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jonnyseed's picture
ER
(Orangutan, 269
 
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 on 10/18/10 at 6:22pm
square-toe-shoes.jpg

Why does everyone on this board hate square-toed shoes? One person even said it make you look like a dbag. Can you explain this to me please?

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Faustus's picture

It is difficult to explain

IB
 
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  on 10/18/10 at 3:39pm

It is difficult to explain why something looks bad, but to me square toed shoes look like something this guy would wear out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JMOh-cul6M

fdba Emory Blaine and BBA or otherwise trying to find the perfect pseudonym.

GoodBread's picture

Honestly, it just looks bad.

AM
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  on 10/18/10 at 4:09pm

Honestly, it just looks bad.

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BBA wrote: It is difficult to

PE
(King Kong, 1,079
 
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  on 10/18/10 at 4:20pm
BBA:

It is difficult to explain why something looks bad, but to me square toed shoes look like something this guy would wear out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JMOh-cul6M

Don't completely agree with the comment... but the video is one of the all-time youtube greats... so silver banana for you.

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too pilgrim

 
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  on 10/18/10 at 4:51pm

too pilgrim

kingtut's picture

I hate square toe shoes.

CF
 
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  on 10/18/10 at 5:01pm

I hate square toe shoes. They scream Kenneth Cole and KC does not equal banker.

MJP338's picture

because they look like

ST
(Orangutan, 252
 
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  on 10/18/10 at 5:28pm

because they look like dogshit

Cartwright's picture

How do you not get it? It's

IB
(King Kong, 1,666
 
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  on 10/18/10 at 5:29pm

How do you not get it? It's just passe. It was a brief fad and now looks cheap and ridiculous. Do you still wear braided belts and high waisted stone washed jeans?

"It's all ball bearings nowadays." Irwin Fletcher

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Santoni Loafer's and razor

IB
(King Kong, 1,509
 
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  on 10/18/10 at 5:41pm

Santoni Loafer's and razor sharp pleated dress slacks M-F, driving mocs and Banana Republic Chinos for weekends. That's it.

jhoratio's picture

It's a matter of taste. If

IB
 
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  on 10/18/10 at 6:06pm

It's a matter of taste. If you wear square toed shoes, then you have no taste.

San Ford's picture

If you want to work as a

CF
 
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  on 10/18/10 at 6:36pm

If you want to work as a Verizon salesman, that's up to you...

jonnyseed's picture

You guys are hilarious. I

ER
(Orangutan, 269
 
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  on 10/18/10 at 7:53pm

You guys are hilarious. I didn't realize how much the shape of the toes of dress shoes really affect you guys. So basically if I see someone with square-toed shoes, I should assume he's either from Jersey, poor, is a dbag,had no taste, or he works retail? Or maybe he just has square-toed shoes...

Eric Stratton's picture

Assume he is a Verizon

(Gorilla, 613
 
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  on 10/18/10 at 8:17pm

Assume he is a Verizon wireless salesman. Will probably have a Van Heusen shirt/tie combo to go with the square toe shoes.

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http://www.details.com/style-

O
(Almost Human, 9,352
 
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  on 10/18/10 at 8:24pm

http://www.details.com/style-advice/rules-of-style/200702/men-shouldnt-w...

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bulge4lyf's picture

Asking this question is like

IB
(Gorilla, 594
 
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  on 10/18/10 at 10:26pm

Asking this question is like asking why wearing a purple velvet tux covered in dog shit is a bad idea. It just is.

I'm talking about liquid. Rich enough to have your own jet. Rich enough not to waste time. Fifty, a hundred million dollars, buddy. A player. Or nothing.

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jonnyseed wrote: So

IB
(King Kong, 1,666
 
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  on 10/18/10 at 10:29pm
jonnyseed:

So basically if I see someone with square-toed shoes, I should assume he's either from Jersey, poor, is a dbag,had no taste, or he works retail?

Not either/or....and, and, and, and.

