Oh Crocs, How I Loathe Thee

As if the original Crocs--and the mock-Ugg Crocs--weren't bad enough, Crocs has recently debuted its new fall/winter "collection" of their YOU by Crocs line. I wish I were making this shit up.

Aside from the use of all caps in the title of the line, which makes me feel as though Soulja Boy is imploring me to buy the shoes.... these babies are u-g-l-y. No alibis. It's great that Crocs is trying to offer "comfortable, ergonomic, odor-resistant, anti-microbial, lightweight" shoes... but there has clearly been an aesthetic compromise that I just can't tolerate. The attempt to copy these Prada beauties physically pains me. While I am all for recessionista fashion finds, the shoes pictured are $150! Surely Steve Madden makes something similar, cheaper, and not so damn ugly.