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If You Are Wearing These…We Need To Have an Intervention

Yesterday I was speaking to a friend when another woman I had never met, joined our conversation (to speak with the woman I was initially talking with).  I paused, stepped back and waited for the interrupter to finish when I happened to look down and noticed Ms. Buttinski was wearing these…

Split-toe Nike’s that are without a doubt constructed to double as a CAMEL TOE.  Ugh!

Hers were brown, which strikingly resembled camel’s hooves.  I had to step away before I let out one of my famous cackles.  I don’t get it?!

Could someone please explain to me why Nike thought making a split hoof looking shoe for women was a good idea?

I do realize these are inspired by Japanese tabi shoes but seriously, this is not the edgy, fashion-forward statement I would want to be making.

This picture does not do the shoe justice.  To look down and see these on someone’s feet is so confusing you just have to laugh out loud.

The woman wearing them was otherwise totally put together except for her hooves as feet. 

It’s just weird.  Yes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder but seriously, who really needs a camel toe shoe?  Aren’t there enough jokes already?

Who’s brave enough to admit they own these?  And then please explain what you see in them.  What am I missing?

When did cloven-hooves become cool?  I am seriously afraid of what will be next.

Then I found these.  Honestly, for me, there are no words.

Seriously, these are spooky, kooky and ooky.

Will these get you in touch with your inner-species?

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  2. I have to confess that my husband has diving booties with “camel” toes, but he says it really helps to have a better grip on the rocks. I never thought it would become a fashion statement. He is so embarrassed about his booties that he only puts it on when he is already in the water!!!

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  3. I have never seen these before, and not being high fashion myself am probably stupid about such things, but I agree with you. These are ‘cloven’ hoofs. Spooky, but really, how many women want to resemble livestock ? Let’s see, she looks like a cow, or ….hey, pigs have feet like that too.Either way, I hope this doesn’t catch on, but it’s a free country( still ?).

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  4. YUCK!! UGH!! I think they are an embarassment to Nike. I’m not high fashion in the least, but I like some level of beauty in everything, even shoes. These are a definite eye-sore!

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  6. Yeah..saw these on Sarah Jessica Parker and just about threw up a little in my mouth.

    I dunno..just something kinda satanic about it also. Besides just flat out fugly.

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  8. As if the Nikes weren’t bad enough, they had to go make a pair of boots with the camel toe. Yeah, these not only look uncomfortable, but they are the very definition of fugly.

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  11. and the thought that some idiots out there will go and spend money on these things makes me laugh hysterically.

    Some designer dude or dudette is probably laughing with his/her friends saying, “see I told you people were stupid”.

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  12. OMG! We were at dinner last night with a woman who was telling all about these and how comfortable they are. She said they are like the most comfy shoes she has ever worn – which I can’t really understand. How funny that you should post this today!

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  13. LMAO Nike and other designers can get people to buy ANYTHING! And, SJP’s style doesn’t vary much from her character’s, Carrie Bradshaw’s. She was usually by far the worst dressed of the Sex and the City girls–even given Samantha’s proclivity for showing body. So many horrendous shoes and boots. UGH.

    Shirley

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  16. What the hell? Where were these when I did my WTH post? *lol*

    Honestly, I think anyone caught wearing those in Maine would be laughed out of the state…after being given a pair of “sensible” shoes.

    Really….there ARE no words. You hit the nail on the head.

    And Nike? Are they are smokin’ crack?

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  20. I was just getting excited they were bringing waistlines back up on pants! I guess when one good thing happens another bad trend rears its ugly head (or hoof in this case)!

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  24. I’ve never seen these before.
    Now I’ll be looking at everyone’s feet. Thank you.
    And no, I would not wear them. The only thing I want between my toes is a pair of flip flops or sandals.

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  27. ok, when sarah jessica parker wore those nasty ones (the bottom pic on the left) i didn’t know what was worse -the thick cork heel or the camel toe front. horrible. just horrible.these need to go and someone definitely needs to intervene w/ anyone who is NOT a celeb or a severe fashonista and tell them that they look like they need to pick a wedgie out of their toe!!!!!!!!!

    god, please help us all.

