The appeal of luxury waxes and wanes, but few historical ugly ... new shoes were created,” Semmelhack explains, citing André Perugia and Salvatore Ferragamo’s introduction of wedged heels ...

We’re in the midst of a typical clunky, chunky shoe cycle, which happens when our eyes get too accustomed to seeing delicate high heels and women ... to understand the ugly shoe trend, it ...

“Even if you look at some of the trends in high heels, it’s all about the platforms ... The reality is that “ugly shoes” have more effectively captured the zeitgeist across age groups ...

Ugly fashion is going mainstream as high-top sock sneakers ... Now I'm here to tell you: Croc haters are wrong, and Crocs with heels are actually good. Let's situate ourselves at this point ...