The 10 Strangest Shoes In Fashion Today

by Fashion Finds

What fashion lover doesn't love shoes? I've compiled the strangest shoes in fashion today that even the biggest fashionista may or may not love. These shoes are innovative, funny, and some are even disturbing. Be prepared, any preconceived notions you have about shoes are about to change!

1. The High-Chair Heels

Designed to look like a modern high-chair, the high-chair heels take your feet 6 inches off the ground so they sit almost vertical. This innovative design makes a bold fashion statement that is perhaps better seen in home décor, because it's a fashion accident waiting to happen.

2. The Claw Shoe

This unique shoe is fashion suited to lovers of gothic fashion with its heel designed to look like a talon. While its fashion statement may be work the sacrifice, I like shoes that don't leave me barefoot.

3. The Center Heel Corkscrew Shoe

This strange shoe features a heel that's not quite where we're used to seeing it. If that's not enough, a second strange element was incorporated into the fashion shoe's design; a corkscrew heel. While this shoe at least serves one fundamental purpose of a shoe; covering your foot, it's missing another key element. Fashion lovers willing to risk wearing this design better be professional acrobats, because walking cannot be an easy feat.

4. Cardboard Shoes

Artist Mike Leavitt is featuring a cardboard shoe show in NYC on April 18, 2009. The shoe designs, at a glance, don't look so unusual since the follow sneaker designs of popular shoe manufacturers. It's the material that makes them different. While it might be a great idea for a sustainable fashion statement, these shoes would hit the recycling box after an encounter with inclement weather.

5. Most Dangerous Shoe in the World: Tarantula Shoe

The tarantula shoe is a sky-high platform design that might be a danger to weak ankles, but this scary fashion oddity is the most dangerous shoe in the world for a very different reason; encased in the fashionable item is a live tarantula. Since goldfish shoes went out with the 70s, someone had to come up with a new living shoe design. No word whether or not this fashion might present an animal rights violation or if the tarantula has the ability to be removed. However, there's no doubting that this scary shoe makes a bold and dangerous fashion statement.

6. The Gameboy Shoe

Who says fashionistas can't be gamers too? This geeky shoe design features working retro Gameboys which can actually be removed and played. This multi-function fashion item serves both as a functional shoe and a portable entertainment system!

7. Hot Wheels Shoes

These strange shoes aren't actually made by Hot Wheels; they're designed by Ronaldo Frago. The perfect shoe for mothers on the go since shoes can double as entertaining toys for small children. So the wheels aren't real, but these functional flats sure are cute!

8. Most Disturbing Shoe: The Rat Shoe

Talk about fashion statement! This disturbing shoe might be great for Halloween, because its dead rat design could certainly scare the daylights out of anyone. This scary shoe is not for the faint at heart. But what were they thinking?

9. The Landscape Shoe

This neat shoe is a walking piece of art in design and function. Lover of greener pastures and livestock? Then this shoe is definitely for you. It's unique design built onto the shoe includes a tree, cow, horse and stray lumber.

10. The Pant Shoe

It's hard to tell whether these are shoes, pants or a little of both. While the sneaker design may be comfortable and practical off the runways; you certainly better plan ahead when nature calls.

via: Elitechoice, Shoeblogs, Runway Fashion Trends, Geeksugar, Hintmag

Beth
Fashion Finds Writer
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Um...

Submitted on March 1st, 2009 by Anonymous

Excuse me, but aren't Tarantulas... non-lethal? I don't think they even have any sort of venom, and if they do it's minimal... let alone the fact that they don't bite that often.

Tarantulas

Submitted on March 1st, 2009 by Anonymous

Hardly. It depends on what type of tarantula it is.

Haha

Submitted on March 1st, 2009 by Anonymous

That is awesome. I love the shoes!

matt soerens

Submitted on March 1st, 2009 by Anonymous

photoshopped

awesome shoes

Submitted on March 1st, 2009 by Anonymous

I love these, designers are always coming up with new and unique(although sometimes strange and unpractical), clothing. As to matt soerens, have you ever seen a fashion show?? Just look at some of the things in the victoria secret show, extensive wings, headdresses and shoes. Designers do crazy things, not everything is shopped on the net, geez.

