When Kim McGowan, co-founder of the new sale-tracking Web site Markdown Alert, was commuting to and from her office in Philadelphia, she walked nearly a mile each way from the train station to her office--and always in her office shoes.

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Mr. Mehiri says he showed up for the meeting in Mr. Senussi's office wearing jeans, tennis shoes and an old jacket, a sign of disrespect in his culture, because he wanted to show he wasn't scared.

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Men can start by changing out of those understated black or brown shoes that are so popular for office wear.

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His shoes and socks were off, left inside the office with the abandoned magazines, the Kmart portraits of his kids, and the discarded swatches from his trousers and polo.

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At the office, Louboutin was inspecting the prototypes for a pair of shoes that he had designed as a birthday gift for the rugby player Gareth Thomas, who announced in 2009 that he is gay.

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While the silhouette of a stiletto looks infinitely more stylish and commanding than a running shoe or thong sandal, professional women making their way into office-buildings in cities and suburbs across the country in comfortable shoes have the right idea.

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Rather, she is a woman who thinks on her feet--in a law office, in court and when speaking to audiences--and happens to love shopping for shoes.

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It has tennis shoes, socks, deodorant and perfume for hot days when she needs to get out of the office and take a walk.

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