Men underestimate importance of good footwear - survey

25/07/2013
Young professional men significantly underestimate the power of shoes in a successful romance, according to a survey by US-based men's shoemaker Allen Edmonds. Women are more than twice as likely to say shoes reflect their date's fashion sense, personality, financial position and attention to detail.

Around 65% of professional women admit to insisting their man change shoes before he goes out; 59% of those women have purchased shoes for him and 12% admit they have thrown some of his shoes away.

Allen Edmonds interviewed more than 1,000 men and women with personal incomes between $50,000 and $200,000.

On the flip side, the majority of young men said shoes are more important to making a good impression than wearing a suit.