Is This Shoe Ok? Ancuta Sarca’s Upcycled, Environmentally-Friendly Sneaker Kitten Heels

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 an interesting take on upcycled style—designer Ancuta Sarca’s kitten heels, most of which appear to be made out of worn athletic sneakers. Wild and wacky, right?

Disregarding the fickle weather outside, it is supposed to be fall now. Fall is my shit. It is when I can finally shine—in layers, in coats, in booties. I love fall so much, it is one of the few times a year I pretend to care about fashion and actually make an effort to seek trends to consider maybe one day trying. (I never do, but I love to be informed. That’s how much I like a burnt orange colorway.) My most recent search brought me to a Dazed Digital article about Ancuta Sarca, a Romania-born, London-based designer who has allegedly been “making waves across Instagram” with “her brilliantly bizarre, upcycled take on the divisive, diminutively-heeled style.” Her work is not fall-specific, but it is very interesting. I think I like it. But I’ve been wrong before. Are her shoes okay?