I know this has been brought up in other threads, but i thought it deserved it's own. I went back yesterday and read Enies Lobby (basically from where the Anime is to where the latest NULL version) and if you notice the shoes tend to get an incredible amount of screen time. While i was amongst the sceptics when the idea was first bought to fruition that they could also possess a devils fruit, i have to say i'm not coming round to the idea.
So, for the sake of my sanity, i've decided to put it up for discussion and allow more intelligent people to cite sources in which others peoples clothing has got so much screen time (not including fanservice of course).