How to Wear Clogs

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Now that Chanel has declared clogs hot, there's a good chance that you're going to wind up wearing a pair sometime soon, which means there's a good chance you're going to fall on your head. The Guardian does us all a favor by offering some preemptive advice, including wisdom like "Go ­barefoot for extra grip" and "Never ­attempt a quiet entrance." We'd like to add "When you do wipe out, know that somewhere, somehow, Karl Lagerfeld is laughing." [Guardian]