Forget the condom socks. Those knee tassels are the shit!
this post was submitted on 19 May 2024
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Apparently knee chains were a thing.
Modern goths still wear a variation of this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winklepicker
That's nothing.
Look up "Mexican pointy boots"
Now that's some motherfucking roach stompers! You can even get em on the ceiling with those bad boys.
Do they walk everywhere or do they have a different set of driving boots?
They run by leaning forward, bouncing in high and long strides.
Or just lean forward and ski down the dunes.
If you're genuinely asking, most aren't quite so bad as this although there are some pretty crazy ones I've seen around Houston. If someone wants to wear something like this usually they'll put them on when they get where they're going.
They bust em out at rodeos
This guy can fall forward and he'll just flip all the way over
Holy shit that’s majestic.
we call those "mosquito hunters" in swedish
The man appears to have pointed feet. I repeat: he has pointed feet, so be careful now!
I suspect this originated with the premise of having so much money that you can afford to waste it on extra shoe materials that serve no purpose other than identifying you as an asshole.
Just more proof that fashion is goddamn stupid.