OU Coach Loves Her Jimmy Choo’s

We love women in power …. and the woman rules the basketball court!

In the case of University of Oklahoma women’s basketball coach Sherri Coale, a fashion statement is made every time she steps on the court.

“Shoes are jewelry,” the Sooners coach said. “A lot of times when I am deciding what to wear, it all starts with the shoes, including game days.”

But not just any shoes — stilettos. The 5-foot-4 Coale prefers the spiked heels to any other form of footwear.

“It comes from being short,” she said. “I’m comfortable wearing high heels. My mother wore heels and still does. My granny wore heels as long as she could. It seems very natural to me. Being so small, I’ve always liked the skinny stiletto heel. I just love the line of them.”

“For women, style is always important,” Coale said. “Women notice other women who are in the spotlight, whether it’s watching Katie Couric on the news or Stacey Dales on the sideline. It’s important your style be a reflection of who you are. I buy things that I like. I felt like it was important when I became a coach that I continue to dress in a way that was reflective of me.

“I don’t think there is a certain way a women’s college basketball coach is supposed to dress. There’s no box you get into and ‘Garanimal’ out your outfits. Who you are should come out in the way you present yourself. Sometimes that is a little nontraditional.

I wouldn’t be comfortable coaching on the sidelines in a pair of loafers.”

She smiles at the attention her appearance, particularly her footwear, draws from fans.

Stiletto Coach

Sherri Coale’s ‘Final Four’

“I have a pair of Jimmy Choo snakeskin stilettos.”

“A pair of red Stella McCartneys I wore in the video we run before home games.”

“A pair of black, basic Jimmy Choo pumps.”

“And a pair of fire-engine red ankle-strap Manolo Blahnicks.

“I rate shoes on how they feel or how adaptable they are to my outfits.”

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