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Walk Like A
Businesswoman
 Your shoes
reveal who you are and where you are going.
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Before you buy work
shoes, take a long, hard look at your namecard. What’s your
position? If you, like most of us, are a regular employee still
trying to climb the corporate ladder, stick to suitably low-key
shoes (and that still applies even if you come from an affluent
background). Respect for your boss is not simply about keeping to
the hierarchy, but also about wearing clothes that are appropriate.
Stay humble, and that accommodating attitude will help open the door
to the big office upstairs.
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Never choose shoes
to show off: They should show that you are serious about your job,
not at the ready for a night out on the town.
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It’s OK to be
concerned about style, but comfort really is everything. While there
are those who say looking good comes at a painful price, think of
them as pathetic, sick slaves to the cult of beauty. Nobody really
wants to suffer for the fleeting I’m-so-pretty exultation. And if
you do believe that you cannot have one without the other, then
weigh the nostalgic and painful option of a bit of foot-binding.
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Don’t wear high
heels for a full day at the office; it’s too much for your tired leg
muscles. Keep pairs of comfortable shoes under your desk to slip on
during the down time when you are not headed out for power meetings.
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Select shoe models
with a closed front to give a neat, serious and proper appearance
(they also conceal less-than-attractive toes). Slingback shoes and
wedges are acceptable.
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If you are blessed
with a model’s height, then leave the high heels at home. Teetering
and towering over your boss, if he or she is someone who could
comfortably rub shoulders with Danny DeVito, will not be good for
your relationship. They will be left to squint up at you like some
human version of the
Eiffel
Tower, while you peer down a la Snow White to one of her dwarfs.
Methinks the boss will be grumpy after such a high-and-mighty
exchange.
+ Samuel Mulia
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