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I wouldn't buy a pair of pointy shoes anyway as they are WAY TOO UNCOMFORTABLE. You'd think one of the advantages of being a man is that you don't have to put yourself through actual physical pain in order to look nice.

I certainly wouldn't buy a pair for £20, possibly because I assume breaking them in would be an excruciating experience.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Sunday, 18 February 2007 20:12 (seventeen years ago) link

I have another pair of Walk shoes of a similar design, same size, and they are totally comfortable - with thick socks I can walk for half an hour without blisters. There's a branch on Oxford Street near the junction with Dean Street, I think it is.

Kim, hmm. Yes, I see where you're coming from, and I'm not altogether sure it's a bad thing :) I kind of want cowboy boots; those ones were in my mind a kind of compromise. I still like how they look - I might go try on a pair of 42s unless anyone thinks they're really bad.

― It's Teatime in Buttercup Land (Maaarghk C), Sunday, 18 February 2007 20:31 (seventeen years ago) link

what are you people doing to your feet.

― ^@^ (map), Sunday, 18 February 2007 21:19 (seventeen years ago) link

I wouldn't buy a pair of pointy shoes anyway as they are WAY TOO UNCOMFORTABLE.

Are you sure? As I said, the pointy bit is actually just an appendage on the end of the shoe, really. You don't have to fit your toes into it. They are longer than they would be otherwise. Or if they're not, just get a bigger size than normal.

I don't like those second boots, Mark. They look like a bit Blake's 7.

― Alba (Alba), Sunday, 18 February 2007 23:47 (seventeen years ago) link

Oh okay, so they just make you look like a ponce then. I'm happy with the appendage I've got, thanks.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Sunday, 18 February 2007 23:50 (seventeen years ago) link

I don't really know why I'm defending pointy shoes.

― Alba (Alba), Sunday, 18 February 2007 23:57 (seventeen years ago) link

. I'm happy with the appendage I've got, thanks.

FNAAAR.

― emsk ( emsk ), Monday, 19 February 2007 00:29 (seventeen years ago) link

The Mummies never wore pointy shoes or skinny jeans.

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 19 February 2007 18:01 (seventeen years ago) link

Men's pointy shoes = dud, yet cowboy boots always look awesome! ?? Maybe it's the nice, proper heel.

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Monday, 19 February 2007 18:11 (seventeen years ago) link

Plenty of men's pointy shoes have proper heels!

― nabisco (nabisco), Monday, 19 February 2007 18:29 (seventeen years ago) link

P.S. I just remembered I have a pair of REALLY pointy dress shoes. My excuse would be that I got them as the bonus in a 2-for-1 during a closeout sale -- they were the least ridiculous thing left in stock -- but they actually look pretty good and non-poncey with decent trousers, so I refuse to be shamed.

― nabisco (nabisco), Monday, 19 February 2007 18:31 (seventeen years ago) link

i dont really see these much in ny anymore -which is like so great

― jhoshea (jhoshea), Monday, 19 February 2007 18:36 (seventeen years ago) link

Cowboy boots are hefty, though, and yes the undershot heel is key as is the fact that the toe angles up from the hinge (the more so as they get walked in). Actually I like that about women's high heels too, it's a nice silhouette. I seem to recall it being a mark of good design, done in order to make the otherwise rigid sole break at the right spot, and it helps the toes from dragging when you walk...but now I can't find a reference online.

― Laurel (Laurel), Monday, 19 February 2007 18:36 (seventeen years ago) link

Also they are actually square-toed and not pointy, but the more I wear them, the more I enjoy that my harness boots enforce a leisurely saunter. One cannot quite stride, the boots are heavy and the velocity of swing isn't right, but they are cleverly made for swaggering. Ahh love.

― Laurel (Laurel), Monday, 19 February 2007 18:42 (seventeen years ago) link

Likewise pointy toes make you pick up whole foot in a sort of kick behind you, a gait also best done at a leisurely pace. Is a good reminder to stand up straight and to leave the house on time, so you don't have to hurry (like people who always seem to be leaning forward against a heavy wind).

― Laurel (Laurel), Monday, 19 February 2007 18:54 (seventeen years ago) link

I have some pointy shoes from Costume National that are pointy but not too pointy. I think they look smashing. I'm too short for truly long shoes (and I played Rumplestiltskin in the school play, so looking short-with-pointy-shoes-in-a-bad-way is a genuine concern).

― Dr3w Dan1el (Drew Daniel), Monday, 19 February 2007 19:38 (seventeen years ago) link

Had a conversation about this with an old mod once: pointy shoes won't screw up your feet by themselves, but add serious cuban heels, and it's a different story.

― Soukesian (Soukesian), Monday, 19 February 2007 20:29 (seventeen years ago) link

Hahah oh dear but Cuban heels on men's shoes are still low-to-medium height for women's shoes, and relatively wide/sturdy compared to say ladies' winklepickers of same period. OH NOES YOU POOR THINGS.

― Laurel (Laurel), Monday, 19 February 2007 20:36 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.tootsiesdance.com/glide/images/z-heel-sizes.jpg

― Laurel (Laurel), Monday, 19 February 2007 20:39 (seventeen years ago) link

That's a women's Cuban heel and it's still the smallest of the bunch.

― Laurel (Laurel), Monday, 19 February 2007 20:39 (seventeen years ago) link

Why has no one mentioned BUNIONS?

I have two. They hurt like a mother. Thank you, pointy shoes!

