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Are these shoes smart casual?

Kristine

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I'm footwear challenged, for some reason I have a hard time determining how casual shoes look. I think these are cute and I love the color, I can see wearing them with navy dress pants or dark jeans on more casual work days (smart casual). Or does the rawhide tie and boat shoe look send them into strictly casual territory (weekends only). My office is casual to smart casual, but I'm aiming a little higher, smart casual to business casual.

My poll question, are these smart casual and appropriate for an office?

http://www.zappos.com/sofft-pi.....ne-leather

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Latest reply was from Lisa

Kristine

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If they're horrible old lady shoes again you can tell me that too. Sigh.

Mo

(website)

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Not my style, but I don't work in a smart casual environment so I don't feel qualified to answer.

Kristine

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That's just payback for the shirt comment isn't it?

Imagine them with bootcut jeans just floating over so all you see is the yellow toe. I think it's the color that I really love.

MsMary

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I think they're totally cute. I think if your workplace is casual enough for jeans, these are plenty "smart." Especially because they look v. expensive.

nicoleb

(website)

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I"m with MaryK! I think you should get them. I love the bow and the idea of it peaking out over bootcuts

rae

(website)

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Smart, casual, CUTE!

modgrl

(website)

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For me, it's the orange color that sends them out of smart casual and into slightly too funky for the office... how about a pair of flats in patent navy? That way you could wear them with navy slacks or dark jeans.

Annie

I absolutely love them! Paired with the right jeans, I can see them be office wear.

Barbara

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I love the style, but I'm not crazy about the color. If they were red or teal, I'd have to order them!

Maya

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I still find the nautical, boat shoes styling of these quite casual. Smart casual to me is more refined.

MNsara

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I do love that color, but I'm thinking more *casual*, too!

Maybe it's because I can picture them looking darling with white clams and a bright(or navy) top in the summer. . . and you probably couldn't make something business casual do that. . .

They are great shoes, and I'd love to see you try them, but I was addressing the business casual aspect.

Sally

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I like them and think they are smart enough for an office. Not good at defining smart casual etc, but definitely think that they could be dressed up or down depending on what you were wearing.

Alecia

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If you can wear jeans to the office, I think they'd be perfect. I actually think they could be dressed up some depending on what you wear them with, too. They are really cute.

Marley

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Cute shoes! I think they'd look great with jeans and summer capris. Sorry I can't comment on whether or not they are Smart Casual - I really don't have a good grasp on the spectrum of casual to dressy style!

CocoLion

(website)

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I feel they are casual but not smart casual. However, I do feel the preppiness makes them qualify for business casual if it is OK to wear capri pants for business casual.

I don't see them with bootcut pants, somehow, and I can't explain why. Sorry I'm being really particular without explaining myself too well.

Scarlet

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These look a little casual to me for an office environment. Sorry

lynne

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I can imagine them peeking out from beneath a dark wash "dressier" pair of jeans. I love the idea of that pop of color, especially if you could bookend with a touch of it in a scarf or the print in a top underneath a blazer.

Isis

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I voted "Nay" as they seemed more straight casual to me. To me, it's the eyelets and teh lacing around the edge that give them a more casual vibe......BUT, if only the toe-tips were peeking out of PPL darkwash bootcuts, I think they could be smart casual.

Edit: Now that I read the comments, I am on the same page as many others!

Angie

(website)

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Very Euro - but still *bordering* casual in my book. Although definitely smarter than anything with a rubber sole.

My thumbs are up though!

Kristine

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Ok, thanks everyone! What a wide variety of responses, maybe I'm not the only a little unsure about what makes a shoe casual? I'm still thinking these over, although I might go for patent ballet flats or something a little more dressy. My shoe wardrobe, the last frontier!

Beth

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They're more casual to me. Love them:)

lyn*

(website)

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I think the detailing on them suggest casual ... but if you're allowed to wear jeans to work, I think these shoes will work.

They are very very cute

Lisa

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I vote casual, I would wear them with jeans, but not trousers.