Square toed shoes faux pas

[rajub]

Hello gents,

I'm 32 now, but a few years ago (hopefully it was a really long time ago), I wore square toed shoes. I won't lie, I had some shoes similar to these:



I've recently learned it's a fashion faux pas to wear shoes like those. I'm trying to class up my wardrobe and I recently bought some Ted Baker chukkas, specifically these: http://www.dsw.com/shoe/ted+baker+ashcroft+4+chukka+boot?prodId=273432

My question is, they are obviously not round in the front, are these considered square toed shoes? Should I not be wearing these? Any thoughts on this matter would be great. Thanks!

 

[jseto]

@rajub

Those look pretty square-toed to me.

I would pass.

What environment would you be wearing these in? Formal business? Business casual? Casual?

Have you browsed the forum at all for what is considered "Style forum approved" footwear.

 

[HughJ]

Yeah, even the product details describe them as square. There are other compelling reasons not to buy them though. If you search a little bit, you should be able to turn up a recent thread on decent shoes with lower price tags (which predictably goes off track, but starts off useful).