Open Toed Sandals with Indecent Feet

PrettySquareGal · 05-31-2006, 07:52 AM

I was in a waiting area at the car dealer today and noticed that out of four women, all wore open toed sandals with horrid looking toes sticking out. I don't think one needs toe polish to have non-offending feet, but what is it with people not even paying attention to basic grooming and personal hygiene matters? Dreadful!

Have you noticed this in your area?

LizzieMaine · 05-31-2006, 08:17 AM

Ewww. Not that I'm a toe snob or anything, but if one can't take the time to make sure their feet are suitable for public view, they should stick with closed shoes. Guys are even worse offenders than women -- the idea of lumpy, hairy guy feet sticking out of dirty flip flops is a trend I really wish would go away.

Just another example of modern-day slob culture run rampant.

BettyValentine · 05-31-2006, 08:22 AM

... I think I'd be more likely to take notice if I saw a guy's hairless feet in sandals.

BV

rubyredlocks · 05-31-2006, 08:45 AM

Well,I've been known to do it,but I'm usually on my way to a pedicure.

mysterygal · 05-31-2006, 10:34 AM

wearing sandals, your feet should be worthy of being displayed. I start getting pedicures around springtime...I am one too that does not care for feet in the first place, so I take special precautions to make sure they are looking their best. My biggest peeve is hands, dirt in the nails, and so on really grosses me out (hand fettish

)

Rosie · 05-31-2006, 11:27 AM

Ewww, I agree, there is a certain teacher here that I believe has never come foot to stone with a pumice, nor a bottle of lotion. Nail polish aside, pedicures are a must when wearing open toed shoes.

Paisley · 05-31-2006, 12:24 PM

I don't notice toes as much as heels. Most of the women I see in sandals need a farrier. I find that a callus rasp and foot rasp are more comfortable than a pumice stone for calluses.

I don't like men with Frodo feet in sandals; I think they'd look better in loafers.

Caledonia · 05-31-2006, 05:00 PM

And don't forget a good old scalpel. Actually, I was wearing a pair of peep toe 40s the other day, red polish of course, and my sister in law asked to try them on.

I'd been in a rush and only painted the nail that was on show! Does that count as untended feet?

Lauren · 05-31-2006, 05:04 PM

Nope!! That's authentic. My grandma only used to paint her two front toes

Caledonia · 05-31-2006, 05:12 PM

Phew! Thought I was going to get nicked by the style police. Thanks for that.

Katydid · 05-31-2006, 07:49 PM

Let's not forget those gals that are either too lazy or just don't care enough to touch up their nail polish. Who wants to see six day old chipped horrid nail polish with sandals or any open-toed shoe?

Rosie · 05-31-2006, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paisley

I don't like men with Frodo feet in sandals; I think they'd look better in loafers.

Frodo Feet, Ha!

Etienne · 06-01-2006, 01:54 AM

Funny that feet have come up as a topic--just this afternoon I was at a meeting and we all looked down at almost the same moment and commented on all the toes and sandals in front of us! (It was 86 degrees here!) Everyone had pretty nail polish on and sparkly thong-type sandals! Silver, tourquoise, pink, black and white shoes with red nail polish on every single toe on display!

Naama · 06-01-2006, 01:01 PM

I don't know, but I somehow dislike the look of my feet...... It hasn't to do anything with hygiene or grooming matter (well, ok, my feet-skin (is this a word?) are extremly dry, but for me that's a generall problem (despise my face

), I just don't like them. I feel as uncomfortable in open toed shoes as if I would run along the streets in underwear. I heaven't worn open toed shoes since ages!

Naama

Caledonia · 06-01-2006, 04:10 PM

What you want is anything in the drug store that says it "dissolves dry and hard skin, leaving a smooth silky finsh, ya da ya da......" It does nothing of the sort, but put it on in goodly amounts, stick a pair of cotton socks on overnight, and do that for a week - your tootsies will look like heaven. But you've got to do that every other week. And again I mention a good old fashioned scalpel! Not for the face mind!

mysterygal · 06-01-2006, 05:13 PM

A good pedicure does wonders for feet! though it your feet are in really bad shape, it might take going a few times to get the results you want. I do mine at home. There are so many products out there now that are absolutely fabulous, plus, doing your feet at home is convenient and a whole lot less expensive!

I've got hot pink nail polish on my toe nails...not exactly my kind of color but me and my nine year old were having a 'girls' night

Trickeration · 06-02-2006, 02:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lauren Henline

Nope!! That's authentic. My grandma only used to paint her two front toes

I feel better, too. I don't know how many times I've painted only the visible toes while riding to a gig

.

05-31-2006, 07:52 AM	#1
PrettySquareGal Call Me a Cab Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New England Posts: 2,733	Open Toed Sandals with Indecent Feet I was in a waiting area at the car dealer today and noticed that out of four women, all wore open toed sandals with horrid looking toes sticking out. I don't think one needs toe polish to have non-offending feet, but what is it with people not even paying attention to basic grooming and personal hygiene matters? Dreadful! Have you noticed this in your area? Last edited by PrettySquareGal : 05-31-2006 at 08:17 AM.

