Three Shoes I Will Never Wear

Dear Readers,

I am a very opinionated, stubborn young woman who finds it extremely difficult to change her views on things. Be it food, people, books, or in today's case, shoes, there are always a handful of the aforementioned that I despise with a passion. I have no intention of changing my opinion whatsoever. So, ladies and gentlemen, these are the three shoes that I would never want to be caught wearing. You are all aware by now that I abhor white shoes, so I decided to eliminate that aspect from my post because I hope I've already driven my point home by now.

Crocs

One of the most horrible moments during my twenty-two year old life was the precise moment I saw my mother coming home with three pairs of Crocs. YES, three pairs! It took me ages to convince her that those shoes are an insult to humanity, and I even went as far as telling her that those shoes will harm her back. Thankfully, she believed me. Although these three pairs of shoes are still lurking around the household, my mother only wears them when she's hanging the clothes to dry, and that is quite acceptable so I won't say anything.

Oh No! A Crocs Shop in Brussels! Run away!

Thing is, I don't understand why people actually go out wearing crocs. I've seen people throwing them on with a pair of skinny jeans, others sporting them underneath a skirt and some others have even worn them with those velour tracksuits (yes, the ones with 'JUICY' written on their behind!). Each and every time I've seen someone in Crocs, I got this hardly containable urge to start delivering my 'Anti-Crocs' sermon. Even though my imagination is very fertile, and my love for fashion experimentation has almost reached the moon, I can't as yet fathom why people wear Crocs. They don't go with anything, as simple as that.

Ugg Boots

Or as I rather like referring to them, YUK boots. The only place where Ugg boots are remotely acceptable is at home! Many of my friends have tried to convert me to Uggism, telling me that the shoes are so comfortable, warm and cosy. Those are the adjectives I use to describe my home slippers not a shoe to wear to University! Uggs are so unflattering, and pretty much anything looks dressed down with them on. I know that I might be preaching to the choir here, yet there are still people who are devout followers of the Uggism cult. I'm not and I won't ever be, point.

EVIL!

Creepers

Please meet the shoes that creep the hell out of my soul, CREEPERS! I was completely unaffected by the creepers trend given that I had never seen a pair on our islands. However, the moment I've seen them proudly shelved (prominently, might I add) in a shop window in my own villiage, a strange feeling of disdain and fear shook by body. It was like meeting a zombie. At present, I'm aware that many style gurus (some I actually admire a lot) are obsessed with 'the shoes' but as far as I'm concerned I run away as far as I can from them. I just hope my mother doesn't get any strange ideas. I must make sure she never sees a pair of them, ever!

Brrrrr, shivers!

-B