Dear Manolo: Shoes for the Company Picnic

Dear Manolo:

My new boyfriend, who works for a technology company, has invited me to his annual corporate picnic. I've decided I'm going to wear a nice sundress. What would you recommend in the way of shoes? — CHARLOTTE

MANOLO SAYS, the Manolo can only imagine what sort of the hijinks the techno-geeks get up to at the annual company picnics.

On the surface, it is probably just like any other corporate outing, the afternoon of roast wienies, forced jollity and potentially career-ending faux pas, but with the added benefit of free commemorative pocket protectors and all of the Mountain Dew you can drink.

The good news is that you will win most of the athletic events. The bad news is that this and your carefree sundress-wearing good looks may end up encouraging numerous pasty, social-maladroit cyber stalkers to begin Googling you as if you were Lindsay Lohan.

Of all the summer sandals with the classic good looks, the Manolo especially loves the Jackie from the Lilly Pulitzer ($152, zappos.com), which comes in the gold, the white, the camel brown, and the Manolo favorite, the "parade pink."

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