Not Allowed to Enter at The Aviation Club in Paris because of my Shoes
 

Today I went to the aviation club and the guy at the reception didn't allow me to enter because of my shoes. My shoes are a $300 Mephisto (made in France) which are very nice and I wear proudly. Have anybody experienced something similar and so ridiculous like this in Paris?

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What style were they? Leisure or City? (Not that it should matter)

I have a pair of Mephisto Air-Jet that are incredibly comfortable. Guess I can cross The Aviation Club off my list.

Edit - Teva Sandles and Vans slip-on sneakers are incredibly comfortable too, wonder if those will get past the podium?

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Mephisto wont cut their dress code, they are a brand that some Parisians know (like a doorman) are really shoes for people who would rather be wearing sneakers. Aviation Club has this dress code to keep out the riff raff, as a former nightclub operator I know for a fact that these ridiculous dress code theorys work (even though I personally despise dress code policies, problem is its hard to find staff that can chose customers wisely without a dress code). All you had to do was go down the street and buy a pair of $200 Ballys and you would be let in - pricepoint isn't the key, they just want you to wear shoes that look like classic shoes.

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meh, get some berlutis.

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Mephitsto( or any similar looking shoe) are not acceptable dress shoes no matter the price point for the Aviation club.

A $25 pair of dress shoes from the local flee market would have been just fine.

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I've experienced it here in Los Angeles. They wouldn't let my nephew come into a restaurant because of his shoes. And yet they allowed Steve Garvey to come in that night. Go figure.

My sister and brother-in-law were once in a restaurant in Paris and had asked for a non-smoking table. But it was in the middle of a smokefest. When they told the waiter they had requested a non-smoking table, the guy took the ashtray off their table and walked away.

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My sister and brother-in-law were once in a restaurant in Paris and had asked for a non-smoking table.

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Hahahahahaha! The restaurant probably didn't have budweiser either.

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…When they told the waiter they had requested a non-smoking table, the guy took the ashtray off their table and walked away.

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To which they should have quipped “Touché”.

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Today I went to the aviation club and the guy at the reception didn't allow me to enter because of my shoes. My shoes are a $300 Mephisto (made in France) which are very nice and I wear proudly. Have anybody experienced something similar and so ridiculous like this in Paris?

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Yep, just went to mephisto.com, and those sure are some "ugly-*** shoes" (quote inspired by OJ Simpson). I'm sure that for $300 they feel great, but it's just the wrong style for an upscale place.

Think of it this way - a dump truck is a pretty expensive special-purpose vehicle, but the valet at the Four Seasons won't want to touch it!

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i think this is the first time i'm gonna say, you should have used the search function before you went. i think every thread about the aviation club has mentioned the shoe thing.

like others have said, it has nothing to do w/the the cost of the shoes, but the appearance. i got in w/some cheap shoes that look ok.

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AND--- dress codes do serve a when in the right place.
TANK TOPS ON GUYS IN A POKER ROOM WORN BY SMELLY ARM PIT DUDES IS JUST WRONG------

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I remember another post about this a while back. When I went to Aviation, i made sure to dress well. I did not want to give them any reason to prohibit me as an American who spoke no French. I got in and had a good time and nothing but pleasant interactions (I did a TR about a month ago FWIW). For the most part, the French players were underdressed (or at least compared to my expectations). I think that they were strict with you because the bouncer was looking for some reason not to allow an outsider into the club that night. Dress codes can often be highly variable and are an excuse to legitimize exclusion. Sucks, but just like at major clubs, it happens.

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I was in Kulua Lumpur, Malaysia...Only Islamic country I've ever made it to. They try to keep the folks from gambling, but Asians is Asians, even Islamic ones, so they have to give 'em one casino, but they do hide it well. It's a few hours away from anything, but I had the itch to LAG with the best, so took a 3 hour bus ride into the mountains. Then a ski lift. Then i see the room is called the French Quarter...that's where I'm from, can't be bad. Stopped me at the door, I didn't understand Malaysian, but I assumed they were saying "No jews, baby" Seemed like he wanted to tickle my feet...


Oh, my sandals...[censored]. I hated those sandals too, only reason I borrowed them was that I was 12000 miles away from anybody I knew. Also my toes had recently been bitten by every bug in Asia and needed relief.

Return bus was 5 hours later and I couldn't get booze outside of the casino that wouldn't let me in.

They did have bumper boats, though. No one yelped at my sandals there at least.

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PLEASE info on the casino in Kulua Lumpur, its one of my dream cities to visit!

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http://www.genting.com.my/en/casino/index.htm

Home of the largest hotel in the world, Genting Highlands First World Hotel with 6118 rooms.

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PLEASE info on the casino in Kulua Lumpur, its one of my dream cities to visit!

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You should have searched in POG, obviously

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PLEASE info on the casino in Kulua Lumpur, its one of my dream cities to visit!

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You should have searched in POG, obviously

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OMG I am drooling.... they have PONTOON!!!!!! So funny that I am starving for this -ev game and I live in vegas. lol.

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AND--- dress codes do serve a when in the right place.
TANK TOPS ON GUYS IN A POKER ROOM WORN BY SMELLY ARM PIT DUDES IS JUST WRONG------

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heh heh...we once ordered ice, like 3X during dinner, for our drinks...on the last request, livid/muttering froggy brought a giant bowl of ice, almost as big as the table, plunked it down & huffed off...tried to deduct the 15% mandatory "service" unsuccessfully