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

Are they meant to be a work of art, you certainly couldn’t wear them without them looking even more tatty within the day.

Anytime I see barmy shoes, I think of this from the 1970s

Has anyone said yet that the brown ones look like a pasty?

My god, they see us coming sometimes, don't they? The gullible, the fool who is easily parted from their money, the simpleton who will buy what she's been told is the new 'must have'.

The woman who likes sometimes a bit different and doesn’t want to look like everyone else. God forbid that we shouldn’t all be sheep.

You may well be tight about that, but why do they not intend to sell any? They are ugly as f!

Those are hilarious. Is anyone going to even buy them in the sale?

Pretty colour, and would be a reasonable shape if all that dross was trimmed off, but as they are, they look like the sole is two sizes bigger that the shoe. Tops marks for the designer bullshit description though.

The thing is, though, they're not really meant to be SHOE shoes. They're a visual statement that, hey, Clarks are down with high-concept fashion designers, who in turn take Clarks seriously, OK? Look, we're still at the forefront of the cordwaining industry! They're not expecting you to buy them to wear to a wedding in St Mary Mead (although if you love them...). At £250 a go, they've probably made 3 in each size, and sent 2 of those 3 pairs to influencers.

It's like when Fiat unveils a car that runs on pinot grigio at a motor show, or McDonalds develops a burger made from locusts - it's to prove they can, and to make you talk about how clever it is. I don't know if they've hit a bit of a bum note with this particular concept, in the current economic climate.

No one is making concept shoes at £250.

I have some mad impractical but beautiful (and uncomfortable) hiking boots that were sold for nearly £1000. They were a gift from a friend who worked at the brand, because I’m not insane, but £250 is nothing.

Even a pair of fugly Nike trainers is over £150 these days, and they are mass produced.

Crazy people?

A concept shoe? For God's sake.

I like them!

Wouldn't wear them myself as I can't do any kind of heel, but the overall look is fun.

Concept shoes are for people who don't spend enough time on their feet. [judgy]

Fuck, they're ugly.

It’s giving “I had loo roll stuck on my shoe and attempted to pull it off with the other but it all got a bit stuck round the edges”. What on earth are they thinking?

It’s like the emperor’s new clothes.

It’s giving Bayou Speakeasy Chic - perfect for a crawdad broil

This must be how my late mum felt when she saw ripped jeans, brand new, hanging up in the shops.

I think they're fantastic! ❤️

I rather like them. Then again my tastes are questionable at best.

Try taking these to a charity shop. They would send you away... and tell you to dispose. Yikes!

It would help if they'd photographed these shoes on a human foot. Context is everything. I am guessing they are going for "shabby chic" but I think they're hideous, personally.

Noone wears heels any more surely? Very dated.

They look like the heel fell off and has been put on in the wrong place. Why are Clarks so expensive.