It all began with an Instagram post.

Holed up during my downtown nyc apartment in the middle of lockdown in May, and physically appalled because of the ways that my style was regressing, I made the decision which will make an account that is spoof my brand brand new obsession with unsightly footwear, a change from Maryam Nassir Zadeh slides to (formerly sworn-off) Crocs.

After one specially funny post on a faux Louis Vuitton babouche with a caption that read “giving up yet still maintaining,” we received a DM from the pre-pandemic love interest. Continue reading →