Clogs? fashion forward or just absurd.

So, since Clogs hit the Chanel and Louis Vuitton runway earlier they've descended upon the high street from Primark to Topshop. You can nab a Primark pair for around £12 and closed toe clogs from Topshop about £70. It seems steep for something for this seasons 'it' shoe but it's just a fraction Chanel's £700 price tag. Alexa Chung rocked the clogs earlier this year at Paris fashion week and also on the March cover or Vogue. This showed the clogs versatility from with a dress to with a suit.

I recently hit the high street in a bid to find some clogs for myself to see if they are all they're cracked up to be. The first thing I noticed which was deceiving from the images I'd seen was the size of the heel! it wasn't just high it was sky scraping! I'm 5"7 and the pair I tried on must have taken me to at least 6 foot. The next problem came with the tights I was wearing. If I planned to walk in these and not drag my feet accross the floor in the most unsexy manner possible (other shoppers sneering!) is to go bare foot. With no natural stick you'll be slipping and sliding in these every step. So, so far I'd gathered I couldn't walk in the shoes without causing myself an injury but I still found myself staring at them and scanning my wardrobe for what I could pair them with. After a long and embarrassing 15 minutes weighing up the clogs and trying to walk in them I decided they just weren't for me. Ordinary heels with no back would prove me a problem but these were just ridiculous! As I left the store I saw myself looking back at them sitting on the shelf and longed to be one of those hipsters that could wear them with ease with my mini dress and ultra long tanned legs, but who do I think I am, Alexa Chung? My verdict, yes the 'it' shoe for 2010 & if you survive the walk out the store then bravo to you, for me? more I can't walk in 'it'. Although I bet i'll still be looking for a suitable pair.