reasonable comfort - although I wouldn't want to wear them all day.

Not liking the OP's shoes doesn't mean you're condemned to wearing tortuous, equally ugly stilettos.

As ever, it's a matter of finding a happy medium.

At the moment brogues seem to be the way forward but not for me I'm afraid.
Do any of these seem acceptable to you lovely ladies?

these

camper

these fellas in black or cream

love

nice in all colours?

blue or red

Not for me - give me a skyscraper patent stilletto any day of the week thanks

A place for everything and all that....

chefswife am worried I need to beware of the Canadian threat now...

ron the dkny and gstar ones are nice.. my fave and most comfy trainers ever were dkny.... wore them until they fell apart.

Actually the reason I wear flats 99% of the time is so I can wear torture instruments heels on occasion. As I said before I have gorgeous feet, which are shown off to their best in tiny vertiginous strappy affairs- but I do want to look after my sadly only decent feature!

That style is not a consideration.

ronaldino i really like the style of the moma ones

but i must say i am old and i have ms so can't do the normal gripping with my toes to hold shoes on so go for flat "noddy and big ears" ones with straps that are thick and don't cut in

Hmm. I could do a couple of those probably, but not any of the court types. I have high arches, so need small heels (about half an inch) and support around the ankles - always tricky because of the high arches. I can't do the grippy thing with my toes as it gives me shooting pains across my arches. Oh, and I have quite big feet. So finding shoes I like that I can actually wear is always tricky.