this* year, I have gone all out, and bought myself a whopping 3** pairs of shoes. The initial criteria - they had to work as 'dress' work shoes, and be non-slippy, suitable for running in, flat (or nearly), and be covered enough to go into the lab, without being so covered as to not work as sandals. I was staggered to find more than one pair, and even happier to find some that are nearly attractive as well! 2 of them definitely fit this, but I think the other pair don't.

Of them, my favourites (right *now*) are somewhat beige, with embroidered flowers, and little diamantes, with horrible straps. But they fit all of the criteria

* by which I mean 2008, when the post was, rather than 2009. when the comment happened.
** but I can only remember what two of them are!