Designer Shoes

In the last post my male-only panel admitted that they found pointed-shoes either an intimidating display from self-interested women, or a sad attempt to fit into a pre-conceived idea of what looks “good” by women desperate to be liked. Today we find out what they thought of women wearing boots.

Be they sexy stiletto-heeled designer pieces or hard-rocking goth-extravaganzas, boots tend can be very attention-grabbing and statement-making. Hence my panel of men said they considered boot-wearers to be confident, hard to intimidate and secure in their style. I would like to add to this that, conversely, boot-wearing women may actually be shy, easily-intimidated people that are trying to look confident by drawing attention to themselves. Whichever is the case, wearing boots does take at least a small leap of faith that unifies boot-wearers as brave people; people that aren’t afraid to be different, aren’t afraid to draw attention to themselves and aren’t afraid to fall and break their heels!

The general reaction to boots was a positive one from my testosterone-fueled panel who agreed (almost to a man) that most boots are sexy, attention grabbing and – interestingly – that they suggest a women is probably single! When I pursued this point it transpired that the guys considered that women who wear boots “are doing it to look attractive to men”, hence it is more likely that they are single.

So boots was a big thumbs up! I do wonder what they’d say to pointed-toed boots…maybe I’ll ask them in future weeks, but next time we look at sandals, flip-flops and trainers in this guide to What Do Your Designer Shoes Say About You?