Comments on: Shoes for the “Soft Butch” Plant Person http://shoeblogs.com/2008/03/20/shoes-for-the-soft-butch-plant-person/ Manolo Loves the Shoes! Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:19:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: roz http://shoeblogs.com/2008/03/20/shoes-for-the-soft-butch-plant-person/#comment-568775 roz Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:30:25 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2008/03/20/shoes-for-the-soft-butch-plant-person/#comment-568775 p.s. I think the Wearever and Fellowship lines of Fluevog would fit the bill, and they are not labeled specifically as unisex. p.s. I think the Wearever and Fellowship lines of Fluevog would fit the bill, and they are not labeled specifically as unisex.

]]> By: roz http://shoeblogs.com/2008/03/20/shoes-for-the-soft-butch-plant-person/#comment-568774 roz Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:58:03 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2008/03/20/shoes-for-the-soft-butch-plant-person/#comment-568774 While I personally shop John Fluevog for the ultra girly styles he offers, I can attest to the fact that Fluevog also carries many unisex he/she styles, which would be a good investment for the student who would also like a little funk in his/her life. http://www.fluevog.com/ While I personally shop John Fluevog for the ultra girly styles he offers, I can attest to the fact that Fluevog also carries many unisex he/she styles, which would be a good investment for the student who would also like a little funk in his/her life.

http://www.fluevog.com/

]]> By: E. http://shoeblogs.com/2008/03/20/shoes-for-the-soft-butch-plant-person/#comment-568742 E. Sun, 23 Mar 2008 01:14:08 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2008/03/20/shoes-for-the-soft-butch-plant-person/#comment-568742 Another thought-- I would highly recommend some of the more dressy offerings of the Patagonia footwear line for this situation. They feel like hiking boots, look presentable (to my eye at least), and offer the added bonus of unimpeachable environmental credentials. The Poppy, Ebony, and Gilia styles all seem right to me. I wore my pair of the Ebony in black suede to a 3 day job interview and got the job, if that means anything! Another thought– I would highly recommend some of the more dressy offerings of the Patagonia footwear line for this situation. They feel like hiking boots, look presentable (to my eye at least), and offer the added bonus of unimpeachable environmental credentials. The Poppy, Ebony, and Gilia styles all seem right to me. I wore my pair of the Ebony in black suede to a 3 day job interview and got the job, if that means anything!

]]> By: E. http://shoeblogs.com/2008/03/20/shoes-for-the-soft-butch-plant-person/#comment-568741 E. Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:51:11 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2008/03/20/shoes-for-the-soft-butch-plant-person/#comment-568741 What a fantastic post. Truly the Manolo is up to any shoe challenge put before him. And truly will answer with both hilarity and good taste. Having been to a few academic conferences in my life I can attest to the difficulty some of my more Teva-inclined colleagues have in cleaning up enough to give a paper. The best bet is something comfortable for a long day of shmoozing and paper-giving, that will look fine with the suit. I would suggest that a hiking-boot-loving ecologist might be sorry midway through the day for having picked a heel higher than one inch. Much better to rock a good laceup flat and have energy after the day to still go out to dinner with the important ecologists you just met. I was once witness to a poor grad student's full-on crying, yelling, shoe meltdown in the women's restroom of a major academic conference. She had a job interview later that day and had suddenly decided her shoes (rather fussy ruffly black high heels perhaps more appropriate to a dinner date) were so inappropriate that she would not be able to keep it together for the interview. The other women in the restroom had to talk her back down to sanity. What a fantastic post. Truly the Manolo is up to any shoe challenge put before him. And truly will answer with both hilarity and good taste.
Having been to a few academic conferences in my life I can attest to the difficulty some of my more Teva-inclined colleagues have in cleaning up enough to give a paper. The best bet is something comfortable for a long day of shmoozing and paper-giving, that will look fine with the suit. I would suggest that a hiking-boot-loving ecologist might be sorry midway through the day for having picked a heel higher than one inch. Much better to rock a good laceup flat and have energy after the day to still go out to dinner with the important ecologists you just met.
I was once witness to a poor grad student’s full-on crying, yelling, shoe meltdown in the women’s restroom of a major academic conference. She had a job interview later that day and had suddenly decided her shoes (rather fussy ruffly black high heels perhaps more appropriate to a dinner date) were so inappropriate that she would not be able to keep it together for the interview. The other women in the restroom had to talk her back down to sanity.

]]> By: L. http://shoeblogs.com/2008/03/20/shoes-for-the-soft-butch-plant-person/#comment-568717 L. Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:29:46 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2008/03/20/shoes-for-the-soft-butch-plant-person/#comment-568717 Oh, Manolo. The "and/or present an academic paper" made me lol, lol, lol. And Barb, I just got a degree in forest ecology myself! The Manolo's readership is wide-ranging indeed. Oh, Manolo. The “and/or present an academic paper” made me lol, lol, lol.

And Barb, I just got a degree in forest ecology myself! The Manolo’s readership is wide-ranging indeed.

