I do not like pointed shoes. Looks trendy to me. That's just my 2 cents.

 

I wear those and don't need to go a size up. I've seen sometimes it makes people look like they have huge feet....I don't know if its because they bought 1 size up or its just the shoe has even more of a point than i wear.

For walking in them I remember it felt awkward at first but now it feels more comfortable than a regular oxford. The only thing is I walk down steps by slanting my feet so its almost like a crossover...but thats also to prevent slipping when the stairs are wet.

On a side note I like them better for dancing

 

I would wear what works for you in terms of style and comfort. I personally don't wear pointy shoes b/c I have a wide forefoot (comfort issues) and I like a more rounded toe (style preference).

I'd suggest that you not worry about whether a shoe makes your foot look longer or wider if it fits you properly and works with your sense of style. If you like the pointy look, go for it. But I personally don't care for it.

 

I feel clumsy in pointed shoes. I guess they look alright, but they don't seem very professional to me. Definitely more trendy than professional.

 

Never

Pointed shoes are for women and elves.

 

Pointed shoes tend to be 'trendy'. Trends come and go, so the pointy shoe may be in now, but it appear out of style in a short time.

For me, I wear traditional looking shoes. Round toes, nothing fancy. The look doesn't come and go out of style. So, you will always get your money's worth as you'll be able to wear trad looking shoes until they fall apart (or your duct tape gives out).

Bottom line....wear what your want and feel most comfortable in and have fun.

cheers

 

If you have to ask about wearing pointed-toe shoes, then it might be best that you don't.

 

I was never into cricket killers...

 

I'm not a huge fan, but there is only one RTW brand that fits me with any semblance of comfort, and they do it a lot so I'm sorta stuck. I don't think these look too bad

 

The pointed toes aren't very good for a dress shoe (forgot that you were asking that) but better suited for a casual loafer....if you dont like loafers...then I guess it suits cowboy boots even better....lol

Those ones don't look too bad though...if you want to wear pointy ones then let it be..you said they look great with a suit....those ones actually would. Black dress shoes with a point never seem to work though...I don't know why.

But make sure you put your feet up on the desk at work at let those long toes point up to the sky!

 

It depends on how pointed...

or fashion forward the shoes are. I like a shoe like the C&J Weymouth which is some what pointed with an elongated vamp. From the number of people in this forum who wear C&J hand grades, I would assume they are looked upon with favor by most forumites, or at least by those who have purchased them. Some of the Itallian shoes do make your feet look big, and I only wear a US 9 (UK 8-1/2). The shoes by Allen-Edmonds, to my taste, are not very stylish. I only have one pair: a black and white spectator. In a word, or very few words, Crocket & Jones are stylish, most italian shoes are too pointy or fashion forward, and Allen-Edmonds are stuck in the 1980s. Their round toe designs are stodgy, to say the least.

 

I'm not a huge fan, but there is only one RTW brand that fits me with any semblance of comfort, and they do it a lot so I'm sorta stuck. I don't think these look too bad

I beg to differ. I would call those shoes ugly, both for the chisel toe and for the way the sole is stitched up on the side.

 

I beg to differ. I would call those shoes ugly, both for the chisel toe and for the way the sole is stitched up on the side.

Meh, different strokes for different folks. A few people on these forums have said they look good in the past. I agree it's not my ideal, but when there are only a handful of shoes that fit a person, you make some compromises. At any rate, the ladyfolk like them (though, I admit, that's hardly any standard). It's all in how you carry them though. When you wear something like that, you have to be able to pull it off, otherwise it does look goofy. You need to have already established a reputation among your peers of always being dressed sharply to make it work I think.

 

I regretted mine:
https://askandyaboutclothes.com/community/showthread.php?t=60368&highlight=horrors

 

The AE Mora on the #8 last is as "pointy" as I would go.

 

...When you wear something like that, you have to be able to pull it off, otherwise it does look goofy. You need to have already established a reputation among your peers of always being dressed sharply to make it work I think.

