We cut Marc Jacobs a lot of slack in the wild shoe design department. He’s like that really cute kid in swim class who gets away with blowing half-assed bubbles and lazy kicking, because he’s just too cute! Here’s a man who wears a kilt and sells designer jelly sandals from $500…things we overlook simply on account of his reinterpretation of the mary jane. Well, this is one shoe slip we just cannot overlook. “Edgy” is the way that Saks describes this reworking of the American classic lace-up work boot, but all we’re seeing is chain gangs and prison suits. Knowing Marc Jacobs, though, maybe that’s precisely the point. It’s okay Marcy poo, we still love you!

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