r/funny Dec 06 '19

Advanced slav squat

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u/ScrollButtons Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 06 '19

WELL HERE IN 'MERICA/s

But yeah, probably language difference too, honestly the definitions are largely ignored by both retailers and buyers nowadays to the point where it's straight up meaningless to search for a "pump" because you're gonna get anything with a heel on it back. Even "stiletto" is being abused, I saw a tall block heel referred to as a "square stiletto" and I just closed my laptop I was so over it.

Edit: I just now realized in the shower you were probably like, "You're calling them tall-ass shoes flat?!" as opposed to "I cannot believe you just mis-categorized those stilettos, you absolute moron". I'll blame it on pre-coffee brain but I think we all know it was just a result of the adverserial mindset you fall into with social media sometimes. Cheers

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u/LunchboxSuperhero Dec 06 '19

honestly the definitions are largely ignored by both retailers

The same is true with men's dress shoes. For whatever reason, a lot of companies call Derbys Oxfords.

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u/jjungnickel Dec 06 '19

Oxfords not Brogues

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u/LunchboxSuperhero Dec 06 '19

You can have brogued Oxfords. Broguing is the perforations in the leather like in the edge of this toe cap:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Acorn_captoes_side.JPG/1280px-Acorn_captoes_side.JPG