Work-Appropriate Shoe-Wear

The word "hussy" came to my mind this morning when I saw a 30-something year old woman wearing a pencil skirt and button up dress shirt, walking very slowly wearing 6+ inch platform heels on Madison Avenue. (See photo below...)

I base much of a person's personality based on their footwear choices. (If others do that to me walking to work, they'll think I'm obscenely lazy in my Rainbow flip flops...) So, although she was wearing appropriate attire from her shoulders to her ankles, that H-word came to my mind.

Also, I didn't mean "hussy" in any other way than "those are Saturday night shoes and you're wearing them to work on a Tuesday."

But, I mean they were 6+ inches! On a Tuesday! TO WORK! I don't think that's appropriate.

She wants some nude pumps? What about these? Those are pretty, nude, and work-appropriate.
Maybe she wants something a little over the top? Then here you go. And they're even on sale.

And yes, the thoughts came through my head: maybe she's in fashion [but her outfit didn't really say that,] maybe she was just breaking them in, maybe this, maybe that. Regardless: it's a Tuesday before 9AM.

To give you background about my shoe-beliefs: I am a shoe-snob when it comes to heels and will not wear anything under 4 inches on my feet (unless they're considered "flats" or "sandals.") Currently, I'm wearing black Nine West pumps with a 4" heel. I don't like to wear anything smaller than this- it's just a thing I have about my own shoes.

I do, though, know the difference between heels for work and heels for play.

I KNOW I'm not the only person who judges a person based on their shoes. (Ah hem...  there's a book about it....) And like the old adage says, "You can tell alot about a person by their shoes."

Construction workers don't wear loafers. Strippers don't wear flats. And business women shouldn't wear Saturday night shoes on a Tuesday.

End of story.