Car shoes to drive you wild

Having recently read that driving in flip flops is not very safe and knowing for a fact that suede wedge platform boots do not make the ideal motoring attire for a lady, I thought it might be time to buy some proper driving shoes.

Oh, but, horror of horrors...driving shoes are ugly!

Having googled “specialist car shoes”, I found that they tend to be flat, leather, with grippy soles and, generally, pretty hideous. They remind me of the shoes my ancient music teacher used to wear under her flared ankle-length denim skirts. Yeuch!

Then, miracle of miracles, I came upon this site where they have taken the idea of ‘car shoes’ quite literally.

My personal favourite is the red model (which you might actually be able to drive in). Designed by Ronaldo Fraga in 2007, the shiny little red numbers are so cute, but, sadly, not available on the high street (more’s the pity).

However, having dismissed the idea of paying pounds and pounds for the ugliest shoes on earth, I am going to take the advice I found on the web about the best shoes for driving and see if I’ve got something in my wardrobe already.

Apparently, shoes for driving should have soles which are neither too thick or too thin, be lightweight and enable easy foot and ankle movement, and they shouldn’t be too wide. In fact any plain, flat shoe will do.

Hmmmmm....let’s see, do I own a pair of plain, flat shoes?

Labels: car shoes, driving shoes, motoring