Ok. I take back everything I've said about the "Snuggie"/wearable blanket/backwards housecoat.
The
toe shoe is now the dumbest thing I've ever seen.
I could *maybe* see the use for these things in mountain climbing or uneven/rocky/rough terrrain hiking. But I swear, if I ever see someone wearing these ugly things in public I'm going to throw something at them
I don't know. Yes, they're ugly, but I tend to clench my toes when I'm walking on slippery surfaces for traction. On nights like tonight, when I have to walk for 20 minutes through six inches of fresh snow to get to the bus stop (because someone decided it would be a good idea to plow the parking lot across the street and dump the snow in such a way as to block the only direct route to the street that leads to the bus stop, which normally takes about ten minutes), I might be able to get a little more traction in something like those rather than my clunky boots.
(OTOH, I have no idea whether clenching my toes actually does help or not.)