― Armando Grouse (Armando ), Monday, 19 February 2007 21:01 (seventeen years ago) link

Yeah, that's the delight of points for men: our feet end safely well before the tapering starts, and we don't wear heels high enough to send them sloping forward down into the pinch. Tracer's right about the little pocket of cold air at the tip, though! (Suggestion: pack point, seal off, and use for smuggling?)

― nabisco (nabisco), Monday, 19 February 2007 21:14 (seventeen years ago) link

I've seen John Cooper Clarke in a pair of winklepickers with a Cuban-style heel that must have been well over two inches - now THERE'S a fashion icon!

― Soukesian (Soukesian), Monday, 19 February 2007 21:59 (seventeen years ago) link

I wore pointy shoes today! They are, dogtooth, or houndstooth, you know the sort of thing, and have red bows on them. They are flat and rather cute. BUT NOW I CAN'T STOP IMAGINING THEM ON MARKELBY!

Let's go off-topic a little, and tell me about your favourite office shoes. I need to buy more work shoes. You know the deal. Smart etc etc. However each time I go to buy sensible work shoes they seem dull and expensive so I walk out with aforementioned houndstooth+bows combination. Once I accidentally bought shoes with donkeys on them, AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE SENSIBLE OPTION. Guh.

― Sarah (Science of Unforunate Events), Monday, 19 February 2007 22:08 (seventeen years ago) link

Starry, I firmly believe in the described houndstooth pair as sensible shoes! Red, white, and black are the colors of my life & would go with anything. But I'm not a big fan of the fallback shoe, really -- you know, the all-purpose pair. I'd rather buy fun shoes and wear them AS IF they were all-purpose until they just become your "thing". DO IT.

― Laurel (Laurel), Monday, 19 February 2007 22:17 (seventeen years ago) link

It can become my "thing" once I get a new job innit :)

― Sarah (Science of Unforunate Events), Monday, 19 February 2007 22:22 (seventeen years ago) link

Although I will admit that my previous 'fallback' shoes have lasted me since I was 17!

― Sarah (Science of Unforunate Events), Monday, 19 February 2007 22:25 (seventeen years ago) link

I wish I could remember where I got them from, clearly they are super value. Probably Matalan!

― Sarah (Science of Unforunate Events), Monday, 19 February 2007 22:25 (seventeen years ago) link

Ugh a two minute google at boring shoes and I'm now convinced I should buy these:
https://shop.camper.es/tienda/tienda.asp?zi=&ci=&lg=en&ct=GB
They discharge static electricity and I could do with some of that. Also - they look squishy.

― Sarah (Science of Unforunate Events), Monday, 19 February 2007 22:31 (seventeen years ago) link

Sadly that link only goes the whole store, and not a particular pair, Stars. What's the model name?

― Laurel (Laurel), Monday, 19 February 2007 22:33 (seventeen years ago) link

i want static discharging shoes! i get shocked approximately 300 times a day at work!

― tehresa (tehresa), Monday, 19 February 2007 22:38 (seventeen years ago) link

pointy shoes with built-in lightning conductors?

― Soukesian (Soukesian), Monday, 19 February 2007 22:46 (seventeen years ago) link

ihttp://www.artisticjourney.com.au/images/shoe%20shrine.jpg

― collardio gelatinous (collardio), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 04:18 (seventeen years ago) link

or maybe
http://www.artisticjourney.com.au/images/shoe%20shrine.jpg

― collardio gelatinous (collardio), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 04:24 (seventeen years ago) link

Why has no one mentioned BUNIONS?

I have two. They hurt like a mother. Thank you, pointy shoes!

so they do squish your toes up? fuck that, i need my feet for the rest of my life.

― emsk ( emsk ), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 11:31 (seventeen years ago) link

I am flattered that nabisco thought N. was me!

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 11:45 (seventeen years ago) link

I wear trainers to work, or DMs. I am a scruffy librarian, I got on my high horse when there was talk of a dress code being introduced. Stomped around with the human rights act, as a joke.

The worst form of pointy shoe is the "diamond point" which sorta taper into toward the ankle

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 17:57 (seventeen years ago) link

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9iTSxiT2YWQ

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 18:12 (seventeen years ago) link

Cowboy boots Mark, ARE YOU SURE? Is all the Texas Holdem affecting your brane? Gonna get yerself a stetson too?

SRSLY though I wore cowboy boots many years ago. Then I realised everyone hated them. I moved on to square-toed motorcycle-esque boots. No-one liked them either. Finally tried some chelsea boots and I think we were all much happier with that decision.

― ledge (ledge), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 18:19 (seventeen years ago) link

One can get less-pointy, less "dude" cowboy boots, that have a square(-ish) toe and scuff up real good. I've always kinda wanted some.

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 18:23 (seventeen years ago) link

http://i.onlineshoes.com/images/br009/95617_450_45.jpg

Wonder Woman boots! Merrell Spire Peaks. I bought them for my husband's birthday party, and wore them with a black chenille tunic/dress thing slit up the sides to my hipbones, and cool tights. I got the dress at the thrift shop for $3. For his 50th I decided to dress like a slutbag superhero.

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 19:01 (seventeen years ago) link

Just picked these up:
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Pretty standard, but pointier than my previous pair (and a steal at $85 on sale)

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 19:46 (seventeen years ago) link

I too have those boots, Beth!
They are the only cute shoes I have that don't irritate my BUNIONS. Only problem is that they are a little wide for my legs, so they don't look as good with skirts/dresses as I had hoped.

― Armando Grouse (Armando ), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 19:50 (seventeen years ago) link

It's true they are not dainty, but I think they would go with a swishy full skirt, as well as the slinkier tunic-length thing I wore.

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 20:09 (seventeen years ago) link

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