Ties and Toes???

As slide on shoes became more and more common throughout the school, particularly for the older students, more revealing styles were tested from time to time to see if the dress code police were vigilant.  Since it was clear that sandals were not allowed, variations of the tie shoe were some of the first to appear.

Ties and Toes - .8 black micron pen and Faber Castille Indian ink on Strathmore 300 series mixed media paper.  Click on image to enlarge.  

The argument was that it was not a slide shoe at all, but the revered tie shoe that clearly fit into the dress code parameters.  As you can imagine, the issue was not the laces but the visible TOES. 

Ties and Toes - .8 black micron pen and Faber Castille Indian ink on Strathmore 300 series mixed media paper.  Click on image to enlarge. 

Ties and Toes - .8 black micron pen and Faber Castille Indian ink on Strathmore 300 series mixed media paper.  Click on image to enlarge.