"It's all ball bearings nowadays." Irwin Fletcher

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Stringer Bell wrote: Santoni

IB
 
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  on 10/18/10 at 10:36pm
Stringer Bell:

Santoni Loafer's and razor sharp pleated dress slacks M-F, driving mocs and Banana Republic Chinos for weekends. That's it.

That would be fucking nuts if a first year came in wearing $1,000 shoes -- and loafers to top it off!

fdba Emory Blaine and BBA or otherwise trying to find the perfect pseudonym.

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Cartwright wrote: jonnyseed

ER
(Orangutan, 269
 
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  on 10/18/10 at 10:37pm
Cartwright:
jonnyseed:

So basically if I see someone with square-toed shoes, I should assume he's either from Jersey, poor, is a dbag,had no taste, or he works retail?

Not either/or....and, and, and, and.

Haha, I think I get your point. You people are really anti square-toe shoes. I mean it really ignites a fire for you guys.

I want to know what happens when you see a fellow employee or someone on the streets with square-toe shoes?

bulge4lyf's picture

It's all about the wing tips.

IB
(Gorilla, 594
 
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  on 10/18/10 at 10:46pm

It's all about the wing tips. Preferably something Italian, a la:

http://www.bluefly.com/Ferragamo-brandy-leather-'Torrent'-wingtip-oxfords/cat20508/307950901/detail.fly?referer=ca_froogle&cm_mmc=ca_froogle-_-na-_-mens_shoes-_-307950901&mr:trackingCode=B5ADDFFD-7D49-DF11-BAA3-0019B9C043EB&mr:referralID=NA

I'm talking about liquid. Rich enough to have your own jet. Rich enough not to waste time. Fifty, a hundred million dollars, buddy. A player. Or nothing.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?

IB
 
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  on 10/18/10 at 11:13pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DodEQqJoGog

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BBA wrote: Stringer Bell

IB
(King Kong, 1,509
 
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  on 10/18/10 at 11:17pm
BBA:
Stringer Bell:

Santoni Loafer's and razor sharp pleated dress slacks M-F, driving mocs and Banana Republic Chinos for weekends. That's it.

That would be fucking nuts if a first year came in wearing $1,000 shoes -- and loafers to top it off!

Loafers = baller. 1k for a pair Santoni's? Usually leave Swarovski Crystal studded ones for Euro trash.

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I'm kind of disturbed by the

(Chimp, 1
 
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  on 10/18/10 at 11:28pm

I'm kind of disturbed by the picture in the OP....it's man heels a la liberace.

PecuniaryTutelage's picture

Square toed shoes have their

CF
(Monkey, 58
 
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  on 10/18/10 at 11:55pm

Square toed shoes have their place and it's not in IBD is all you need to know. It'd be like wearing black biking boots to a formal dinner; they probably won't let you in anyways and you look tacky/like a tard besides. Dress for the occasion; dress for success. I imagine there's some ubiquitous quote that should go here, but I can't remember it so...

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Take that Express/Kenn Cole

IB
(King Kong, 1,124
 
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  on 10/19/10 at 12:36am

Take that Express/Kenn Cole shit to the dirty club with hideously modded 1987 Civic Sedans parked in the back. Just don't bring it into the offices of a respected investment bank.

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jonnyseed wrote: So basically

CO
(King Kong, 1,015
 
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  on 10/19/10 at 12:48am
jonnyseed:

So basically if I see someone with square-toed shoes, I should assume he's either from Jersey, poor, is a dbag,had no taste, or he works retail?

When you put it that way it sounds ugly. But, well, yes, that's exactly it - though it usually boils down to "no taste." if you saw a guy wearing a jean vest on top of business casual, you'd assume the same thing, and you'd be equally right.

One of those lights, slightly brighter than the rest, will be my wingtip passing over.

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A jean vest on top of

AM
(Orangutan, 320
 
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  on 10/19/10 at 1:09am

A jean vest on top of business casual isn't the best analogy here. In my opinion, shoes make the man. I think, the shoes make the outfit. Especially in the world of finance where its one of the few areas you can distinguish your outfit. A guy could be wearing a good looking suit and then you see his shoes and you can't help but ask yourself how in the hell he could get it so wrong.

