17 Responses for "Street Runway: Feet Faux Pas?"

1. ridonkulus July 24th, 2008 at 12:06 pm 1

   sadness. the outfit is so awesome too. cute blouse, cute shorts, cute sandals. and then dun dun pantyhose! it wouldn’t be so bad if it was closed-toe shoes.

   also don’t like the black shoes with the guys’ khakis, dark brown would’ve been better.

2. Bones July 24th, 2008 at 12:12 pm 2

   That’s Straight Ghetto.

3. Bones July 24th, 2008 at 12:19 pm 3

   Good thing Koreans don’t have scent glands, Odor eaters wouldn’t stand a chance

4. ryuji July 24th, 2008 at 1:18 pm 4

   신발은 너무이쁜데 발이 너무 아파서 그랬나 @_@?

5. impolite one July 24th, 2008 at 3:50 pm 5

   It’s faux pas, but Koreans don’t really do footwear right to begin with, and frankly, this is so common, I’d overlook it.
   Korean girls haven’t completely grasped the concept of open-toe footwear and the ways/seasons for wearing it appropriately. I know it’s old-fashioned manners to wear stockings or something to cover your bare feet if you go indoors, but really, there needs to be some sort of social norm put into effect about those open toed shoes and those stirrup leggings, and their appropriate seasons, because I see girls in Seoul wearing open toes in January.
   This is like wearing a pair of shorts and a sweater on top.

6. impolite one July 24th, 2008 at 3:51 pm 6

   ryuji: no pain, no gain

7. Gomushin Girl July 25th, 2008 at 12:42 am 7

   you go right ahead and try and enforce that . . . I’ll just stand right here and watch.
   아프기 때문에? 근데, 겨울에 너무 주운데 미니스커트 입었지? ^^

8. grace July 25th, 2008 at 2:40 am 8

   Oh Hell no. There is no excuse for that.
   Use pantyhose only when wearing pumps.
   Let the 40’s pinup sexbombs keep their dignity!!

9. Jae Young July 26th, 2008 at 3:24 am 9

   I dislike stockings with any type of open toed shoe, but I would agree with impolite one, seen so many Koreans (even in the States) who wear open toed shoes with stockings, I just think “Oh, Korea~” when I see it. I really wish they could buy sandal foot hosiery, they do make them after all. Tights with open toed shoes are silly unless you are going for a v. particular look, but the treasured Asian lovely lady look is not one that fosters tights/hose. Maybe if you were like a little more avant garde and were wearing coloured opaque tights with over the top shoes.

   And puhlease, I’ve worn heels more precarious than that, they don’t look like they’re more than 2-2.5 inches. Doable~

10. cjlatina July 26th, 2008 at 1:05 pm 10

    That is a big X for no. Us ladies should always go bare when wearing sandals.

11. miss koco July 27th, 2008 at 2:01 pm 11

    Oh, look what you started. We might as well bring up uggs again. Pantyhose and open-toed shoes is just wrong. It’s just so ick on so many levels. If you are so worried that people are going to think that you’re impolite/slutty for wearing open-toed shoes without hose on, then don’t wear the open toed shoes. It’s a much bigger offense to the whole world of fashion, to the aesthetics of the street, and to my eyes to have to see such a grandma-style fashion faux pas. Ewwww!

    By the way, it’s not only in Korea. I see it in Tokyo all the time too.

12. Saebin July 27th, 2008 at 10:59 pm 12

    That looks horrible. :/
    would look alot better if she didn’t wear open-toe heels.

13. nicknows July 29th, 2008 at 2:46 am 13

    chalk this one with up granny panny lines that I love seeing on that attractive young love with the long legs and perfect walk…gets my head to turn..only to end in laughter

    (but I guess expectations run a little higher when You come from a country where even girls in sweats and pajamas wear g-strings to 8am lecture class)

14. impolite one July 29th, 2008 at 7:55 am 14

    There are no shortages of granny panties in Seoul, trust me.

15. cstina July 30th, 2008 at 12:40 pm 15

    ugh…that’s one thing i couldn’t handle while i was in korea last year. that and the minis in the middle of winter. sooooo tacky.

16. oma July 31st, 2008 at 11:09 am 16

    Yeah, its bad. At least if the pantyhose weren’t a shade darker at her toes it wouldn’t be as bad (still tacky though).

17. DiDi August 1st, 2008 at 3:11 am 17

    Yeah, it looks strange but I’ve seen worse. I rather like her shoes, but not really digging that orange print top, hillbilly comes to mind.