Lately I've been hemming and hawing about buying a pair of Clarks Wallabees. All of a sudden, in their almost 200 year history, they are the hot new thing in footwear among those trying to be stylish, but outside the ranks.
I went through a similar fad back in the 80's with Doc Martens. Then in the 90's with Hush Puppies. But now in 2012 I'm calling bullshit. Yes, they last forever, but NOBODY buys them for that reason. I love when someone tries to front that they buy shoes nowadays because of their durability. If that were true, you'd be wearing wooden clogs, so step off. The reason I'm not buying in is simply this: They're fugly. Some dudes can pull it off. Some chicks can even look cute wearing them. But if I were to wear them, I'd feel like that temp schlub that you see every day on the subway, the guy who tries to skirt the office dress policy in any way he can. He tries with black Reebok sneakers, he tries with a polo shirt, he even tries by wearing his leather MC jacket over the whole thing. Cut it.
It also makes me think of one of the only two black kids in my Catholic high school. He wore British Knights shoes. He was so proud of them, and he would talk about them all the time. They looked like those shoes nurses wear. So in conclusion, I don't care if Wu Tang Clan wears them, I don't care if Paul Weller wears them. They look like potato shoes.
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