Toya's Tip: Fabulous Flats

We all know them: the hordes of women walking to work from the subway or the car in the morning, wearing professional business suits, fly make-up and set hair, looking every bit the businesswoman ... until you look down at the feet.  And they are encased in huge, ugly, chunky tennis shoes.  Gah!

Don't, Diva.  Don't wear your tennis shoes with your business attire.  It's never cute.  It's always wrong ... never right.  I know they're comfy and you want to protect your precious tootsies.  But I have a suggestion ... buy yourself a pair of fabulous flats!  I am a lover of heels, the higher the better, since I'm really short, but sometimes you need to have a pair of flats to get you from Point A to Point B.  I always have at least three pairs of comfy flats in my shoe wardrobe: black, silver, and gold.  My bases are covered, since those three colors are neutrals and will go with anything.  Nowadays, cutie flats are everywhere - you can choose the traditional Audrey Hepburnesque look with a slim ballerina flat, or go a bit more trendy with a pointier toe.  You can get your basics or go for a fun, funky print.  You can get slingbacks or mules or even ones that tie up your leg.  But they should be comfortable and allow you to move quickly and steadily through life - like a tennis shoe, but cuter.

So, Toya's Tip for this week: Go now and buy yourself a pair of fabulous flats!  Never, EVER wear tennis shoes with business attire again.

Comments

[Punky]

AMEN! I'm with you on that one Toya!

[Red]

I agree with you on point that tennis shoes are hideous for anything besides working out. However, I walk *a lot*--I don't own a car. I walked four miles today. These little flats are nowhere near comfortable or supportive enough to suffice. I don't want to ruin my feet and back because I'm focused more on style than health-promoting, comfy and supportive shoes. There's an epidemic of women who think heels and "cute" or "sexy" are more important than their health. This is scary!

Personally? I usually alternate between Doc Marten's Mary Janes, Earth sandals (with inverted heel), classic black Dansko's, some Saucony retro tennis shoes, and (dare I say it) a pair of CROCS for the days I'm literally going to be on my feet non-stop. My shoes definitely aren't the cutest or sexiest, but they are the most comfortable! I refuse to harm myself for the sake of "fashion."

I do have some heels and less-practical shoes for certain occasions that don't involve me walking long distances (if a date is going to pick me up, for example) but usually I go with one of the options above.

[Toya]

Hi Red! Thanks for your comment.

I agree that wearing ballerina flats aren't necessarily the best when you're walking long distances. In that instance, finding a pair of comfortable walking shoes are in order. My post is more directed at those women who wear their tennis shoes on the drive in to work or those who are walking from the bus stop to their job, which is close by.

It doesn't make sense to ruin your health for fashion and that's not something I would ever endorse. Being stupid isn't cute.