No, not because they didn't stock them in her size, or because they were out of her parents' budget, but because they were boys' shoes and wouldn't fit her girl feet. "Dear Clarks My mum took me to ...

Clarks has been accused of "everyday sexism" for a calling a girls' school shoe "Dolly Babe", while the boys' equivalent is called "Leader". The girls' shoes carry a heart-patterned insole ...