I think they would pass them by in the store and maybe never buy that brand of shoe again. Is it related to slavery or sexual bondage? The shoes are stupid but designers are not trained well in school any more. I don’t care what they market. I don’t have to buy.
“...designers are not trained well in school any more.”
I have been an industrial designer for over thirty years, so I was trained a long time ago. I am curious on what basis you make the statement above?