I'm on a boat

In between nervously wondering if I played all my high cards with that gem of a video, I've been torturing myself with (i.e. browsing) the Browns website.  They stock a world-renowned, impressive and well-edited collection of shoes and clothes, many by my favourite designers.  My wishlist is getting longer and longer - well it was until I came across these perplexing Balenciaga shoes.

At first I laughed at their ugliness - they look like what might happen if gnarly old Quint from Jaws and Nurse Ratched were to run into each other at high speed.  The description - grey-green leather, platform, wedge-heeled boat shoes - certainly ticks all the boxes for hideous footwear... but I think I like them.  The colour is soft and pretty yet neutral, the silhouette is beautiful, and they even look comfortable for a pair of 5-inch heels.  Disturbingly I've already worked out several different ways to wear them with things from my own wardrobe, so it's probably lucky I don't have a spare $1300 rattling round in my purse or else I'd be exploring this strange feeling further!