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Mr Sheearam Karthigesan in his Vibram FiveFingers KSO EVO shoes at his home.
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SINGAPORE – The shoe of the summer has so far been designated “chaotic evil” by meme pages, “world’s ugliest” by British GQ magazine, and “outright freaky”.
Vibram FiveFingers, the glove-like sports shoe with a slot for each toe, is the suspect. The style has, in the last year, given the slip to its usual audience of barefoot runners and dotty uncles to breach the ranks of fashion’s “it” girls.
