

Welcome to Is This Shoe OK?, an infrequent column about shoes that may or may not be good, as determined by me—an authority, because I own shoes—and you, in the comments below. In today’s installment, we’re looking at Kim Kardashian-West’s frequently worn Yeezy Season 8 clear PVC flip-flop heel.
In August 2018, my flip-flop apologist colleague Megan Reynolds dissected Kim Kardashian-West’s air hole-less plastic stilettos and exposed them for the foot fungi petri dish they so obviously were (who wants an uncomfortable shoe that will definitely give you an infection?) But that was last year, and this is now: the PVC shoe trend has continued and has led us the to Yeezy Season 8 Wedge Thong Sandal which, according to REVOLVE, retails for a generous $830. As you’ll notice in the photographs above and below, the shoe is exactly what the name suggests. But is it okay?