Every week, we faithfully trawl through the world of shoe horrors to find what we consider to be the ugliest shoe of the week. That's all well and good, however, but what, we wonder, is the ugliest shoe of the entire year?
Well, we've gone through our Ugly Shoe archive and narrowed it down to a few finalists, which it's now up to you to stand in judgement of. You'll find a poll under the jump: tell us - which was the Ugliest Shoe of the Year?
1. Irregular Choice robot boots
2. Crocs Nadia boots
3. Sergio Rossi 'hair' boots
4. Office's 'Eagle Has Landed' shoes
5. Anchorage shoes from Great Glam
Continue reading >>
Aspen is always a great place to spot more than a few fashion faux pas, and with Mariah Carey in town you're almost guaranteed a doosie. Here is the newly married Mimi strutting her stuff in a black and red ensemble, highlighted by a pair of enormous red Dior furry snow boots. Now while I'm all for practicality, especially in the snow fields, I can't help but wonder why she would choose a pair of boots that almost consume her legs. They also look as if she has two Jim Henson style muppets stuck to her feet. Perhaps she should have popped her pooch in one instead, it must be freezing the poor thing.
It really pains me to have to file a Christian Louboutin creation under the "ugly shoes" category, but what he was thinking with these cut-out boots I do not know, because they look like a peep toe shoe with fringes glued clumsily onto the top - which is more or less what they are, of course.
The whole thing is even more puzzling because there is a version of these boots which doesn't have the peep toe bottom, and although they're not exactly my style, there's nothing wrong with them. Why, Louboutin? Why did you have to do this? And who on earth do you think will pay $1,795 for them? Of course, someone will do just that, and if that someone is you, you can buy yourself a pair of these at Neiman Marcus.
Related: The Olsen Twins' Louboutin Pumps | SJP's Louboutin sandals | Christian Louboutins' City Girl Platforms
I don't know why, but for some reason, the thought of having something between my toes freaks me out a little. Weirdly, that doesn't seem to apply to flip-flops, but the thought of wearing these Tippy Toe shoes by Irregular Choice, which split the toes in two, well, it just doesn't bear thinking about.
With that said, I somehow don't think I'd really want to wear these even if they had a more "normal" toe, because I have visions of that sticky-up fan detail brushing against my ankles with every step and driving me mad. So that would be a thumbs down for me. If these get a thumbs up from you, however, they're £74.99 and available from Schuh.
Related: Irregular Choice 'Elephunk' heels | Irregular Choice brogue heels | Irregular Choice Shimmy Pom Pom slingback
These Faith shoes attracted me to them for all the wrong reasons - they're furry, they're brown and they're kind of not very pretty. However, my icy cold feet are saying otherwise and I have to admit I can see their point...
Looking warm, snuggly and oh-so-festive, I'm still not sure I could actually put their point into action and wear them. But if your feet manage to get the better of you and somehow talk you into it, they can be found at ASOS for £78.30.
Related: Faith's snake platform slingback shoes | Faith's blue suede 'Repul' knee boots
I'm thinking some of you might just like these boots. If you do, they're by Dereon, and you can buy a pair from Zappos, where they're $109.
As for myself, well, I think the word "weird" is the one that comes most readily to mind when I look at these. They're called 'Swinger Snake' and while that's pleather, rather than actual snakeskin, I think they're very well named, because they certainly bring to mind snakes in a way that most snake-print shoes just don't. They're slightly creepy, in other words, and that's without even taking into account the strange, super-pointy shape. Ah well, takes all kinds, I guess...
Related: More ugly shoes!
Oh, Irregular Choice! I do love them, but sometimes they just make it way too easy for me to make one of their offerings our Ugly Shoe of the Week!
This week the shoe in question is actually a boot. (Yes, I know it looks like a slipper with a heel, but trust me, it's not). These 'Vixen's Vices' boots are made of jersey fabric and have a robot print all over them, which is... interesting. If you disagree, and want to buy a pair, they're £69.50, from the Irregular Choice website.
Related: More Ugly Shoes!
digg this |
del.icio.us this
| 
Stumble It!
