Pointy Toe Pumps Vs Round Toe Pumps

[Street_a_Licious]

I see it this way: Pointy toes are very 2000. A few years ago, it was all the rage, and everyone produced a pair or 50 of those. But it shifted and nearly all the major designers don't do pointy toes anymore. I tend to go with the general feeling of fashion that is in the air (sounds strange, but I believe that there is something like that) and therefore I say:

NO to pointy toes and YES to rounded toes.

It just makes an outfit look a lot cuter, which is good, cause pointy might look menancingly sexy, but the way it is worn by most people, it's edging on plain ugly.

Besides, round toes look more sophisticated and these days, fashion is all about sophistication and modifications and abstractions thereof, so it just underlines this notion. Not to mention that a pair of cute roundtoed shoes (think Louis Vuitton Balmorals, with the 4 inch heel) can give a sexy look that certain "dirty innocence" feeling.

 

[Dego]

Besides, round toes look more sophisticated and these days

I would rather say it looks childish.

 

[Street_a_Licious]

A lot of things that lil' kids wear when they look "proper" (say, Sunday Church outfits) is just an abstraction of what is perceived as sophisticated.

Pushing those cute toes with 5 inch heels, a tight skirt and blouse gives it an "edge", at the same time looking less like an oversexed secretary.

It can also take the edge off a sexy cocktail dress! The dress looks like a vamp, the shoes look like a good girl. Head to toe sex is so 2001, lol.

 

[SomethingElse]

I think it really depends upon the overall design of the footwear. My preference is a soft balance between pointed and rounded, because I mostly wear flats and I like happy, comfy feet!

 

[DandyWarhol]

i will always love a rounded toe, or at least something that is very close to the foot's natural shape. i find it to be the most flattering.

as for "elongating the leg"...that's pretty much the heel's job...the higher the better

exatly!

i really do not like pointy toes.. too much.
round toe is really flattering.

 

[marylauda]

Personally, I like heels with a toe that is pointy but the edges of the point are rounded instead of sharp, such as this:

neimanmarcus.com

It really depends on the way the rest of the shoe looks though.

 

[Dego]

^^ I believe it's called an almond toe. I like those too.
When the toe is rounded like a half circle it looks like your toes have been cut off and there's just a stump left. It bares no resemblance to the actual shape of the foot (which a tapering toe shape does).

 

[stylegirl]

Actually, Streetalicious, pointy toe shoes are beginning to make a fashion comeback. Round toes shoes, being at the forefront of fashion for the past 2 years, are still a bit more current and fashionable at the moment but in the next few seasons, you will be seeing the pointy toe more and more once again. Remember shoe styles, like everything else in fashion, are cyclical too!

 

[Street_a_Licious]

^It's been at the forefront, yes, but the mainstream takes it's time to catch up with the fashionworld. That's why I think that round toes will be around for longer, cause the cycle doesn't work that fast. The mainstream needs to stop with the pointies and fully start with the roundies, until they can get hold of pointies again.

This technique also maximizes profit

 

[Raspberry]

I agree that round-toe pumps look more current, but I don't like the way they look with pants. They look cuter with shorts and skirts. For pants (both trouser fit and skinny/straight leg) I much prefer a pointy toe.

 

[Echoes]

Pointy toes are very 2000.

is so 2001, lol.

And what's wrong with 2000 or 2001 ?

 

[Zarina]

I don't really get the point of discussing the toe alone.... The design of a shoe is a very complex thing and everything has to fit together. If the design is masterly done, both toes can be nice.

 

[Street_a_Licious]

And what's wrong with 2000 or 2001 ?

Nothing. It's just not "Now". Well, maybe you live in a part of this globe where it's still 2000.

 

[Echoes]

And what difference does 'now' make?

I mean, we're only talking about a few short years. It's not like we're talking about 1973, right?

 

[kissmesweet]

^^ Hence, the fact that we have different opinions.

I much prefer Round Toe Pumps, just much classier.

 

[sj08]

I much prefer Round Toe Pumps, just much classier.

me too... and i find that because i am shorter pointy pumps make my legs look very stubby.. but i do love the almond shape.

 

[PursePrincess]

I don't really get the point of discussing the toe alone.... The design of a shoe is a very complex thing and everything has to fit together. If the design is masterly done, both toes can be nice.

Well said...I have both for different occassions along with some peep toes...but most of my shoes are either round toed or peep toed....but my pointy toes are not too pointy like the ones on Dego's Avatar ,not that's something is wrong with it,its just not my style,my pointy toes are more like echoes avatar, pigalles(CL).

 

[lilacmess]

I prefer round toe pumps as well, pointy toes make my feet look extra long (size 10) and all witchypoo like. I prefer the more organic shape of round pumps.

 

[mingminglei]

Pointy-toes are just hard to get used to for me. I always think they make my feet look huge. Round toes are so much cuter, which goes with my general aesthetic more.

 

[WheresMyUmbrella]

I dislike pointy-toed shoes because:
1) I have big feet and pointy toes make them look twice as long.
2) They're vaguely witchy.
3) I don't think they're sexy ... at all.

When stores sold nothing but pointy toes, I just refused to buy shoes until the trend passed. Now I'm in heaven and stocking up on round-toe shoes so I can survive the next pointed-toe wave.