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  29. HAHAHAHAHA! I just recently saw a picture of Sarah Jessica Parker wearing those very boots and I thought “Ugh…those are the ugliest things I’ve ever seen! It looks like camel toes!” I laughed so hard when I saw them in this post and was so glad I wasn’t alone in how I felt about them!

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  32. My first boyfriend wore those tabi shoes everywhere with all black clothing and a black trench coat. He also wore black eyeliner (which didn’t show up that well since he was also black) and painted his right pinky fingernail black. I always thought the shoes were weird and uncomfortable looking because of the split toe. (Really, Jenni? Just the shoes?) I don’t know what the heck I was thinking. I was 16. Aren’t all 16-year-olds pretty much stupid in some way or another?

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  38. Oh, my. Oh my, oh my, oh my. Perhaps the makers believe we all dream of being goats? Or, wait, wait – secretly, the people wearing these shoes are mythological fauns come to life, trying to blend in, so please don’t point out their cloven clogs, because they’re very self-conscious of them. Did her knees bend the wrong way, perchance? Next time you see one, catch it in a gossamer net and it’ll lead you to its treasure!

    Shade and Sweetwater,
    K (the more than slightly goofy and definitely NOT fashion conscious)

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  39. Oh the cloven hooves. I suppose this would make the wearer non-kosher?

    These are so fugly! I know a woman, dare I say fashion victim, who has a pair. They’re just plain fugly! ugh.

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  41. Okies Cathy, in light of the newly found cloven hoof shoes and boots, get out the garlic, wolfsbane and anything else used to ward off evil spirits – those are downright CREEPY!!

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  44. ANY Camel Toe on a woman is ‘nasty’….

    When I read your post title in my reader I was saying to myself ‘I sure hope this is another testimony to the evils of CROCS’…

    I do not like crocs either.. they are the ugliest shoe on the planet….

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  47. Did she have a pan flute?
    At the risk of seeming out of touch ,or whatever, that is undoubtedly the ugliest style of shoe I have ever seen.

    I’d of asked her “Why?”

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  50. Along with you and the others . . . I don’t understand. I have enough problems putting on shoes that I can’t imagine having to make sure my toes were in the right place!

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  51. No flippin way? Cloven-hooves on tennis shoes…oh seriously what will be wear next. It’s an insult to women everywhere?

    Fashion is often for fools.

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  52. Those are just wrong! Why would any woman want their feet to look like an animal? I can’t believe Nike makes those. I’ve never seen anyone wear them and hope that I never do!

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  54. I wear white Ryka tennis shoes. Every day. I have for so many years that I should just buy them by the case lol I may not be adventurous in my shoe selection, but it does keep my away from fashion disasters like this one.

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  57. I applaud you for not laughing out loud. I’m fairly sure I would have been forced to mock the shoes. Maybe we can all just start shoeing ourselves with horseshoes. That’d be sweet. Then, all those ninnies with the thousands of shoes would have to bow down to us!

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  63. Oh my, all the words, ugly, fugly,disgusting, weird. Looks like something from 1 those middle eastern countries,where the men wear the sheets wrapped way too tightly around their heads. It scares me to think that this may be something of a true fashion statement in the works. Oh No, Please say it isn’t so…..I have enough trouble getting shoes that are comfortable for my tootsies.THAT does not look comfy for my tired feet.Women,we need to fight back! Don’t buy those camel rider boots/shoes.

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  69. Unless it’s a camel hair jacket…anything remotely resembling a camel toe, on any part of my body (or anyone else’s for that matter) is completely unacceptable. No way, no how. I really need to know who thinks this is a HOT style? What was Nike thinking? I hope I don’t see anyone wearing these because I might actually wet my pants laughing so hard!

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  70. I bet that someone one day thought ‘hey, let’s make a shoe with a LITERAL camel toe.” Everything is wrong with this picture and it makes me want to go burn all the ugly shoes of the world…especially crocks! (however you spell them)

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  71. Though it’s a funky style, I like the way that Sarah Jessica Parker dresses. But those camel toe boots? OMG What Was She Thinking!!!! And how much did she get paid to wear them because, come on, no right minded woman would wear these without being forced or paid!

