While Crocs has often been labeled as the ugliest footwear ever created, the brand has masterfully turned this criticism into a strength. By embracing their unique aesthetic and collaborating with major fashion houses, designers, and celebrities, Crocs has transformed from a controversial footwear choice into a cultural phenomenon.
Their bold strategy of creating increasingly eccentric designs has paradoxically made them more appealing, proving that sometimes the most outrageous choices can become the most successful. The following collection showcases 15 of the most extreme Crocs ever created, each pushing the boundaries of conventional footwear design.
7-Eleven x Crocs
In 2022, Crocs took their collaboration game to unexpected territory by transforming America’s favorite convenience store into wearable art. The collection featured three bold styles: the Classic Clog, Classic Sandal, and the standout Mega Crush Clog, each pushing the boundaries of brand crossovers.
These weren’t just ordinary Crocs — they were decked out in 7-Eleven’s instantly recognizable color scheme of vibrant green, electric orange, and sleek black. The real conversation-starters were the custom Jibbitz charms: detailed 3D Slurpees and other mini convenience store icons that turned these comfortable clogs into wearable tributes to late-night snack runs.
Salehe Bembury x Crocs The Pollex Clog
Salehe Bembury’s reimagining of the classic Crocs silhouette is a masterclass in avant-garde footwear design. The Pollex Clog warps the familiar Crocs shape into an alien landscape of undulating ridges and valleys, each groove modeled after human fingerprint patterns. The name itself — Pollex, referring to the primate thumb — hints at the evolutionary leap this design represents in the Crocs universe.
The ridges serve both form and function, offering enhanced grip while making the shoes look like they were discovered rather than designed. The result is a clog that breaks every conventional rule of footwear design while maintaining Crocs’ signature comfort. When it was released back in 2022, the Pollex Clog was priced at $75 but is now permanently sold out; if you do want to get your hands on a pair, you will find them in pre-owned markets at $150 or so.
KFC x Crocs
In 2020, these outrageous clogs replicated KFC’s signature fried chicken with uncanny accuracy. The upper portion featured a detailed perforated pattern that perfectly captured the crispy coating texture, while the platform sole displayed the iconic red and white striped bucket design.
But the real showstopper? The included attachable charms — drumstick-shaped accessories that not only looked like real fried chicken but were actually scented to smell like it. Despite (or perhaps because of) their amusing “not for consumption” warning, these shoes vanished from virtual shelves in just 20 minutes, becoming an instant collector’s item that merged comfort with culinary creativity in a way no footwear had arguably done before.
Pet Crocs Boots
The pet fashion world collectively lost its mind when Crocs unveiled their most audacious move yet – miniature Crocs for four-legged fashionistas. After years of persistent fan requests and countless photos of dogs trying on human Crocs, the brand finally delivered what its community had been begging for. These EVA foam booties feature a marbled design in two glow-in-the-dark colorways: Green Slime and Pink Dragon Fruit.
The partnership with BARK resulted in matching sets that transform dog walks into coordinated fashion moments, complete with human Classic Lined Clogs and exclusive dog-themed Jibbitz charms. Available in three sizes for dogs up to 80 pounds, these $50 boots launched on National Croc Day (October 23rd) this year.
PEEPS x Crocs Classic Clog
What happens when you combine America’s favorite Easter candy with the world’s most divisive footwear? – A shoe that looks like it was rolled in sugar. The 2021 PEEPS collaboration features clogs with a crystallized texture mimicking the candy’s signature sugar coating, available in eye-popping blue, pink, and yellow.
The shoes come topped with 3D Jibbitz charms of PEEPS’ marshmallow chicks, with additional 2D Chick and Bunny Jibbitz available for individual purchase. It’s a design that takes Crocs’ comfort-first philosophy and dips it in pure candy-coated whimsy, creating footwear that would make Willy Wonka proud.
Chinatown Market x Crocs Turf-Lined Clogs
The 2019 Chinatown Market collaboration took Crocs into uncharted territory by literally turning footwear into landscape. These clogs are completely engulfed in artificial turf, transforming the familiar foam silhouette into a portable patch of lawn. It’s the kind of design that makes people stop and ask, “Are you wearing grass?”
Unlike typical Crocs modifications that play with colors or patterns, the Turf edition physically changes the texture of the entire shoe. The whole experience feels like wearing a miniature golf course. While the potential for waterlogged footwear raised eyebrows, it’s exactly this kind of audacious design choice that pushes the boundaries of what shoes can be.
Balenciaga x Crocs Madame
In 2022, Balenciaga and Crocs created fashion history’s most outrageous hybrid: a foam clog mounted on a stiletto heel. The Madame merged two opposing worlds – comfort wear and high fashion – creating such chaos in the fashion community that it became the year’s most controversial footwear.