I agree...the key is that "air of confidence and self assurance" which makes any clothing item or pair of shoes work for the wearer. BTW marlinspike, while I couldn't wear the shoes because of a rather broad forefoot, I rather like that sole stitching going up the outside edge of the shoes...quite unique.

 

I agree...the key is that "air of confidence and self assurance" which makes any clothing item or pair of shoes work for the wearer. BTW marlinspike, while I couldn't wear the shoes because of a rather broad forefoot, I rather like that sole stitching going up the outside edge of the shoes...quite unique.

You know, it looks a lot narrower than it is, I would guess in part because Bologna construction allows big shoes to look smaller. It seems to measure just a hair narrower in the toebox than my other 14D's.

 

I prefer the Cruel Shoes:

Anna knew She had to have a new pair of shoes today, and Carlo had helped her try on every pair in the store.
Carlo spoke wearily, "Well, that's it. That's every pair of shoes in the place."
"Oh, you must have one more pair. . . .?!"
"No, not one more . . . . Well, we have the cruel shoes, but no one would want to try . . . "
"Yes, let me see the cruel shoes!"
"No, you don't understand, you see, the cruel shoes are . . ."
"Get them!"
Carlo disappeared into the back room for a moment, and then reappeared carrying an ordinary shoebox. He took off the lid and removed a hideous pair of black and white pumps. But this was not an ordinary pair of black and white pumps; both were left feet, one had a right angle turn with separate compartments that pointed the toes in impossible directions. The other shoe was six inches long and was curved inward like a rocking chair with a vise and razor blades to hold the foot in place.
Carlo spoke hesitantly, ". . . Now you see . . . they' re not fit for humans . . ."
"Put them on me."
"But..."
"Put them on me!"
Carlo knew all arguments were useless. He knelt down before her and forced her feet into the shoes.
The screams were incredible.
Anna crawled over to the mirror and held her bloody feet up where she could see.
"I like them."
She paid Carlo and crawled out of the store into the street.
Later that day, Carlo was overheard saying to a new customer, "Well, that's it. That's every pair of shoes in the place. Unless, of course, you'd like to try the cruel shoes."

 

There are "pointed dress shoes" (from DocHolliday's old post)

and there are "POINTED dress shoes" (from the wardrobe of the devil himself )

 

The only people i see in claude hoppers like those are clowns

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and there are "POINTED dress shoes" (from the wardrobe of the devil himself )

I can't fathom the foot surgery that would be required to make something like that fit me...

 

I'm not much for pointed shoes, either. Lobb are even too extreme for me. That said, I do have a nice pair of cowboy boots that I wear when I work some horses, but they're not for walking.

 

I wear a lot of vintage Florsheim boots from the 60s, and the toes on those are generally fairly pointy, but they feel and look great (personal taste of course!), and I would not give them up for the world. I really don't like the newer trendier pointy toe shoes though, they look way too affected.

 

On a recent trip to Paris and London, the trend in Paris is . . .

. . . for narrower-toed, longer-lined shoes, but not in London.

Of course, with anything, "narrower" or "wider" are measured in degrees (I cannot imagine wearing the Cesare Paciottis shown on this thread), but while in Paris I did buy two pairs of shoes with rather narrower toes than are popular in either London or New York, and, from my observations of men on the street, it would seem that Parisian men are wearing narower-toed shoes as a matter of course, whereas the general aesthetic for shoes in the UK and the US is still rather stuck with the squarer-toed shoes of the past several seasons.

 

. . . for narrower-toed, longer-lined shoes, but not in London.

Of course, with anything, "narrower" or "wider" are measured in degrees (I cannot imagine wearing the Cesare Paciottis shown on this thread), but while in Paris I did buy two pairs of shoes with rather narrower toes than are popular in either London or New York, and, from my observations of men on the street, it would seem that Parisian men are wearing narower-toed shoes as a matter of course, whereas the general aesthetic for shoes in the UK and the US is still rather stuck with the squarer-toed shoes of the past several seasons.

Interesting observations.

If I had to pick between narrow and square, I'd pick narrow. Square-toed shoes are the worst.

I'll stick with rounded and look stodgy for a few more seasons, until the winds of fashion change again.