The Style Files: ‘Sexy or Skanky’ – Jeffrey Campbell’s Lita Boots

Jeffrey Campbell’s ‘Lita’ platform booties have recently been seen in the tabloids on the feet of celebrities like Jessica Alba, Ashley Tisdale, Katy Perry and Miley Cyrus. These thick and heavy boots with 5-inch wood or synthetic heels have been spotted at both casual and dressy events. Though they began as a fall trend, these boots have continued to appear on the feet of très-chic fashionistas into the wintertime. 
 
While they may appeal to a specific kind of urban-styled girl in New York or Los Angeles, the preppy and conservatively based Wake Forest campus has differing views on the platform heels. Her Campus asked male and female students for the verdict: sexy or skanky?
 

Here, Jessica Alba rocks the Lita shoes in Paris.

The jury’s still out—the reactions were split. There was, however, a third adjective added to the mix: ugly. More females deemed the shoe ugly than males did, but males and females were split between sexy and skanky.
 
Despite the labels, many students agreed that their opinion of the shoe depends on the location and style of the wearer.  In a fashionable urban setting, like the streets of NYC, the wearer will blend right in amongst all the other edgy trends. If the woman were to walk around a preppy college campus, she would definitely be turning heads.
 

Sophomore Liz Hughes says that the boots “would look cute with skinny jeans or leggings. However, in terms of day-to-day use, I think I would be taken aback to see a girl wearing these to class.”
 
Many students agreed with Liz’s opinion. The wearer would look out of her element if she walked around campus wearing these chunky shoes.