In my quiet, family-friendly part of Brooklyn, the Tabis have finally arrived. It took years, but lately I’ve been seeing the famous split-toed shoe all over my neighborhood, sharing the sidewalk with strollers and scooters. To me, this is proof that the wider world has finally embraced freaky shoes—but as Bazaar’s Camille Freestone argues below, not too freaky. Instead, the shoe of the moment is just a little bit skewed, whether it’s got a big metallic toe ring or a subtly hoof-like shape. Read on for her look at our era of footwear weirdness.
—Izzy Grinspan, digital director
