Tim Gunn Bemoans Crocs

What’s the worst fashion trend you’ve ever seen? Time magazine recently asked this question of the enduringly decanal Tim Gunn, now mentoring a fresh crop of designers on the fifth season of Project Runway. Gunn’s pick of sartorial tragedies? The embrace of rubbery shoes fit for an ungulate.

Generally speaking, it’s footwear trends. I mean, today, the era of the Croc—it looks like a plastic hoof. How can you take that seriously? I know it’s comfortable; I understand that.

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