Surprising is not optional: the 10 craziest slippers of the moment

How to reconcile comfort and originality? No hesitation on our part: starting with the slippers. Well, with the beautiful season arriving by slaloming through incessant rain, now the look takes place “with the feet”, opting for sandals slides which, if nothing else, hit the nail on the head. And in the eye.

Crocs x Spongebob.

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A subversive, exaggerated, extreme choice? No, it would be more of a question fetish-divertissement that carries our oxidized passion for «ugly shoes» towards phantasmagorical surrealist drifts. And he underlines how “putting on slippers” only within the walls of the house would be even more of a big deal.

After all, Baz Luhrmann can’t do without her rubberized Suicokes, Barbie chooses the Birkenstock Arizona, Justin Bieber’s Drew House is trendy and Crocs has conceived its latest collection limited edition in the image and likeness of SpongeBob. The antiphon? Self These Boots Are Made for Walkin’At that time “These Slippers Are Made For Shocking». So here are 10 slippers one-of-a-kind to achieve the goal with lots of praise.

CAMPERLAB by Camper

It’s possible to stay (almost) barefoot in slippers, and the Majorcan brand Camper proves it, having become synonymous with sublime bizarreness, especially with the line CAMPERLAB. From the spring-summer 2024 collection here comes the Pelotas model, perfect for camouflaging with your feet and vice versa. For an effect trompe l’oeil with an alien touch.

Pelotas slippers by CAMPERLAB.

Pelotas slippers by CAMPERLAB.

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Imran Potato

On the same front we find the irreverent Imran Potato and his Caveman Slippersdirectly modeled on human feet, with a nod to the great master Gaetano Pesce. The designer of bootlegs virali had launched this model in 2021, but now an official collaboration seems to be on the way with, It goes without saying, Crocs. Not yet purchasable, but already an emblem of the grotesque in the wild.

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Canyaon

For the series: when the big toe takes the entire slipper… Almost like a natural alteration of Cavemanhere they are Toe Slippers Of Canyaon. Abnormal, cartoonish, destabilizing to the eye. Consequently, very viral. And although at the moment the young designer has only created a mere prototype, the comments on Instagram speak clearly: “Don’t let Balenciaga see them.”

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Takashi Murakami

A slipper as a work of art? The legendary artist Takashi Murakami launches into a new footwear adventure starting from the silhouette Ohana Full-Bloom. Marked with the typical kawaii flower, in the form of a maxi rubberized strap, we find it on sale in the color Island Green or in the variant bi-color pink and black, in collaboration with the female k pop group Blackpink.

Ohana FullBloom slipper by Takashi Murakami.

Ciabatta Ohana Full-Bloom by Takashi Murakami.

Ohana FullBloom slipper by Takashi Murakami.

Ciabatta Ohana Full-Bloom by Takashi Murakami.

Coddies

From flowery meadows to oceans. Coddies made aquatic wildlife his own core business exploring a truly considerable variety of fish with his hyperrealistic Fish Flops. Shark, salmon, tuna, cod, sea bass: the desire and madness of feeling the sea on you is simply at your feet.

Coddies Goldfish Ciabatta.

Coddies Goldfish Ciabatta.

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Hill Road

Those who look at the paws of animals to assimilate them to our feet are Collina Strada in collaboration with UGG. What attracts all our attention is the pink model, in plant-based and recycled material, with flamingo claws inlaid on the upper, exquisitely framed by metallic beads. Or the slippers funky-campy of the moment, which would certainly appeal to people Pink Flamingos by John Waters.

Pink Flamingo slippers by Collina Strada x UGG.

Pink Flamingo slippers by Collina Strada x UGG.

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Kerwin Frost

Known for his collaborations with Adidas and Beatsthe Harlem DJ and comedian Kerwin Frost flirts with fashion again by collaborating with McDonald’s. The result? The slippers Fry Guyinspired by the disheveled monster of the same name, released from one commercial from 1984. Very shiny, cerulean, magnetic, complete with protruding eyes, Mc-logo on the heel and Kerwin’s signature on the insole. How to resist? In fact they already are sold out.

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ESENES WORLDWIDE

To have eyes everywhere. From the clogs inspired by the angular mask of the Pokémon Cubone, through the brainy slippers, up to these disturbing furry slippers launched last February. As, ESENES WORLDWIDE by Justin Son recalls the Fussbett by Marni shocking the upper with twenty-six eyeballs of different shapes and shades. Even if, for now, there are no new ones drop in sight.

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Scary Kittles

Bring, not one, but two balls to your feet. Emulating the grainy, orange surface interrupted by black curved grooves of a basketball, the startup streetwear Scary Kittles proposes them Kaman slippers. Think in honor of former Los Angeles Clipper NBA player Chris Kaman and shoot hoops in ours fashion– madness. Preorder to believe.

Kaman slippers by Scary Kittles.

Kaman slippers by Scary Kittles.

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HelloSlippers

Finally, to do the comfort his trademark is acrobatic HelloSlippers. That after the success of Sharkicks, is aimed at those who have always dreamed of walking like Iron Man with the Robo slippers: capable of reconciling the ergonomic design of the footbed with aesthetics cyber-futuristic like Tony Stark. Without forgetting that, in the version GlowThey even shine in the dark.

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Source: Vanity Fair

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