Throughout 2009, we saw an incredible amount of ugly — ahem, “unique” — shoes. But as we enter the new decade, we can’t help but feature one last pair from the previous year: these Commes des Garcons shoes. While some fashionistas like 13-year-old fashion blogger Tavi Gevinson hailed them as genius (who wouldn’t agree with a 13-year-old when it comes to sophisticated style?), others simply saw them as hideous attention-getters. But you tell us — are they a brilliant foreshadowing of bold styles to come, or should we pretend they never happened?

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