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when I have a board meeting to address important issues, particularly profit goals and stockholder happiness. Or when I travel abroad to close a deal.

Your point is?

I couldn't wear them, I'd fall down due to clumsiness issues, but they'd add a nice few inches. They also look nice and roomy and no pinched toes.

but they're not terrible at all, compared to tons of other styles out there.

3 eye-catching elements is at least one too many tho in one shoe as a rule, i'd say--the color, the shine, the buckle--all yelling "look!".

(i won't be wearing them tho--i'm just the critical gay friend)

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Why? They would go great with at least three of my suits...touch of red always spices things up and the stacked heels are much more comfy than stilettos.

So glad to see a Corrente senior writer now turning to fashion reporting...momentarily takes my mind off the lousy top-of-ticket decision I'm faced with on Tuesday.

All I had to do was Google "sarah palin shoes" and I found the image; about three quarters of the way down.

But if it amuses you, do waste your time!

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the over all shape and color are ok, but the combination of open toe and buckle

yech!

I thought the shoes looked like torture devices. I could not fathom anybody voluntarily wearing something like that.

Of course, I am not a fashion maven. I just ... couldn't ... figure out the appeal of that pair of shoes.

None of these appeal to me either, lambert.

Why can't the question I asked be the question I meant to ask?

More importantly, I still don't have an answer.

Stacked heels more comfy than stilettos is the closest thing I've read to a "why I'd want them" -- and while it tells me that they're not as bad as they could be, it still doesn't explain the appeal of the shoes ...

we get it. Let's move on...there are so many other fun fall/winter looks for you to cover: how about high heel buckle boots? They're quite a trend this year for the fashion forward and they're available in a range of price points ...even Sarah Palin was seen wearing them in Maine earlier this month. Oops. Sorry to bring that up. I got carried away. This is not about Palin at all. It's about shoe trends. Love it, love it!

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I vote for the bottom two, although the bow on the upper right is kinda cute too. Just a bit too big. Stacked heels I tried this year for the first time(yes,I'm slow) and they are much more comfortable than the stiletto types. I can see myself staining the suede on the bottom shoes too, in almost no time. I don't have an office job that allows me to enjoy shoes like this. As a telecommuter I'm having a good day when I'm out of my pajamas by noon.

Sadly, since I was hit in the knee by a car, I can't wear heels that high anymore. But, If I could -- I'd get myself a pair of these. I think they'd look great with my jeans!

it's so funny how women always pay attention to other women's shoes (sometimes even more than the rest of their outfits)--and attention to men's shoes too.

what's up with that? shoes communicate more than clothes and other accessories, i've been told a lot, but i don't buy that they're more telling than other things.

would love these shoes. In fact, she, an Obama supporter, prolly has a pair almost exactly like these.

Kids these days... :)

that my ideas about footwear are somewhat, I suppose, bizarre.

Like, I can get behind these:

In fact, I have a pair, for Sunday wear, of that exact model.

And Bringiton ... thanks for the link, I think. I thought custom boots (run about $450-$500 a pair) were expensive. Then I saw those Givenchy shoes.

Not only do my ankles, insteps and toes now hurt in sympathy, the notion that those are sold as affordable has given me a headache....

For similar money to those Givenchy shoes, I think these moccasins might be fun to wear:

and it's about to be basketball season, which means my annual lust for a pair of these will reawaken:

I guess the thing that gets to me is the heels of those red shoes, although ... patent leather and narrow toe-boxes, too, have me scratching my head.

Are shoes like those red ones ever comfortable?

1 John 4:18

Are shoes like those red ones ever comfortable?

Comfort has nothing to do with it. My grandmother always said, as she was pulling my hair to put it into permanent thingies: "You have to suffer if you want to look beautiful."

Well, there's suffering, and then there's agony. A little pain won't kill ya.

Cool looking cowboy boots!

I love my boots.

at my workplace.

otherwise, this is florida, so this is my preference, except for those few occasions where dressing up is called for, or the three days each year when the weather turns cold.

I have wanted a pair every Christmas since I was in 2nd grade. I've never figured out how you'd get them on after you wash them, though. Maybe this year I'll get a pair, and find out.

I can wear 'em with my newest pair of boots:

bought for hiking, because alas, my ankles need the lace-up bracing now.

but I can't imagine how you'd put them on. It would take forever wouldn't it?