# Style or Vile: Men's "Joker" shoes, based on Heath Ledger's character **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 10, 2010, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/style-or-vile-mens-joker-shoes-based-on-heath-ledgers-character/560141 "2010-11-10T04:27:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/style-or-vile-mens-joker-shoes-based-on-heath-ledgers-character/560141/1 "2010-11-10T04:27:02Z")
Some clothiers are selling [replicas of the shoes Heath Ledger](http://www.magnoliclothiers.com/joker-shoes-p-260.html) wore in the Batman movie, these are called “Joker” shoes. Are these STYLE, or VILE? Could men wear these to the office? I see they are distinct but how subtle? ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/style-or-vile-mens-joker-shoes-based-on-heath-ledgers-character/560141/2 "2010-11-10T04:31:38Z")
They’re shoes. Some guy wearing these, presuming they weren’t in a color that clashed with his suit, would completely escape my notice. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/style-or-vile-mens-joker-shoes-based-on-heath-ledgers-character/560141/3 "2010-11-10T04:57:17Z")
Man, those are beyond fugly. I thought [these kind of shoes were ugly,](http://www.amsshoes.com/images/shoes/page2/CBR_3145.JPG) but those are worse. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/style-or-vile-mens-joker-shoes-based-on-heath-ledgers-character/560141/4 "2010-11-10T04:57:44Z")
Eh, they look OK. If he was building his whole look based on Ledger’s Joker (or even the comic book Joker), that’d be something else, but…the shoes aren’t bad. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/style-or-vile-mens-joker-shoes-based-on-heath-ledgers-character/560141/5 "2010-11-10T05:29:54Z")
Yep, they’re not as bad as those amputated-looking ones Cat Whisperer linked to. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/style-or-vile-mens-joker-shoes-based-on-heath-ledgers-character/560141/6 "2010-11-10T10:39:30Z")
I think those shoes are more Goofy than Joker. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/style-or-vile-mens-joker-shoes-based-on-heath-ledgers-character/560141/7 "2010-11-10T10:48:34Z")
Not particularly nice. I can’t really find anything praiseworthy about them and they look cheap. Something a 19th century Romainian baker might wear to church? ---
**Author:** ![Wallenstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/style-or-vile-mens-joker-shoes-based-on-heath-ledgers-character/560141/8 "2010-11-10T13:01:11Z")
They don’t look so bad - I wouldn’t wear them with normal business suits, but I know friends whose style would fit with it (urban quirky). Plus [Heath Ledger’s shoes](http://www.arterimalaysia.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/heath-ledger-the-joker-in-the-dark-knight5.jpg) were much more battered than those. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/style-or-vile-mens-joker-shoes-based-on-heath-ledgers-character/560141/9 "2010-11-10T13:54:52Z")
I think they look pretty good, but I wouldn’t wear them. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/style-or-vile-mens-joker-shoes-based-on-heath-ledgers-character/560141/10 "2010-11-10T20:16:41Z")
I’m aesthetically challenged but I think they’re alright looking. I wouldn’t wear them, but I don’t wear a lot of fashion. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/style-or-vile-mens-joker-shoes-based-on-heath-ledgers-character/560141/11 "2010-11-10T20:33:47Z")
I see no problem with them. ---
**Author:** ![malkavia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malkavia/32/5621_2.png) [@malkavia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malkavia)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/style-or-vile-mens-joker-shoes-based-on-heath-ledgers-character/560141/12 "2010-11-10T20:36:42Z")
If they were in the 60-80 dollar range, I’d consider them alright. But nearly 400? What a joke. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/style-or-vile-mens-joker-shoes-based-on-heath-ledgers-character/560141/13 "2010-11-10T23:19:33Z")
Hard to say without seeing them on a model. If the ball toe doesn’t look too overdone, they’re fine. If it makes the person’s feet look huge and weird, then they’re not.