@thismyusername Well prior to christmas I left MS sandals as it was 75 degrees. Got out of the car in the snow further north to put gas in the car. Was still wearing sandals with no socks (did have socks ready to wear with the sandals out of laziness to have to tie shoes on my way home, was too tired to bother) and then I had completely cold, wet from slush feet. But at least my socks were dry.
My feet kind of look like Calvin’s in Calvin and Hobbes. Since it can definitely be argued that comics are art, my feet are therefore works of art.
Plus a lot of the time I can’t be bothered to find my shoes.
You will never see me showing my bare feet in public unless I am at the beach. It is a big thing for me, I just do not think it is appropriate. Considering I am born and bred in Southern California, I tend to be in the minority.
@JanaS I grew up in northern OH and we never wore shoes outside as soon as it was warm enough. Mom bought us cheap flip flops but we had to save them to go into stores where we couldn’t walk barefoot. The only other shoes we had were church shoes and if the school year shoes still fit. Of course in the winter we voluntarily wore bare feet sliding down the front walk trying to turn it into ice (threw water on it too to help that along) so we could then slide down it more easily in boots.
I went barefoot also as a child. No shoes at home in summer. No shoes most of the year after school. We rode our bikes barefoot or went to the park barefoot all the time. I think it was about halfway thru elementary school that I was wearing shoes so much - because going various places to see friends or take lessons or whatever - that it became hard to toughen up my feet enough for a barefoot life anymore. And was around horses a lot. So barefooting went away.
I have noticed that in many offices a number of females wear what are essentially flip-flops with a small amount of decoration or design added in, and these are considered office appropriate footwear. Whereas the males seem to be stuck in office-style shoes.
Doesn’t seem quite fair - however, that the females who wear these “office-appropriate flip-flops” usually have nice looking feet.
@f00l we had women start wearing “nice flip flops” this summer. Luckily the corp dress code says “close toed shoes” so the manager pointed that out (along with a few other issues like some folks had started wearing tees with messages). I have no problem showing my feet (not beautiful but not ugly) but I agree the office is not the place for that.
In this area, having “dress flip-flops” be ok as female office footwear is very common. I have seen this in insurance companies, in non-public areas of banks, in privately held or foreign-owned companies the size of Fortune 500 companies; offices in Fortune 500 companies, basically, almost any office setting where the employees are not expected to meet with the public, and men are expected to wear office attire, but not expected to wear suits.
I don’t ever see this when an office-type employee would be expected to meet with the public as part of one’s daily job. So one never sees this footwear in typical law or medical offices, receptionists, bank tellers or officers.
In none of these jobs would t-shirts that are obviously just t-shirts be ok, even on casual Fridays (message t-shirts are never ok, tho humorous t-shirts of the Woot variety are sometimes ok on IT staff and maintenance or factory workers, and sometimes ok at universities in some jobs).
(Clothing for females is so much more varied than clothing for males that females can purchase “dressy t-shirts” that are ok for the office-wear every day).
In office settings where casual clean t-shirts would be ok every day, it’s for both genders, and it’s also often fine if men wear sandals.
I see this quite commonly in offices that would never permit sleeveless t-shirts or shorts on either gender.
I actually recreated a work of art on my nails once kinda as a joke. It was a
/image mondrian
painting.
Don’t have a photo of those. I don’t even care for the art style that much.
The other most ridiculous thing I’ve painted were Hello Kitty nails. They were so girly and cute, and not my style. I still thought they were fun though.
@RiotDemon
I saw a lady with “Trump” on her fingernails during October. I have seen people in “rebellion costumes” with various pagan or nazi or hammer and sickle or skull images on their fingernails. I suppose you could do that on toenails also. I imagine that’s totally not cool for most offices jobs and jobs where the employee deals with the public on behalf of a company.
(I don’t know if these are press-on or painted-on or what. “Trump” was only on both index fingers - the other fingernail were red white and blue patterns. Her nails were very long. I have never been inside a nail salon and don’t understand how they do the fancy nails.)
