This is not just ugly, it's gross. These are the Maison Martin Margiela Tabi shoes. It is typical of MMM to design horrifically ugly shoes and handbags in the name of "art". The artsy designer used jikatabi, the split-toe socks worn with kimonos, as the inspiration for his heeled “tabi shoes” like SJP’s split-toe pump since 1988. Since then, Margiela has featured variations of his signature tabi theme in his Maison Martin Margiela collection. The centuries old style is all the rage among the terminally chic in Europe and Asia. Yes, they’re very much a statement item and yes, it takes guts to wear them. Margiela may call it “experimental deconstruction,” we call it camel toe.

If you want to make a 'statement', eLuxury.com $775.