On Wednesday, designerY/Project revealed a collaboration with Ugg during a Paris Men's Fashion Week Show.The footwear collab includes thigh-high, knee-high, mid-calf, and sandal-like variations of the boots.People don't know what to make of the boots.Men's Fashion Week started in Paris, France, on Wednesday ' and things have already taken an unexpected turn.People can't stop talking about a pair of thigh-highUgg boots that Y/Project debuted during a runway show on Wednesday.Glenn Martens, the brand's creative director, explained the inspiration behind the surprising collaborationto Vogue."Putting on Uggs is like putting your foot in a warm pot of butter, and I thought why not elevate that and immerse your full legs!" Martens said. "So we decided to design an Ugg boot that climbs up to the crotch and covers the whole leg."In addition to the thigh-high option, it appears that there are also knee-high, mid-calf, and sandal-like variations of the shoes.People took to Twitter to talk about the shoes.Huffington Post blogger Sidonie Sawyer slammed the boots. She called the shoes "the uggliest UGG boots" and claimed "they are made of murderous real fur and leather."The ugliest UGG boots have appeared at fashion shows in #Paris, and everyone is cringing - besides the fact that they are made of murderous real fur and leather, would you wear them' Designed by Belgian Glenn Martens pic.twitter.com/hKEqUSTyxk' Sidonie Sawyer (@sidoniesawyer) January 19, 2018Twitteruser@AnikakyIealso criticized the shoes, arguing that "we have pushed the limits of fashion too much."thigh-high ugg boots' we have pushed the limits of fashion too much' aniks (@anikakyIe) January 18, 2018Some people like @SportsGurl87 and @Farahpopxo seem to be opposed to the boots.Don't. Ever. Wear. Thigh. High. UGG. Boots. People. Please. pic.twitter.com/W8ECOYI5AD' ~SportsGurl87~ (@SportsGurl87) January 19, 2018Thigh high @UGG boots just went down the runway on PFW ' no...just no '''''#stylist xo pic.twitter.com/V2EtoIciad' Farah Pop (@farahpopxo) January 18, 2018Others, like @Mualyssa,appear to be fans. "I am here for the [knee-high] Ugg boots. Yes, keep my whole a-- leg warm please," she wrote.I am here for the knee high ugg boots . Yes , keep my whole ass leg warm please , thank you!' MUA_Lyssa ' (@Mualyssa) January 19, 2018Many have turned the designer shoe into a joke. Twitter user @JenniDobbiecompared the shoes to the sorting hat from "Harry Potter."Is it just me' Or do @UGG new thigh high boots look like the sorting hat from Harry Potter' '' #ugg #yuck pic.twitter.com/7UMYDQQrfx' Jenni One Too Many (@JenniDobbie) January 19, 2018Meanwhile, Derek Guy of Die, Workwear! and Put This On made a picture from the runway show into a meme.your crew, basic: ugg bootsmy crew, intellectuals: pic.twitter.com/KF2yGWkzn6' dieworkwear (@dieworkwear) January 18, 2018But for the most part, people, like@CapriHakeemand@Chuwrley,don't know what to think.Thigh high Ugg boots for men is now a thing ' pic.twitter.com/qvKEinAeQU' Capri Hakeem (@CapriHakeem) January 19, 20183 WORDS TO PONDER:Thigh-high Ugg Boots' ' ' (@chuwrley) January 19, 2018While these shoes would certainly keep you cozy during the cold months ahead, they won't be on sale for some time, as they're part of the brand's Spring/Summer 2018 line. When they hit shelves, the bootswill reportedly cost between $270 and $1,380, according to Popsugar.And while this is the strangest thing we've seen out of Fashion Week so far, there's likely more to come. In the fall of 2017, designers brought us thong jeans, platform Crocs, anda dress that looked like a dry cleaning bag, among other surprising items.Sign up here to get INSIDER's favorite stories straight to your inbox.Join the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: How to sparkle up a pair of boots with glitter
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