I like looking at the artistic nails. Have zero inclination to do something decorative to my nails tho.
@f00l they took some time. Now I know better ways to do some of the techniques so it wouldn’t take me as long. I don’t do my nails as much anymore though.
Having grown up in South Florida, going barefoot is second nature. Around the house, at the beach, great. At the golf course, or at work, I was appropriately shod.
Barefoot (or at most sandals) are the BEST when you live where it rains almost all year. People laugh until i point out that feet dry faster than socks, so while said feet are slightly colder when just coming in from outside, I am more comfortable a lot quicker. Oh, your rainboot leaked and now your socks are wet and squishy? Yeah, that sucks. And it’s going to be like that all day, now. Me, no, I’m comfortable. Why do you ask?
@RiotDemon I am lucky there, though I do try to aim more towards the dressier type for work. (I am office bound without a strict dress code). In a pinch, I have made due with light fabric flats (lacy is good because fancy yet ventilation) that can hide the no-sockiness. It also means if my feet sweat, I don’t get clammy socks and the ability to dry out means you don’t get the stench of multiplying bacteria.
Right now, though, it’s below freezing, so socks and boots it is. I do have SOME limits.
You think I care more about random stranger’s opinions of me than I do.
I’ll be the first to say it…my feet are gross! Toe nails with fungus, funky shaped toes, athletes foot, you name it!
@tightwad they have medicine for some of that.
My dreams of becoming a foot model ended when I took up distance running.
@thismyusername Horrified screeching ensues.
@Charcoalwolfman
@thismyusername Well prior to christmas I left MS sandals as it was 75 degrees. Got out of the car in the snow further north to put gas in the car. Was still wearing sandals with no socks (did have socks ready to wear with the sandals out of laziness to have to tie shoes on my way home, was too tired to bother) and then I had completely cold, wet from slush feet. But at least my socks were dry.
My feet kind of look like Calvin’s in Calvin and Hobbes. Since it can definitely be argued that comics are art, my feet are therefore works of art.
Plus a lot of the time I can’t be bothered to find my shoes.
You will never see me showing my bare feet in public unless I am at the beach. It is a big thing for me, I just do not think it is appropriate. Considering I am born and bred in Southern California, I tend to be in the minority.
Well hello?!? I’m from Alabama. Shoes were optional except for school and church. At least most of the time as I recall.
@JanaS I grew up in northern OH and we never wore shoes outside as soon as it was warm enough. Mom bought us cheap flip flops but we had to save them to go into stores where we couldn’t walk barefoot. The only other shoes we had were church shoes and if the school year shoes still fit. Of course in the winter we voluntarily wore bare feet sliding down the front walk trying to turn it into ice (threw water on it too to help that along) so we could then slide down it more easily in boots.
@Kidsandliz
I went barefoot also as a child. No shoes at home in summer. No shoes most of the year after school. We rode our bikes barefoot or went to the park barefoot all the time. I think it was about halfway thru elementary school that I was wearing shoes so much - because going various places to see friends or take lessons or whatever - that it became hard to toughen up my feet enough for a barefoot life anymore. And was around horses a lot. So barefooting went away.
Need a choice for “Extremely Comfortable, because even though they’re ugly, I don’t give a shit”
I stopped going barefoot when John Merrick saw them and recoiled in horror.
Like at a water park? No problem. At a wedding? Still not a problem.
I have noticed that in many offices a number of females wear what are essentially flip-flops with a small amount of decoration or design added in, and these are considered office appropriate footwear. Whereas the males seem to be stuck in office-style shoes.
Doesn’t seem quite fair - however, that the females who wear these “office-appropriate flip-flops” usually have nice looking feet.
@f00l we had women start wearing “nice flip flops” this summer. Luckily the corp dress code says “close toed shoes” so the manager pointed that out (along with a few other issues like some folks had started wearing tees with messages). I have no problem showing my feet (not beautiful but not ugly) but I agree the office is not the place for that.
