Clarks WTAF?

[Bananararity]

90% of my work shores are from Clarks and have been for years. I get this is a collaboration but honestly? Or am I really out of touch and this is what I need to be wearing.

Absolutely love the shade of blue though.

www.clarks.com/en-gb/Martine-Rose-Heel-Womens/26183327-p

I do have some bits in the basket on temu but I haven't been brave enough to actually buy them but I'll take another look.

If these Clarks shoes were actually finished, I think they'd be beautiful, that colour is just gorgeous!! That said, I'd never spend £250 on a pair of shoes!!

The outrage is making me giggle! Of course they're not to everyone's taste, but it doesn't seem nuts to me at all - Clarks have taken their 'British utility' brand towards something a bit more edgy plenty of times, and lots of heritage brands have done well collab-ing with more high end or out there designers.

The deconstructed shape must be familiar to lots of people via Irregular Choice?

But mainly, just pick the things that you like - if streetwear or 'fashion' stuff isn't you don't buy it. You don't have to like everything!

Awful. Gorgeous blue though.

I'd want to cut off that exposed seam.

They look like they need to go to the cobbler's. No one is going to know it’s a ‘look’ and people will just think someone’s wearing shabby shoes. A more money than sense purchase.

Wowzers indeed!!! Grim and quite scary!!

They're very creepy looking.

this Martine Rose for Clarks court shoe features a functional, intentionally distressed design which showcases time-tested techniques. Exposed seams reveal the shoe’s multiple inner layers for a utilitarian look, contrasting with bold, tactile croc-embossed blue leathers. An archival Sachetto construction method and authentic stitching captures the commitment to comfort and craft which underpins every pair in the Coming Up Roses collection.

Hmmm. Are we quite, quite sure that the shoes were originally intended to look like this?

Could this all be a load of marketing flannel to shift a batch of shoes caught in a manufacturing accident during production?

Looks like the dog's had a go at them! Definitely swerve them.

Trans women are the target market, I imagine. Clarks actively supported the LGBTQ+ community, including transgender people, through collaborations and campaigns.

is there literally anything on MN that doesn’t allow trans to be shoehorned (!) in??

It’s much more likely that this London-Jamaican designer is appealing to the Clark’s cult following in the Caribbean. The brand gets name checked a lot in lyrics and they sell loads over there.

Laughing so hard at all the outraged comments on here. How dare Clark’s design shoes outside the comfort zone of frumpy suburban women. M&S will be doing lace knickers next!

Agreed Greyexpectations
Martine Rose is a well known and established designer, 20 years in the trade. Her background is British Jamaican. She makes men's and women's clothing and footwear.

I'm not a fan as the clothes and shoes are street/urban, which aren't my thing. Kendrick Lamar and Rhianna are celebrity fans.

This thread has hit new levels of ridiculousness.

Thank you!

I think on balance they're just meant to be a little bit of [overpriced] fun.

They will be in the sale!

Hilarious. Who are their target customers I wonder.

Fuck my eyes!

Who wants intentionally distressed shoes? Buy a second hand pair for £20 on Ebay and you're golden.

Just effed up.

I love shoes but haven't bought any Clark's since the kids left school. Just awful overpriced cack imo.

I love them, very much. Witty. I’d wear them a lot and smile whenever I looked down, Hope they do go into the sale as I’d never buy shoes at that price 🤞👠

My shoes look like this after aggressively wearing them 24/7 for a year haha

Why do you think transwomen would want to wear shabby, unfinished looking shoes?

Some people have no shoes and some people have so many they are bored enough to buy these.

Ok. I can actually see a rationale for them. When you can’t decide between a heel and a sport shoe. And who doesn’t want a shoe on a hue of ‘safety orange’!

You could get around that by wearing two odd shoes, not a pair of two odd shoes cobbled together.

They have to be amongst the worst shoes I have ever seen.