]]> By: Jan http://shoeblogs.com/2008/03/20/shoes-for-the-soft-butch-plant-person/#comment-568715 Jan Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:48:20 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2008/03/20/shoes-for-the-soft-butch-plant-person/#comment-568715 The more things change, the more they stay the same. When I was in school--before the wheel was invented--these are the kind of shoes the old lady teachers wore. I bought some when I was 19 and loved them! The more things change, the more they stay the same. When I was in school–before the wheel was invented–these are the kind of shoes the old lady teachers wore. I bought some when I was 19 and loved them!

]]> By: mizztissa http://shoeblogs.com/2008/03/20/shoes-for-the-soft-butch-plant-person/#comment-568714 mizztissa Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:16:57 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2008/03/20/shoes-for-the-soft-butch-plant-person/#comment-568714 The gravity isn't very pleasing. Someone commented a nun shoe. Have to agree. The Franco Sarto looks fashionably acceptable, although I prefer more of a spike or stiletto heel, and maybe a peep toe, and more strappy... not really a shoe anymore. I read in an article in UK newspaper The Telegraph (I think) that shoes will be the new "it" item for women. Previously, handbags wore the crown for some time. I say - About Time!! Our Shoe fetish has taken a back seat to handbags snobs for years. Afterall, men notice the shoes, and the legs attached, but I don't think you'll ever hear a (straight) man say "nice handbag"... MT www.mizztissa.com - sexy shoes and boots The gravity isn’t very pleasing. Someone commented a nun shoe. Have to agree.

The Franco Sarto looks fashionably acceptable, although I prefer more of a spike or stiletto heel, and maybe a peep toe, and more strappy… not really a shoe anymore.

I read in an article in UK newspaper The Telegraph (I think) that shoes will be the new “it” item for women. Previously, handbags wore the crown for some time.

I say - About Time!! Our Shoe fetish has taken a back seat to handbags snobs for years.

Afterall, men notice the shoes, and the legs attached, but I don’t think you’ll ever hear a (straight) man say “nice handbag”…

MT
http://www.mizztissa.com - sexy shoes and boots

]]> By: Long Island http://shoeblogs.com/2008/03/20/shoes-for-the-soft-butch-plant-person/#comment-568700 Long Island Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:20:11 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2008/03/20/shoes-for-the-soft-butch-plant-person/#comment-568700 The oxford is beautiful well made shoe for the tailored suit. However a chill goes down my spine when I look at it. I break out in cold sweat for fear of not having being able to spell transubstantiation. The Gravati is a nun shoe. The oxford is beautiful well made shoe for the tailored suit. However a chill goes down my spine when I look at it. I break out in cold sweat for fear of not having being able to spell transubstantiation.

The Gravati is a nun shoe.

]]> By: Joan H. http://shoeblogs.com/2008/03/20/shoes-for-the-soft-butch-plant-person/#comment-568699 Joan H. Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:23:56 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2008/03/20/shoes-for-the-soft-butch-plant-person/#comment-568699 (gush warning) OMG! I love both pairs! (end gush) I think these would also work well for a student teacher, yes? (gush warning) OMG! I love both pairs! (end gush)

I think these would also work well for a student teacher, yes?

]]> By: Barb http://shoeblogs.com/2008/03/20/shoes-for-the-soft-butch-plant-person/#comment-568698 Barb Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:42:32 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2008/03/20/shoes-for-the-soft-butch-plant-person/#comment-568698 Suz - I am a forest ecologist, and while I don't particularly identify as butch these days, I certainly have in the past. Going more in the direction of a k.d. lang-esque dapper butch look as compared to your typical crunchy butch aesthetic is the right idea for a scientific conference, but keep in mind that you'll be presenting to fellow ecologists. You want to look professional, but not so polished that they question whether you're comfortable out in the field. Also, if you don't wear heels on anything approximating a regular basis, don't buy something with a substantial heel and put yourself through giving presentations and walking around with potential colleagues/employers while you're both breaking in a new pair of shoes and getting accustomed/reaccustomed to walking in heels. I did this for an interview with a environmental consulting firm, and I'm fairly well convinced it lost me the job. I have had very good luck with Clarks, and I'm wondering if an ankle boot with a moderate heel, either from Clarks or somewhere else with a similar but slightly more polished aesthetic, would do the trick. Boots inspire confidence and can be very stylishly androgynous. Suz -

I am a forest ecologist, and while I don’t particularly identify as butch these days, I certainly have in the past. Going more in the direction of a k.d. lang-esque dapper butch look as compared to your typical crunchy butch aesthetic is the right idea for a scientific conference, but keep in mind that you’ll be presenting to fellow ecologists. You want to look professional, but not so polished that they question whether you’re comfortable out in the field.

Also, if you don’t wear heels on anything approximating a regular basis, don’t buy something with a substantial heel and put yourself through giving presentations and walking around with potential colleagues/employers while you’re both breaking in a new pair of shoes and getting accustomed/reaccustomed to walking in heels. I did this for an interview with a environmental consulting firm, and I’m fairly well convinced it lost me the job.

I have had very good luck with Clarks, and I’m wondering if an ankle boot with a moderate heel, either from Clarks or somewhere else with a similar but slightly more polished aesthetic, would do the trick. Boots inspire confidence and can be very stylishly androgynous.

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