@mollama
In this area, having “dress flip-flops” be ok as female office footwear is very common. I have seen this in insurance companies, in non-public areas of banks, in privately held or foreign-owned companies the size of Fortune 500 companies; offices in Fortune 500 companies, basically, almost any office setting where the employees are not expected to meet with the public, and men are expected to wear office attire, but not expected to wear suits.
I don’t ever see this when an office-type employee would be expected to meet with the public as part of one’s daily job. So one never sees this footwear in typical law or medical offices, receptionists, bank tellers or officers.
In none of these jobs would t-shirts that are obviously just t-shirts be ok, even on casual Fridays (message t-shirts are never ok, tho humorous t-shirts of the Woot variety are sometimes ok on IT staff and maintenance or factory workers, and sometimes ok at universities in some jobs).
(Clothing for females is so much more varied than clothing for males that females can purchase “dressy t-shirts” that are ok for the office-wear every day).
In office settings where casual clean t-shirts would be ok every day, it’s for both genders, and it’s also often fine if men wear sandals.
I see this quite commonly in offices that would never permit sleeveless t-shirts or shorts on either gender.
Bare feet? No. But I wear my FiveFingers pretty much whenever I can.
@SpenceMan01
Those make my feet sweaty. Prefer sandals.
What if I draw works of art on my toenails?
@RiotDemon With ink or fungus? This is critical.
@mcanavino nail polish or acrylic paint actually.
@RiotDemon
I have seen a lot of toe-nail decoration in “business-casual” offices. Decorations are expected to be non-provocative at work.
@f00l non provocative? How can any nail art be classed as provocative compared to regular polish? Unless I drew bad words on them, lol
I have to wear closed shoes at work, so no problems there.
I actually recreated a work of art on my nails once kinda as a joke. It was a
/image mondrian
painting.
Don’t have a photo of those. I don’t even care for the art style that much.
The other most ridiculous thing I’ve painted were Hello Kitty nails. They were so girly and cute, and not my style. I still thought they were fun though.
@RiotDemon
I saw a lady with “Trump” on her fingernails during October. I have seen people in “rebellion costumes” with various pagan or nazi or hammer and sickle or skull images on their fingernails. I suppose you could do that on toenails also. I imagine that’s totally not cool for most offices jobs and jobs where the employee deals with the public on behalf of a company.
(I don’t know if these are press-on or painted-on or what. “Trump” was only on both index fingers - the other fingernail were red white and blue patterns. Her nails were very long. I have never been inside a nail salon and don’t understand how they do the fancy nails.)
I like looking at the artistic nails. Have zero inclination to do something decorative to my nails tho.
@f00l I guess the most edgy nails I wore to work were white with bloody fingerprints and splatters.
I wouldn’t dare wear anything political.
@f00l
I tried to keep my nails more light hearted.
I did these on my toes too, omg what a pain.
@RiotDemon
Those are beautiful but they look like a lotta work.
@f00l they took some time. Now I know better ways to do some of the techniques so it wouldn’t take me as long. I don’t do my nails as much anymore though.
Having grown up in South Florida, going barefoot is second nature. Around the house, at the beach, great. At the golf course, or at work, I was appropriately shod.
Barefoot (or at most sandals) are the BEST when you live where it rains almost all year. People laugh until i point out that feet dry faster than socks, so while said feet are slightly colder when just coming in from outside, I am more comfortable a lot quicker. Oh, your rainboot leaked and now your socks are wet and squishy? Yeah, that sucks. And it’s going to be like that all day, now. Me, no, I’m comfortable. Why do you ask?
@Pixy this is why I carry a second pair in my car when working. Wet shoes are terrible. Can’t wear flops at work though.
@RiotDemon I am lucky there, though I do try to aim more towards the dressier type for work. (I am office bound without a strict dress code). In a pinch, I have made due with light fabric flats (lacy is good because fancy yet ventilation) that can hide the no-sockiness. It also means if my feet sweat, I don’t get clammy socks and the ability to dry out means you don’t get the stench of multiplying bacteria.
Right now, though, it’s below freezing, so socks and boots it is. I do have SOME limits.
That never bothered me, but I can’t wander around bare footed any more. Old age sucks.