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Summary: Open-toed shoes for women include the classic peek-toe shoes, which show only one or two toes and other varieties of peek-toe shoes which have a bigger hole. Learn more about the differences in both styles of peek-toe footwear from an experienced retail shoe store manager in this free video on fashion.
Nequan Peartree has three years in retail shoes and accessories experience. She currently manages a store called Shoe Diva, that specializes in high-end replicas and high-quality...read more
"Hi, I'm Nequan Peartree from Shoe Diva located in Wilmington, North Carolina, and we're going to talk about how to select open toe shoes. When we refer to open toe shoes, we have a variety of shoes in which to choose from. There's the classic peek toe shoes. And with peek toe shoes such as, they're meant to only show a toe or two. And then you have another variety of the peek toe shoe that this, the hole is a little bit bigger, so it may show a more twos. You typically see this style more so in the summer style, in the summertime. And then we also have this style of an open toe shoe where it's a more sandal like and it's perfect for wearing with tights in the winter. You want to transition this sandal to the winter. When you're looking at picking a peek toe shoe, you also got to consider your feet. Some women have short toes and they don't work too well with peek toe shoes. If you try on that shoe and your toe doesn't peek, that style of shoe probably isn't a good fit because you definitely want your toes to peek through the shoe. If you go up a half size, you may be able to get that peek toe effect, but if not, I would stay clear of that shoe. And now this style would, is a little bit more viable for women who you don't have to worry about if your toes are short or long because the open cut is a little bit bigger so your toes probably will come through the shoe. And then this is the perfect one if you have short toes or if you have long toes because you, the space is more open, it's a sandal. And if you want to wear this shoe in the winter time, you always can pair it with hosiery. And these are my tips on how to select shoes, how to select open toe shoes."