05-31-2006, 08:17 AM	#2
LizzieMaine Bartender Join Date: May 2006 Location: The "Second-Coolest Small Town In America" Posts: 4,803	Ewww. Not that I'm a toe snob or anything, but if one can't take the time to make sure their feet are suitable for public view, they should stick with closed shoes. Guys are even worse offenders than women -- the idea of lumpy, hairy guy feet sticking out of dirty flip flops is a trend I really wish would go away. Just another example of modern-day slob culture run rampant. __________________ Let's have another cup of coffee -- and let's have another piece of pie!

05-31-2006, 05:04 PM	#9
Lauren Distinguished Service Award Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sunny California Posts: 4,304	Nope!! That's authentic. My grandma only used to paint her two front toes __________________ http://wearinghistory.blogspot.com Romans 12:2

06-01-2006, 01:01 PM	#14
Naama Practically Family Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Vienna Posts: 669	I don't know, but I somehow dislike the look of my feet...... It hasn't to do anything with hygiene or grooming matter (well, ok, my feet-skin (is this a word?) are extremly dry, but for me that's a generall problem (despise my face ), I just don't like them. I feel as uncomfortable in open toed shoes as if I would run along the streets in underwear. I heaven't worn open toed shoes since ages! Naama __________________ There's only one thing in life you can't buy with money, and that's style.....

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05-31-2006, 08:22 AM	#3
BettyValentine "A" List Customer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 332	... I think I'd be more likely to take notice if I saw a guy's hairless feet in sandals. BV

05-31-2006, 08:45 AM	#4
rubyredlocks Practically Family Join Date: May 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 822	Well,I've been known to do it,but I'm usually on my way to a pedicure.

05-31-2006, 10:34 AM	#5
mysterygal Call Me a Cab Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Washington Posts: 2,672	wearing sandals, your feet should be worthy of being displayed. I start getting pedicures around springtime...I am one too that does not care for feet in the first place, so I take special precautions to make sure they are looking their best. My biggest peeve is hands, dirt in the nails, and so on really grosses me out (hand fettish )

05-31-2006, 11:27 AM	#6
Rosie One Too Many Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bed Stuy, Brooklyn, NY Posts: 1,829	Ewww, I agree, there is a certain teacher here that I believe has never come foot to stone with a pumice, nor a bottle of lotion. Nail polish aside, pedicures are a must when wearing open toed shoes.

05-31-2006, 12:24 PM	#7
Paisley I'll Lock Up Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 4,180	I don't notice toes as much as heels. Most of the women I see in sandals need a farrier. I find that a callus rasp and foot rasp are more comfortable than a pumice stone for calluses. I don't like men with Frodo feet in sandals; I think they'd look better in loafers.

05-31-2006, 05:00 PM	#8
Caledonia Practically Family Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 966	And don't forget a good old scalpel. Actually, I was wearing a pair of peep toe 40s the other day, red polish of course, and my sister in law asked to try them on. I'd been in a rush and only painted the nail that was on show! Does that count as untended feet?

05-31-2006, 05:12 PM	#10
Caledonia Practically Family Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 966	Phew! Thought I was going to get nicked by the style police. Thanks for that.

05-31-2006, 07:49 PM	#11
Katydid One of the Regulars Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Central Pennsylvania Posts: 111	Let's not forget those gals that are either too lazy or just don't care enough to touch up their nail polish. Who wants to see six day old chipped horrid nail polish with sandals or any open-toed shoe?

06-01-2006, 01:54 AM	#13
Etienne "A" List Customer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern California Posts: 473	Funny that feet have come up as a topic--just this afternoon I was at a meeting and we all looked down at almost the same moment and commented on all the toes and sandals in front of us! (It was 86 degrees here!) Everyone had pretty nail polish on and sparkly thong-type sandals! Silver, tourquoise, pink, black and white shoes with red nail polish on every single toe on display!

06-01-2006, 04:10 PM	#15
Caledonia Practically Family Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 966	What you want is anything in the drug store that says it "dissolves dry and hard skin, leaving a smooth silky finsh, ya da ya da......" It does nothing of the sort, but put it on in goodly amounts, stick a pair of cotton socks on overnight, and do that for a week - your tootsies will look like heaven. But you've got to do that every other week. And again I mention a good old fashioned scalpel! Not for the face mind!

06-01-2006, 05:13 PM	#16
mysterygal Call Me a Cab Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Washington Posts: 2,672	A good pedicure does wonders for feet! though it your feet are in really bad shape, it might take going a few times to get the results you want. I do mine at home. There are so many products out there now that are absolutely fabulous, plus, doing your feet at home is convenient and a whole lot less expensive! I've got hot pink nail polish on my toe nails...not exactly my kind of color but me and my nine year old were having a 'girls' night