Could These Heelless Shoes Be Any More Hideous?

Raphael Young's uncle, Alexandre Narcy, spent the entirety of his working life designing shoes for Yves Saint Laurent. To this day, Narcy's influences can be seen in many of the classic YSL shapes. His nephew, however, didn't quite get the shoe design gene, as you can see from the monstrosity of an ankle boot above. We're all for going without heels every now and again, but these are just trying too hard to be clever, don't you think?

Pointed, quilted, metallic and weird as hell, Young's heelless creations are a classic case of Too Much Going On and could definitely do with some paring down. Or maybe they're just beyond saving...what do you think? [Fashionologie]

-- By Lily Quateman at The Frisky