Now I can display the most visually appealing parts of my shoes! The soles!

In all seriousness, this would create a giant mess instantly. Imagine the mud stuck to the bottom of shoes just on display for anyone walking past.

Diwhy

Please don’t, that’s the exact height of wires. The legally required one, in Germany at least

You could fit more by putting a shelf there instead and it’d only be a few inches deeper.

I’m the boot hanging a foot off the wall.

That’s cute. I like the look. But one of the major benefits of a shoe shelf is you can take the shoes on and off and place them on the shelf with just your feet. I’d have a really hard time putting my shoes on a shoe hook with my foot only

[Hobbit confusion intensifies.]