Students are starting to wear a questionable shoe called Chacos creating an immense trend that is diffusing through the grade levels and becoming a fashion statement.

“They [the Chacos] are fashionable, comfy, and cute,” freshman Jerri Saltzman said. “They should be the shoe of the world!”

The Chaco shoe has had all the girls and some boys raving about it, wearing the shoes religiously with every outfit and in any weather. From dresses to sweatpants, these shoes are being worn with everything; despite them being a more casual, outdoor shoe, seeing this shoe being worn in an array of different outfits, from fancy to sleep is odd.

“My friends, and other people were wearing them,” freshman Catherine Ke said. “They’re very comfy, and you can get an awesome tan line!”

The shoes’ sole purpose is for hiking is the key excuse for the people wearing them, but where are you hiking to? From the science wing to the math wing? It seems like a lot of hard work and a fight to get through the cramped hallway, but do you really need hiking shoes? Also, who would wear these to hike, the open toed shoe would be a safety hazard to even go to the park in.

“They’re just comfortable, and I just really like the style of them Chaco,” sophomore Julianna Bell said.

Although the shoes are horrific they are, in fact, comfortable, but in the end comfortable isn’t the most fashionable; You don’t wear your slippers with your dresses. It’s just not socially correct. Just like these shoes. You can spend your $100 on shoes that you can actually hike in, or spend the money on shoes that don’t look like the new wave of crocs-something that will not make it look like you’re going on a hike up a mountain after sixth block.