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  74. I think they are completely ridiculous, but what totally cracks me up is the price!!!!! They’re like $90. I think I’d faint if I someone wearing these AND a real crotch camel toe, lol.

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  76. Wow. Crocs, Uggs, MoonBoots and now….camel toes. Well, better on the feet than in the pants, right?

    But I feel that I should tell you…..I have a pair of orange wedge-heeled sandals with big black polka dots on them. The toe is thong, but the way that the strap is cut it looks like a camel toe. And I love them. I feel like Betty Rubble every time I festoon myself with their hideously tacky aesthetic.

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  77. They might be good for people with bunions…

    I guess shoe designers were beginning to realize that they had run out of ideas. Maybe eventually there will be toe shoes like they have toe socks where each toe will be separated.

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  78. I literally laughed out loud. There are some with individual toes, which I kind of understand, but the camel hoof? It’s like the devil’s fashion statement.

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  80. I must agree with you, they don’t look good to me as well…. never tried them so I don’t know about comfort but I love wearing flip flops and my big toe is always separated from the rest of toes so maybe I should get one of those, he he 😉

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  81. I can’t wait until my oldest daughter gets wind of these. I have seen her lecture parents about ruining their kids’ feet with crocs….she’s very opionated! And these are awful!

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  83. I have never seen these before but they are as ugly as ugly can be. I am a “shoe” person but would NEVER, EVER buy something that looks like that….what are these designers thinking? Maybe they are just bored….

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  89. My toes get along just fine, no need to divide them in such a ghastly fashion (and I use that term loosely). Unbelievably horrid!
    Yucko to the max!
    I can’t even find inanely slang put-downs for such a stupid statement of “fashion.”

    [She laughs and runs off barefooted — Ah sweet freedom!]

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  96. I ran these pix past my fashionista friend, and her reaction was the same as mine….YUCK!!!! It was interesting that, like me, she thought the first pair was cute…until she noticed the split toe. It’s almost vulgar…or something. There are no words!

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  97. One of the many benefits of living in Oklahoma…had it not been for your blog, this fashion trend would have completely passed me by. We are still fighting the state battle against the whole camel toe/Mom jean issue.

    Choice is clearly not a good thing for some folks.

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  98. Looks like the shoes have caused commenters to forget about the mousse you made LOL. I hope to try it out someday.

    P.S. No, I am not and never will be a owner of those awful shoes.

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  99. Yes, they’re unattractive, and no, I’d never wear them, but I think the commenters here are being both over-the-top harsh and insular. They’re inspired by traditional Japanese tabi socks (and shoes), which have been around for centuries. Sure, they’re not your cultural aesthetic, but they’re certainly better for your feet than those pointy-toed high-heels.

    Also, what’s all the hate for Crocs? Haven’t you guys seen their new designs? They’re not ugly any more at all. The Crocs Malindi, for example, is adorable and just as comfortable as the original ones:

    If Crocs and traditional tabi shoes are the “ugliest things you’ve ever seen,” count yourself lucky. Grow some perspective, and don’t let so much negativity into your life. Smile, laugh, but be tolerant. I’m frankly appalled by the cultural insensitivity and sheep-like negativity of the commenters here. How many of you would be saying “How interesting, how cute!” if Cathy had posted a positive review of these shoes?

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  102. HAHA, I have those shoes (the top ones) and I wear them all the time. I love them, they are different and comfortable. I get some many negative comments when I wear them, but I really don’t care. The Nikes have been around before those boots.

    I find it funny all the negative comments about these shoe, but Nike has been making them for a while so some one besides me is buying them. I collect sneakers and they are all kind of outrageous. oh well, to each his own I guess….

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  110. Seriously, some of you people are profanely closeminded. Why are these so wrong and aweful when it’s ok for women, every single day, to been seen with muffin tops bulging over their pants which barely cover their butt cracks, and men who skank around with pants off their asses? I bet some of you people would fall into the category of the everyday boring fashion victum who would make one of these mistakes and not even know how ugly you look, but yet you have the nerve to critisize these boots. Get a life, all of you!!!

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