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I remember the first time I became aware of this fashion atrocity was back in the late 90's.
I could have sworn there was a candy bar commercial where a guy had his foot resting on something and it was a ridiculous looking, completely square toe box design.
At the time I swore I never would buy or wear such a ridiculous looking thing. But apparently, this style still exists to this day.
Yuck. I'm certainly no fashion guru and the only time I wear dress shoes is to job interviews, but still, when has this design ever looked good, and I could care less about any functional advantages.
We thought it would fade away, a casualty of sartorial progress, like spats and piano ties. We thought its fundamental absurdity of form would fully evolve it off the feet of men. To be honest, we thought it was too ugly to live. But that geometric disgrace remains, ruining otherwise fashionable looks by making men’s feet seem heavy, bulky, unwilling…square. So we’re killing it. For good this time.
I thought they were 'holiday shoes' first made popular by:
Frankenstein (though these don't look totally square in the image)
They are a stupid style when you consider footwear, clothing, and outerwear should all be form follows function and other than perhaps a special safety boot they do look quite ridiculous on the feet.
Last edited by ciceropolo; 10-24-2017 at 09:48 PM..
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I thought they were 'holiday shoes' first made popular by:
They are a stupid style when you consider footwear, clothing, and outerwear should all be form follows function and other than perhaps a special safety boot they do look quite ridiculous on the feet.
I will have to disagree with this
Not everybody has toes that are in the typical configuration. My foot is basically duck-shaped and these are the only type of shoes that I can walk around in all day without my toes screaming at me by the end of the day.
My job has me on my feet 8 hours out of a 10- hour day. I almost jumped for joy when square toes came out and have several pairs of them as back-ups in case they ever stop making them.
I don't know if the OP is referring to men's shoes or women's (or both), but in terms of women's shoes, I still like them far better than rounded toe shoes (which make my feet look short and stumpy). But I prefer a tapered square. Not a wide boxy one.
Last edited by hertfordshire; 10-26-2017 at 02:19 PM..
Not everybody has toes that are in the typical configuration. My foot is basically duck-shaped and these are the only type of shoes that I can walk around in all day without my toes screaming at me by the end of the day.
My job has me on my feet 8 hours out of a 10- hour day. I almost jumped for joy when square toes came out and have several pairs of them as back-ups in case they ever stop making them.
I despise spending a lot of money on clothes/shoes but for shoes I walk around all day in, I don't mind.
Have mercy on us duck-footed people, lol
Forget the shoes, show us your feet! LOL My friend actually has "Flintstone" feet (Fred's) and knows it. She wore platform shoes "back in the day" and I still picture them and laugh.
IDK...Im kind of conflicted on the state of mens shoes...I mean, on the one hand you have alot of people (expecially europeans) who believe traditional rounded shoe lasts like the ones Allen Edmonds or Alden use look too blobby and bulbous...on the other hand you have people who abhor the square toed kenneth coles and Cole Haans...I suppose a true slight chisel toe would be the best compromise betwixt the two, but the slight chisel can be hard to find in the right fit.
Square toe Kenneth Cole leather black shoes in the mid to late 90s. The ultimate "club shoe"....lol
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