What is a ‘work-appropriate’ shoe? Fashion’s answer isn’t so clear-cut

If an employer allows a person to wear open-toe shoes, it would have to allow everyone to wear open-toe shoes, and when it comes to toes, our ideas of what is acceptable tend to vary according to gender. Photo: Pexels

There are two ways to answer the question: What is a “work-appropriate” shoe?

One looks at the official, legal response, and the other takes a more metaphysical approach.