I've not tried the pinup poses on Syd but I have used Venux Poses and they work fine for me. And I haven't used shoes on her yet (except boots and I hid her toes for that) but I like her feet so far. The thing I really like on the G2 figures feet is that you can pose each toe separately. I think it looks more realistic than just bending all the toes together.

Let me introduce you to my multiple personalities. :)
     BluEcho...Faery_Light...Faery_Souls.