Comments on: House slippers: a measure of class?

By: Liam

Liam — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:14:19 +0000

@ Mark -

£80 for a pair of slippers! Yikes! They must be fancy. Did they last long? My current pair of slippers were a gift as well, but I doubt that they are as nice as yours.

Thanks for visiting and thanks for the comment.

By: mark

mark — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:25:46 +0000

hey there.What wrong with slippers?My wife is absolutely obsessed with them, but i think that most women are.We are both professionals and wear slippers.She is the one who buys them for me.She only gets me leather ones and last pair cost £80.She is the boss and if she comes home and finds me barefoot(oh yeh,no shoes in the house.White carpets!!Her idea)she fetches my slippers.She hasnt caught on yet(its only been 15 years)that i go barefoot just for the thrill of having her fetch my slippers for me.Thats every mans dream.

By: Liam

Liam — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:00:39 +0000

@ Shefaly

No, I wouldn’t be surprised. Frightened and concerned, yes; surprised, no.

By: Shefaly

Shefaly — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:32:16 +0000

@ Liam

Then it won’t surprise you to know that some women had their little toes lopped off surgically so that their feet could fit into shoes that assume that women’s feet somehow taper in the front to a pointy-ness

By: Liam

Liam — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:39:20 +0000

@ Shefaly – Looking at some of the shoes that people wear, especially the ones with very long, pointed heels, I am amazed at what people wear. They just look painful!

@ Meg + Noël – Um, not sure how to respond. Certainly more than just my kin wear slippers.

@ Niall – Moccasins! Well, that’s pretty cool. I am not sure how easily I could find those over here.

By: Niall

Niall — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:19:11 +0000

I wear moccasins, and prefer not to refer to them as house slippers. I agree they need to have a non-permeable sole, but I prefer the soft, not hard sole. I also do not find myself limited to wearing them just around the house.

By: Meg

Meg — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:14:00 +0000

I’m with Noel. I know of no one other than the Dempsey boys who wears house slippers.

By: Shefaly

Shefaly — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:07:46 +0000

Yes, Liam. That is what I meant – the class connotations. I have never come across them but then I suppose the locals deride immigrants for reasons enough not to discuss our slipper habits too

Did you know that some recent research shows that badly designed shoes (esp vertiginously heeled ones) may be doing so much damage, now that we have forgotten that feet evolved for shoeless use? Yes, some people do this sort of work and get funding too. What can I say?

PS: My pleasure to be here. Thanks for your comment on the Primark issue the other day. I am soon getting to responding (so I keep telling myself). Sorry about the delay.

By: mark

mark — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:00:58 +0000

@ Liam

I openly wear the work slippers. I usually do not put them on until at least 5:00, but after that they are out and about. Just about any slipper will work, but I think it should be the type with a hard, non-permeable sole, for all the obvious reasons.

I too will bring slippers when visiting others, even if they allow outside shoes. Just more comfortable. Let’s me have a little home comfort where ever I am visiting.

By: Liam

Liam — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:53:41 +0000

@ Mark

I love the work slippers! That’s awesome. Have your colleagues seem them or do you keep your feet firmly under the desk when you’ve them on?

When I am going on a long car journey, I’ll often wear the house slippers whilst driving. More comfortable than regular shoes.

And I have been known to bring my slippers when going to known ‘no outdoor shoes’ homes.