Navy formal shoes - suggest routines and formal procedures. (Dress
in them as a pilot would to do a complex pre-flight check)
Orange Gumboots - suggest explosions and danger (Pull them
on to react to a sudden hostile takeover bid)
Pink slippers - suggest warmth and domesticity. (Slip into them
to control a colleage who didn't get that promotion)
Brown brogues - suggest the sensible and the practical. (Wear
them to cut through red tape and get the new plant finished on schedule).
Grey sneakers - Suggest "grey matter" in the brain and
investigation. (Kick around in them to collect competitive information for
launching a new brand of baby food)
Purple riding boots - Suggest imperial authority. (Assume them
to issue orders to your staff for an important rush project).