At a staggering $625, these elevated clogs transformed Crocs’ utilitarian design into a luxury statement piece. Critics dubbed it “Balenciaga’s ugliest shoe yet,” but this only fueled its notoriety. The perforated upper, now perched precariously on a sharp heel, defied both logic and expectations. While the Crocs Madame may be one of the most unattractive shoes you’ll come across, its sheer weirdness makes it oddly appealing. After all, fashion can be quite bizarre!
Classic Disney Hocus Pocus Clog
Disney and Crocs conjured up footwear chaos with their Hocus Pocus collaboration in 2021, creating shoes that look like they were dipped in a witch’s cauldron gone wrong. Named the Classic Disney Hocus Pocus Clog, this Sanderson sisters-approved design features an ombre effect that transitions from black to purple to orange to gold – mimicking the Sanderson sisters’ wild hairstyles.
Each pair comes with personalized Jibbitz charms, including a skull, crossbones, a cauldron, an eye from Winifred’s book, and representations of Winifred, Mary, and Sarah’s signature styles. Although Halloween may have passed, you can wear these clogs anytime while lighting a black candle or running amok around town—the choice is yours!
Goth des Garcons Crocs
In this 2020 collab, Goth des Garçons reimagined Crocs by arming them with an array of metal spikes, turning the casual comfort shoe into a statement of punk rebellion. The clogs feature strategic rows of studs and hanging chains, creating footwear that bridges the unlikely gap between simplicity and counterculture.
The design cleverly uses Crocs’ signature ventilation holes as anchor points for its metal embellishments, completely reinventing the shoe’s friendly aesthetic. It’s a bold fusion that challenges both traditional punk fashion and Crocs’ wholesome image, appealing to those who want their comfort with a serious edge of defiance.
Alife x Crocs “Sport”
Do you want to wear socks but find they don’t work with Crocs? This 2018 Alife x Crocs collaboration seems to have sorted that hiccup. The streetwear label gives the classic rubber clog a fashionable twist by adding a white tube sock directly attached to the shoe. While this design certainly stands out, not everyone is a fan; some have even called it an “abomination” of the brand’s purpose.
Priced at $140, this bold fusion sparked intense debate in the fashion world and reignited the eternal “socks with Crocs” controversy that had simmered since 2007. Part of a larger luxury collection that reached prices of $600, this unconventional design perfectly embodied the “so wrong it’s right” aesthetic that made it both a collector’s item and a testament to just how far the humble Croc could venture into avant-garde territory.
Alife x Crocs “Art”
Taking their design rebellion even further, Alife and Crocs unleashed another convention-defying creation with their hefty $600 “Art” model back in 2018. While their sock-fusion experiment challenged comfort norms, this city-bearing version transforms the humble clog into a miniature Manhattan skyline. Using intricate 3D-printed Jibbitz, they crowned each shoe with detailed replicas of the Empire State Building and Brooklyn Bridge, creating what could only be described as wearable architecture.
Nicole McLaughlin x Crocs
In what stands as the most tactically equipped Croc ever designed, Nicole McLaughlin outfitted the casual clog with a complete survival kit that would raise eyebrows in any wilderness store. While previous collaborations experimented with socks and cityscapes, these rugged 2020 editions came loaded with practical outdoor gear: a built-in headlamp, paracord, compass, and carabiners, all integrated into a patchwork of recycled denim, leather, and rubber.
The design was so utilitarian that Reddit users dubbed them “Survival Crocs,” and their only oversight might have been the absence of an actual pocket knife.
Classic Lined Holiday Charm Clog
Crocs managed to outdo the ugly Christmas sweater phenomenon by unleashing a fur-lined clog that channels pure holiday chaos. These winter editions, first made available in August 2021, sport a dizzying array of seasonal patterns and come studded with an arsenal of festive Jibbitz—from tiny Christmas trees to prancing reindeer, twinkling snowflakes, and jolly snowmen.
While the fuzzy interior promises cozy comfort, some wearers report that it’s a high-maintenance affair that’s notoriously difficult to clean. According to these fans, the plush lining tends to mat down into an unsightly mess, particularly for those whose feet run on the sweatier side.
Beams x Crocs Classic Clog
In this 2024 collaboration, Beams and Crocs ditched the signature ventilation holes to dress their clogs in miniature black leather jackets. These punk-inspired footwear pieces come decked out with fully functional zippers and tiny pockets—essentially turning each foot into a tiny Ramones tribute. The design proved so irresistible that it sold out almost instantly, suggesting that the world was more than ready for clogs with a hardcore attitude.
Beams x Crocs Fanny Pack
Just when the fashion world thought it had seen everything, Beams and Crocs merged two unlikely 90s comebacks into one outrageous design. Their 2019 collaboration strapped fully functional fanny packs to the heel bands of classic clogs, creating what might be the most practical yet polarizing footwear hybrid in recent memory.
The timing couldn’t have been more perfect—riding both the wave of fanny pack nostalgia and the unstoppable Crocs renaissance. While critics predictably labeled them an aesthetic crisis, these storage-equipped clogs struck a chord with streetwear enthusiasts who recognized their bold absurdity as pure fashion genius.