Thoughts From Guys On Our IM: Toe Cleavage

Posted by: Amelia McDonell-Parry Filed in: style, guys
11:00AM, Tuesday March 18th 2008

Holy controversy Batman! I am an unabashed lover of toe cleavage—that little to major peek of toe that sometimes shows in low-cut high heels—and usually prefer a little cleave rather than none at all. But I was surprised to discover that there are people out there who are avidly opposed to toe cleavage in all it’s forms, from just a hint of big toe crook to all five toe bases exposed in all their glory. Of course, there are others who totally fetishize toe cleavage, like the person behind the blog Perversions of the High-Heeled Pump, who posts tons of celebrity pictures of celebrity toe cleave, not to mention vaguely creepy videos. In my opinion, I think a little toe cleavage is very sexy, and the fashion industry agrees with me. According to Wikipedia, “‘toe-cleavage shoes sans stockings’ are part of the ‘unwritten dress code’ of the ‘Voguette’, as dictated by the magazine’s longtime editor in chief Anna Wintour—‘even in the bitter New York winter’.” And Manolo Blahnik famously said, “the secret of toe cleavage, a very important part of the sexuality of the shoe is that you must only show the first two cracks.” Word. But what about guys? Are they cognizant of toe cleavage? And if so, how do they feel about it? After the jump, thoughts from The Sensitive Guy, The Hipster Guy, and The Experienced Guy.

The Sensitive Guy

The Hipster Guy

The Experienced Guy

[Toe Cleavage above belongs to Pamela Anderson, Cameron Diaz, Ali Larter, and Victoria Beckham.]

comments

Elle
wrote on March 18 2008 @ 11:20 am: [report]

I had no idea what toe-cleavage was until recently. I have a pair of flats that show cleave and I just thought I bought the wrong size or something. It bothered me at first, but now I don’t care. I don’t know how I would feel about it in pumps though. I don’t like open-toe shoes so I don’t think I would like toe cleave in pumps either.

flapjack
wrote on March 18 2008 @ 12:23 pm: [report]

why do guys think feet are so gross? they have them, too, unless they’ve had them amputated. and their toes are generally hairier.

Amelia
wrote on March 18 2008 @ 01:51 pm: [report]

My beef has caveman feet, yet he refuses to give my pedicured toesies a massage because they disgust him. WTF?

theothergyllenhaal
wrote on March 18 2008 @ 01:53 pm: [report]

@flapjack: We see our feet everyday. Which is precisely why we think they’re gross. Do you think a guy’s foot looks hot enough to show off?

flapjack
wrote on March 18 2008 @ 02:00 pm: [report]

@theothergyllenhall: that’s what i’m saying. guy feet are even grosser than girl feet.

theothergyllenhaal
wrote on March 18 2008 @ 02:22 pm: [report]

@flapjack: No way. I’ve seen a girl’s feet after a night in heels; all bruised, swollen, and sliced. I’m not saying ours are pretty, but at least they don’t look like they belong to a cutter with a foot fetish.

flapjack
wrote on March 18 2008 @ 02:46 pm: [report]

@theothergyllenhaal: she must have been wearing a pair of cheap, ill-fitting shoes.