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“Red shoes bring good luck.”
The evidence does not support a general belief that red shoes bring good luck. More reliable sources describe red shoes mainly as symbols of power, danger, moral peril, or fantasy, while the limited luck-related material is narrow, weakly sourced, or culturally specific. A broad statement that red shoes bring good luck overstates the evidence and reverses the main documented associations.
“Red shoes do not have any particular effect.”
The claim is not supported because research shows red shoes can affect how people are perceived in specific contexts. Studies on the “red sneakers effect” found changes in status and competence judgments, and broader red-color research links red to attention and dominance-related responses. The effects are not universal, but that does not make them nonexistent.