I don't know why it is square shoes don't work, they just don't. Maybe the fact that they're SQUARE. Maybe its that they just look clumsy. Like you could trip any minute. In my opinion, square shoes and suits should be avoided at all costs.

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If you walked into my company

IB
(Orangutan, 356
 
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  on 10/19/10 at 1:59am

If you walked into my company with square toed shoes, I'd fire you. I would ding you from the interview before you opened your mouth. Square toed shoes are about is bad as camo cargo shorts.

There is no reason to further explain why they are terrible looking, they just are. Just as there should be no reason the explain why a straight man shouldn't own a toy poodle. Its purely intuitive lol

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You killed it with the 'lol'

(Gorilla, 613
 
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  on 10/19/10 at 2:31am

You killed it with the 'lol'

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7S's picture

wearing square toed shoes is

PE
(Orangutan, 345
 
Points)
  on 10/19/10 at 3:32am

wearing square toed shoes is like wearing short sleeve dress shirts

both = fail

16rl's picture

They just look like shit.

(Orangutan, 306
 
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  on 10/19/10 at 5:18am

They just look like shit.

RoyalSeducer's picture

Everything that has rubber

(Chimp, 14
 
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  on 10/19/10 at 6:37am

Everything that has rubber sticking out is not done.

technoviking's picture

this thread is hilarious

O
 
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  on 10/19/10 at 8:08am

this thread is hilarious

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I'm just confused as to how

O
(Almost Human, 9,352
 
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  on 10/19/10 at 8:11am

I'm just confused as to how someone can look at a pair of square toed shoes and think, "Yes, that would look great." It seems self explanatory

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someotherguy's picture

The intensity of opinions on

HF
(Orangutan, 270
 
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  on 10/19/10 at 8:25am

The intensity of opinions on fashion on this site never fail to astound me.

jonnyseed's picture

someotherguy wrote: The

ER
(Orangutan, 269
 
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  on 10/19/10 at 8:27am
someotherguy:

The intensity of opinions on fashion on this site never fail to astound me.

Same here. I'm so glad I started this thread, it has given me many laughs. It stemmed from ana conversation I had with a co-worker who was wearing square-toed shoes. I also have some square-toed loafers, and yes, I do wear them to work.

BigBucks's picture

I'm a broke college student

IB
 
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  on 10/19/10 at 9:02am

I'm a broke college student and I've known square-toed shoes are ugly as fk since birth, I dont need WSO to tell me that. Either you have style, or you dont.

Logger54's picture

Cartwright wrote: How do you

CF
 
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  on 10/19/10 at 10:17am
Cartwright:

How do you not get it? It's just passe. It was a brief fad and now looks cheap and ridiculous. Do you still wear braided belts and high waisted stone washed jeans?

Yes

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You should be fined or fired

 
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  on 10/19/10 at 10:21am

You should be fined or fired for wearing square-toed shoes.....

You: "Welcome to Applebee's!"
Me: "Hey killer shoes bro...."

jonnyseed's picture

You guys are so petty and

ER
(Orangutan, 269
 
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  on 10/19/10 at 10:26am

You guys are so petty and affeminate for caring that much about the shape of someone elses shoes. I mean really, judging someone entirely based on their shoes?

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This thread gets the official

 
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  on 10/19/10 at 12:10pm

This thread gets the official Cam'ron no homo stamp.

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cphbravo96's picture

Haha, some of you people are

PE
 
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  on 10/19/10 at 12:15pm

Haha, some of you people are hilarious. I don't see anything wrong with them, in fact I'm wearing them right now...along with jeans and a Nike DRI-FIT polo shirt in the team of my choice...so maybe I'm not the best example, lol.

