I’m sitting in a Monday morning briefing and, as I look down, I realise that I must have missed the memo about the trip to the beach. Low rise pants with underwear showing The low waisted jean is gone for a good reason. Socks with sandals It might have been cool for a minute, but we wouldn’t recommend trying this fashion faux pas out any time soon. (Although not necessarily Louboutin ones, mind you!) Similarly, there are plenty of closed toe, low wedges out there that are very modest, very plain (and very dull, if I’m being honest), and which I can’t imagine anyone seriously objecting to. Last month the Tes published my article on Summer footwear fashion faux-pas. Heels you can’t walk in There’s nothing worse than seeing a woman hobble around in too-small or too-tall heels. I don’t think ALL stilettos, pointed toes or wedges need to be banned from the office, though: for instance, the Christian Louboutin ‘Simple’ pumps shown above would’ve been considered perfectly acceptable in any of the offices I’ve ever worked in, where black, heeled pumps were pretty commonplace.

Still, they added machismo when 80s pop stars needed it most. Famous from the 80s, these little criminals actually came from an Italian designer in Paris from the 30s.

If you encounter two or more answers look at the most recent one i.e the last item on the answers box. Also known as disco boots, these 70s fashion items were actually used to avoid the muck in ancient urban streets. Again, I guess this depends on the type of shoe were talking about: high platforms, crazy wedges and anything very loud or fashion forward is probably going. Footwear fashion faux pas NYT Crossword Clue Answers are listed below and every time we find a new solution for this clue we add it on the answers list. Obviously what’s acceptable in the office depends very much on the type of office you work in, but while I broadly agreed with many of the items suggested by the survey (too much cleavage and visible underwear are always going to be a big “no” in the workplace), I was a little surprised to find wedge heels and stilettos/pointy shoes on the list.Īgain, I guess this depends on the type of shoe we’re talking about: high platforms, crazy wedges and anything very loud or “fashion forward” is probably going to raise eyebrows in a conservative workplace, and I know many offices frown on bare toes or strappy sandals. Footwear fashion faux pas Crossword Clue. Over at The Fashion Police today, we have an article about crimes of office fashion, as decided by a new survey from fashion website Stylecompare.