Every once in a while, I'll be walking down the hall and I'll hear footsteps behind me.  Instead of turning around to identify the person, I'll jump to conclusions based on my super-keen senses.  You can usually tell a lot about a person based on the sound of their footsteps.  You can tell how rushed or important they are based on the speed.  You can tell how tall or short they are based on how quickly the footsteps are traveling towards you.  And you can usually easily tell gender because guys' shoes sound different from girls' shoes.  Usually.  It's in those rare instances when I think a woman is following me only to turn around and see a dude, that I take a full step closer to a meltdown.  With some guy shoes, it's a sign of luxury to sound feminine.  Most executives have shoes that make them sound a little girly.  But executives usually have a recognizable gait or some sort of personal peculiarity that identifies their gender, such as talking on the phone or grunting as they walk.  Other guy shoes are just girly for no reason.  And some men (in this case, the 70s clothes guy) have such a dainty way of walking that they definitely shouldn't be wearing shoes that make them sound even more girly.  I'm not sure who to blame in cases like this.  Shoe stores are usually carpeted, so there's no way to know what the shoes sound like on hard floors.  But it's pretty easy to figure out.  If the bottom of the shoe is hard and shiny, you'll sound like a woman.  Guys:  Don't buy those shoes. #lifestyle