Your choice of shoes reveals a lot about your personality to others – and why you should not wear ankle boots

IT turns out that the old saying "You can tell a lot about a person by their shoes" actually has some truth behind it.

If you want to learn more personality traits about someone, all you have to do is look down at their choice of footwear, according to a study.

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Originally in the Journal of Research in Personality, the study had volunteers submit photos of their shoe choice and had them take multiple personality tests.

Then, a second group viewed the photos and was asked to describe the owner of the shoes by age, gender, income, and even attachment styles.

The results that came back were incredibly accurate.

"Shoes have great variety of styles, brands, looks, and functions.

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"Because of this variety, shoes can carry individual difference information, but do they? We suggest that the answer is yes," the study concluded.

COMFORTABLE SHOES

According to the results, someone who wears comfortable shoes, say tennis shoes, is typically considered agreeable.

However, people who wear uncomfortable shoes, like heels, tend to have a calmer personality.

ANKLE BOOTS

Interestingly enough, the results found that ankle boots are a sign of aggressive personalities.

FLASHY SHOES

Other results weren't so surprising.

For example, extroverts tend to wear flashier shoes.

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And those with higher incomes subsequently wore more expensive footwear.

WELL-MAINTAINED SHOES

Also, those with new or well-maintained shoes are described as having

This means that means they worry about what others think of their appearance.

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The study's results even had a political insight – those who were liberal-leaning preferred shabbier shoes.

In other news, scientists have revealed a new, more dangerous personality type.

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