While I agree they don't convey professionalism like a cap toe does and I don't think they are ALL hideous, although most of them are clunky and goofy looking...plus I don't think mine appear to be as square as some of the ones I've seen recently, which has made it hard for me to find a decent replacement. To each their own. If you don't own them already I wouldn't suggest buying them over some cap toes for interviews for first year or SA positions, etc.

Regards

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- Ronald Reagan

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cphbravo96 wrote: Haha, some

ER
(Orangutan, 269
 
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  on 10/19/10 at 12:27pm
cphbravo96:

Haha, some of you people are hilarious. I don't see anything wrong with them, in fact I'm wearing them right now...along with jeans and a Nike DRI-FIT polo shirt in the team of my choice...so maybe I'm not the best example, lol.

While I agree they don't convey professionalism like a cap toe does and I don't think they are ALL hideous, although most of them are clunky and goofy looking...plus I don't think mine appear to be as square as some of the ones I've seen recently, which has made it hard for me to find a decent replacement. To each their own. If you don't own them already I wouldn't suggest buying them over some cap toes for interviews for first year or SA positions, etc.

Regards

According to the people on this board, you're probably a piece of garbage from Jersey.

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Maybe it's just me, but I

O
(Neanderthal, 2,267
 
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  on 10/19/10 at 1:25pm

Maybe it's just me, but I don't tend to judge what another dude wears. I prefer looking at the ladies...

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Are there any girls on this

IB
 
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  on 10/19/10 at 1:44pm

Are there any girls on this list?

GoodBread's picture

If you wear square-toed

AM
(Neanderthal, 3,064
 
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  on 10/19/10 at 2:00pm

If you wear square-toed shoes, you got cabbage in yo muff.

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jonnyseed's picture

txjustin wrote: Maybe it's

ER
(Orangutan, 269
 
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  on 10/19/10 at 2:31pm
txjustin:

Maybe it's just me, but I don't tend to judge what another dude wears. I prefer looking at the ladies...

AMEN. I really couldn't care less about what my co-workers wear. But hey, you're only as valuable as the shape of your shoes.

ThaVanBurenBoyz's picture

Squarish can be fine

PE
(King Kong, 1,434
 
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  on 10/19/10 at 2:39pm

Squarish can be fine sometimes, these penny's definitely pass any sort of test:

http://www.treadriteshoes.com/shop/images/JM/ainsworth_penny2.jpg

jonnyseed's picture

^^Yeah, those shoes are cute.

ER
(Orangutan, 269
 
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  on 10/19/10 at 2:44pm

^^Yeah, those shoes are cute. I can hold your purse while you try those on. Oh, and here is the tampon you needed.

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jonnyseed wrote: ^^Yeah,

PE
(King Kong, 1,434
 
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  on 10/19/10 at 2:57pm
jonnyseed:

^^Yeah, those shoes are cute. I can hold your purse while you try those on. Oh, and here is the tampon you needed.

It's not a purse....

...it's a satchel.

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jonnyseed wrote: cphbravo96

PE
 
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  on 10/19/10 at 3:37pm
jonnyseed:
cphbravo96:

Haha, some of you people are hilarious. I don't see anything wrong with them, in fact I'm wearing them right now...along with jeans and a Nike DRI-FIT polo shirt in the team of my choice...so maybe I'm not the best example, lol.

While I agree they don't convey professionalism like a cap toe does and I don't think they are ALL hideous, although most of them are clunky and goofy looking...plus I don't think mine appear to be as square as some of the ones I've seen recently, which has made it hard for me to find a decent replacement. To each their own. If you don't own them already I wouldn't suggest buying them over some cap toes for interviews for first year or SA positions, etc.

Regards

According to the people on this board, you're probably a piece of garbage from Jersey.

I'm not from Jersey, but I've been known to punch loud mouth, poofy-haired midgets in the mouth right after...

...TEEEE SHIIRRRRTTTTT TIIIMMMEEEE!!

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http://www.leveragedsellout.c

EN
(Neanderthal, 2,281
 
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  on 10/19/10 at 3:49pm

http://www.leveragedsellout.com/2007/10/banker-halloween-party/

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