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"\"I\u2019m trying to think of instances when I would wear these.... No, I can\u2019t.\"\r\n\r\nTough crowd. That was &lt;em&gt;Bon App\u00E9tit&lt;/em&gt; art director &lt;strong&gt;Elizabeth Spiridakis Olson&lt;/strong&gt;, a.k.a. &lt;a href=\"https://twitter.com/white_lightning\" target=\"_blank\"&gt;White Lightning&lt;/a&gt;, a.k.a. our most fashion-forward staffer, referencing a particularly drab pair of kitchen clogs. Normally it's all about taste tests around here, but yesterday we roped Elizabeth and senior food editor &lt;strong&gt;Dawn Perry&lt;/strong&gt; into a clog test: Elizabeth was on style watch, Dawn weighed in on usability.\r\n\r\nThere were many, many more clogs than are featured in the above photos, and we tried them all. We bounced in them. We ran in them. We walked in them while balancing boiling hot stockpots on our heads. Okay, we didn't do that, but we road-tested these pretty darn thoroughly, is the point, determining our favorites for both form and function.\r\n\r\n\"These are secretly the most fashion-forward,\" said Elizabeth. \"These are the ones I most want to steal.\" Scroll through the slideshow above to see which ones she means. This is what our trusty clog testers were wearing when they walked into our dressing chamber (um, senior web editor Julia Bainbridge's office). Note that these boots on the right were NOT made for walking in the kitchen. Elizabeth: \"Only Dankso understands the round toe. &lt;a href=\"http://www.dansko.com/Womens/Footwear/Collections/Stapled%20Clog/Professional/Antique%20Brown%20Oiled/\" target=\"_blank\"&gt;These are definitely the cutest ones.&lt;/a&gt;\" Dawn: \"But you have to think about the wipe-ability factor. This oiled leather would splotch and stain so easily in the kitchen.\" Dawn tested the security of each shoe with a little jog. \"No one should be running in the kitchen, but I do.\" Elizabeth wrestled with her feelings about these Mary Jane\u2013style Crocs (\"Are these cute? I can\u2019t tell\"), while Dawn was very clear about their inability to work in the kitchen. Still, it should be noted that Elizabeth's sister, who is a wardrobe stylist, swears by them. \"It's the only halfway decent option for someone who needs a comfort shoe, who's standing all the time and walking through the city with heavy bags.\" Dawn's eyes lit up: \"You GUYS! &lt;a href=\"http://www.crocs.com/crocs-crocswatt/12247,default,pd.html?cid=001&amp;amp;cgid=kitchen-shoes\" target=\"_blank\"&gt;These are so comfortable&lt;/a&gt;.\" Perhaps it was nostalgia from her teenage summer gig, though, because while they're \"a good vacation cooking shoe,\" these Crocs \"don't offer arch support.\" And they certainly didn't get Elizabeth's support:\u00A0\"If I was forced at gunpoint to wear Crocs--if my husband's and dog's lives were hanging in the balance--these are the ones I would wear.\" BonAppetit.com editor Matt Gross pointed at the &lt;a href=\"http://www.birkenstockusa.com/products/women/shoes/paris/soft-footbed-habana-oiled-leather/6554\" target=\"_blank\"&gt;open panels on these Birkenstocks &lt;/a&gt;and said, \"That\u2019s exactly where the hot oil spatters would land.\" \"The only drawback of &lt;a href=\"http://www.dansko.com/Womens/Footwear/Collections/Stapled%20Clog/Professional/Black%20Box/\" target=\"_blank\"&gt;the classic Dansko clog&lt;/a&gt; is the potential for ankle rolls\u2014they're high and narrow,\" said Dawn. \"But they're like walking on air. The soles are so comfortable.\" &lt;a href=\"http://www.merrell.com/US/en-US/Product.mvc.aspx/32100W/78423/Womens/Encore -Nova-2?dimensions=0\" target=\"_blank\"&gt;Merrells&lt;/a&gt; were Dawn's first love, but the square toe \"kills\" Elizabeth. Something is happening here... Are we reaching a mutual decision? Elizabeth: \"I have a secret love for Birkenstocks because the coolest girl in high school wore them with tights and backless dresses with her waist-length hair flowing behind her.\" Yes, folks, &lt;a href=\"http://www.birkenstockusa.com/products/women/shoes/london/hunter-black-leat her/6673\" target=\"_blank\"&gt;Birkenstock's London Hunter in Black Leather&lt;/a&gt; is the winner. Dawn: \"They're secure, top of foot coverage is adequate, and there's a buckle for flare.\" Elizabeth: \"Everyone in the industry wants to wear one really ugly anti-fashion shoe that comes from an old, respected brand. They love the idea of having discovered something that you can buy easily that they've adopted for their own fashion purposes.\" Although they agreed on the Birkenstock, Elizabeth did want them in white. Dawn did not approve."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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