Sarah Palin's Leopard-Print Heels: Hit Or Miss? (PHOTOS, POLL)

We wouldn't have pegged Business Insider to be a fashion-savvy bunch but, boy, did they nab a style hot shot on Thursday. Sarah Palin stopped by the Long Island Association's annual meeting in New York wearing an unassuming black suit paired with a bejeweled American flag bracelet and -- the kicker, quite literally -- leopard print, strappy, high heels.

Take a look and tell us what you think.

Quick Poll

Sarah Palin's shoes:

HIT! She pulls them off with aplomb.

MISS! Inappropriate footwear for the occasion.

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Comments

[VioletsAreBlue12]

03:45 PM on 02/22/2011

Maybe she's looking for good "pole" results.

[STPA36]

03:27 PM on 02/22/2011

Does not like

[katack]

03:18 PM on 02/22/2011

Big "miss". Don't get me wrong; I LOVE a good leopard print shoe...when it's a GOOD leopard print. These just look cheap and tacky. The color is really bizarre (maybe it's the lighting?). Had she gone with a more natural looking leopard print (maybe like this: http://www.mycolorfashion.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Dolce-Gabbana-Leopard-court-shoe.jpg) then it wouldn't have been so bad, especially since she's wearing an all black suit (but is she really wearing black pantyhose, too?...really?). However, I will have to agree with everyone else that commented on it, that that bracelet definitely makes it all worse. That bracelet wouldn't go with ANY leopard print shoe. It, as well, is tacky. When will people learn that you can be patriotic and show a love for your country without plastering the flag all over your body in awful ways?

[hema333]

01:44 PM on 02/22/2011

the first photo remind me of captain america withe the flag behind her...
she could be in this summer movie with chris evans...
right ???

[NAOMA]

11:54 AM on 02/22/2011

I don't care for her, but those shoes "rock."

[iconoclast6]

11:52 AM on 02/22/2011

Very Presidential, Quitty. That will get you some votes.

From the cast of "Joizy Sho-ah."

[Chicagoperson]

10:38 AM on 02/22/2011

She may be making millions but money can't buy taste or class as evidenced by SayRah.

[SoCalGrandma]

10:09 AM on 02/22/2011

These are what we used to call "Car to the Bar" shoes. I do envy her small feet, however.

[gtp]

09:27 AM on 02/22/2011

Misleaiding headline. I think the readers were hoping for something other than shoes.

[ethiopia1a]

08:24 AM on 02/22/2011

I am upset, now!
Leopard print shoes, with that wristband?
The fashion police should have an arrest warrant immediately!
Shocked, I am shocked, I tell you!

[LucieLu]

07:29 AM on 02/22/2011

Oh, it's BOGO time at Payless, I see.

[Soliel]

05:42 PM on 02/21/2011

If it was MO wearing these shoes I am certain most everyone on here would be praising the choice.

It's all about politics even though Palin wears clothes that fit, attractive suits, doesn't show too much of her body and wears clothes that don't look goofy on her.

All about politics.

[Hypnos Rises]

11:34 PM on 02/21/2011

Thank you for making my decision for me but I can think on my own. Regardless of who it is I do not advocate the killing of animals (for the pleasure of others).

[NAOMA]

11:55 AM on 02/22/2011

Oh, dear. Rarely are "animals" killed for animal print shoes. I have lots of leopard and zebra shoes in my wardrobe and they are not made from REAL animals.

[LucieLu]

07:31 AM on 02/22/2011

Actually, not true. I would think those shoes are ugly on anyone, no matter her politics. I made a joke about BOGO at Payless, but the truth is, I have bought shoes there. But I wouldn't even look twice at these. IMO, they are hideous.

[Proud Mary]

04:47 PM on 02/21/2011

The big flag-type wristband and leopard shoes say "Presidential" when your character doesn't.

[indy girl]

08:28 AM on 02/22/2011

President of what? Hooters?

[Cranmer1549]

03:57 PM on 02/21/2011

If she would have worn the Khloe Kardashian leopard print pants, she would have hit the trifecta: tacky bracelet, tacky shoes and tacky pants.

[Lilly Lo]

02:26 PM on 02/21/2011

Those were UGLY shoes! but appropriate for the tacky hillybilly...it suits her cheap image.