Kanye West’s $20 Sock Shoes Are Terrible

Out now in The New York Sun: in the cheapest shoes I could never recommend.

“The cups on the Pods have a foam layer within but they may as well not, as they're stiff and uncomfortable underfoot, with the side flanges that hit into the side of your foot as you move. Those flanges are supposed to hold the cups in place, but with no structural piece holding the cups in place and apart, they instead constantly move around underfoot, and the back end of the front cup would dig into the arch of my foot.

Two separate cups makes the Pods foldable and highly flexible, but it also leaves your arch unprotected, putting your foot in direct contact with any rough spots or water on the ground.

The Pods don’t feel like walking in fluid shoes. They’re clumsy socks made from scuba suit material; and that goes to the sizing. Rather than being sold in US shoe sizes, they only come in 'Small,' 'Medium,' or 'Large,' and none of them are likely to fit well. I bought a medium, which were almost an inch too long, but too narrow, and so tight on the top of my forefoot that it was sore after wearing them for less than 5 minutes.

And whereas previous Yeezys were bold to look at, these just look like diving socks with some plastic stuck to the bottom. They really have no upside.

They may be only be $20, but I won’t wear them for free.”

Out now in The New York Sun: my review of Kanye’s terrible sock shoes. Give it a read!