Thank you all for reading

Submitted on March 1st, 2009 by Fashion Finds

Thank you all for reading and commenting.

None of the shoes here have been photoshopped, they are truly wacky fashions, although I wouldn't expect to see them worn on the streets!

Beth Graddon-Hodgson Innovative & Weird Fashions Writer

Visit my Innovative Business Blog (http://inve

Submitted on March 1st, 2009 by Anonymous

I would love some of those Hot Wheels Shoes. <3

Tarantulas

Submitted on March 1st, 2009 by Anonymous

Tarantulas can be lethal, especially to people who are allergic to bee stings. Some breeds are more dangerous though.

I kind of like the pant/shoe thing. It really makes you look twice.. and you'll never be "waiting for a flood." =P

weddingsydney

Submitted on March 1st, 2009 by Anonymous

crazy cool collections of shoes...great post..

You take your shoes off to

Submitted on March 2nd, 2009 by Anonymous

You take your shoes off to pee? How would the pant shoes be a problem if nature calls?

I don't see a cow on the

Submitted on March 2nd, 2009 by Anonymous

I don't see a cow on the landscape shoe, I see a big horse and a little horse... am I missing something? Do I need my prescription updated? ;)

It's not your prescription

Submitted on March 2nd, 2009 by Fashion Finds

It's not your prescription - I guess it was wishful thinking that it was a cow - good catch!

And to the other poster, of course you don't need to take your shoes of to pee - but it certainly isn't convenient to get yourself out of the skin tight lace up pants when nature calls!

About the tarantulas - there's no information on the type of spider contained in the shoe so I can't tell you weather or not they would be truly lethal. They are however quite scary, wacky and are fashion with a dangerous affect!

Thank you all for reading!

Beth Graddon-Hodgson Innovative & Weird Fashions Writer

Visit my Innovative Business Blog (http://inve

I need

Submitted on March 2nd, 2009 by Jill Harness

I love the gameboy shoes and the rat shoes too funny.

Crazy shoes! Not even

Submitted on March 3rd, 2009 by Anonymous

Crazy shoes! Not even Victoria Beckham wears shoes as crazy as those ;)

-shifty eyes- I want those

Submitted on March 7th, 2009 by Anonymous

-shifty eyes-
I want those pants shoes, and the race car ones...they look cool to me.
-shifty eyes-

Iñaki

Submitted on March 11th, 2009 by Anonymous

Hay que estar como una cabra para llevar eso por la calle, solo por lo molesto que debe de ser. UN pregunta: ¿como se debe alimentar la araña? yo creo que al rato de ir caminando se muere la pobrecilla de tanto ir y venir

How do you feed the

Submitted on March 11th, 2009 by Anonymous

How do you feed the tarantula? o.O

Pamelisha*

Submitted on March 11th, 2009 by Anonymous

I totally LOVED the pants shoes!

Are they really out for sale? 'cause if they are, to buy them you should look a lot of variables: they have to to fit your shoes' size, then the lenght of your legs and also the size of your hips.... isn´t it hard enough to find pants that suits you? And i think they should REALLY fit your body, nor too wide, nor too tight, to look as cool as they seem in the pic.

I think i would try them, tho...

cool!

Submitted on March 11th, 2009 by Anonymous

Yey i love that shoes, i will be happy if i have a Pant Shoe, Gameboy Shoe and claw shoe, haha ^^ because i dont like tarantulas :S and the rats are like poor and a little ewww

I haven't found the pant

Submitted on March 11th, 2009 by Fashion Finds

I haven't found the pant shoe through any retailer, yet - but certainly, with all the variables for fit, they would cost a pretty penny!

Beth Graddon-Hodgson Innovative & Weird Fashions Writer

Visit my Innovative Business Blog (http://inve

They do have some venom but

Submitted on March 20th, 2009 by Anonymous

They do have some venom but it's not as lethal as say, a black widow's

lace

Submitted on April 24th, 2009 by Anonymous

with the lace system, you get to be a lot more flexible on the size, because you tighten it to fit your body.
the length would be the trickiest part, but I don't think it would be such a problem.

I would like a pair of shants like that though.