Welcome back to Retail Therapy, where we bring you the latest retail oddities and curiosities.
This week, we've got Bill Murray's new clothing line straight from "Caddyshack," the latest contender for world's ugliest shoes, and an enterprising Wal-Mart shoplifter who applies for a job at — where else? — Wal-Mart.
This, and more, in this week's Retail Therapy below.
The ugliest shoes you've ever seen
After the rise and fall of Crocs, the world breathed a sigh of relief. But now we have stumbled upon what may be an even uglier shoe.
Teva and Ugg have teamed up to make the ugliest shoes (Boots? Sandals?) on the planet. This is not a drill. pic.twitter.com/6RyAWBdZRY
— Spencer Campbell (@Scambl) September 20, 2016
The shoe (if you can call it that) is the result of a collaboration gone wrong between Teva, known for its incredibly wearable sandal, and UGG, known for turning soft sheep wool into pillow-like snowshoes.
While both brands have large and loyal customer bases — or at least they did before these shoes came out — shoppers have no idea what to make of the furry hybrid shoes. Are they sandals? Are they boots? Do you wear socks? No one seems to know the answers — and that's not a good sign heading into the fall fashion season.
This is what happens when your 80's leg warmers mate with your 70 yr. old grandpa's sandals. Ugh or #ugg https://t.co/1GJ8zctnRX
— Tempa (@mrs_tempa) September 17, 2016
Clothing that lasts the afterlife
Talk about taking an effort to the grave. Now even avid environmentalists can die in an eco-friendly way and look good while doing it!
For $1,500, the new Infinity burial suit “returns your body to the earth without harming the environment.” (The shroud to cover the body costs an extra $1,500 and the casket liner retails for $750.) The black-hooded suit is lined with root-like patterns and decorated with mushrooms that decompose the deceased by pulling out the toxins and transform the corpse into nutrient-rich compost that can help surrounding plants flourish.
Jae Rhim Lee, artist and founder of the green burial company Coeio, gave a TED talk about the prototype that first turned heads in 2011. Now the green death suit (as we like to call it) is taking center stage at an exhibition at the ACE hotel in New York in honor of New York Fashion Week. The exhibition, called “Natural Causes,” runs through Sept. 30.
The burial suit, which “reunites the body with the earth and the ongoing cycle of life,” officially launched this spring, and already has had at least one early adopter. (Apparently, you can buy them for pets too.)
The Murray brothers are teeing up
Bill Murray, actor and longtime golf enthusiast even before his star turn in the 1980s' hit movie "Caddyshack," is launching a new golf lifestyle and apparel line with the help of his five brothers, CNBC reports.
The new brand — William Murray Golf — aims to take the posh out of golf, with the line offering casual button-down polos, shorts and hats. The Murrays (who are Chicago natives) are kicking off the line with a "This Is The Year" polo they designed themselves, a tribute to the Cubs' historic season this year and released just before the start of the team's playoff run. The full line will be available Oct. 22.
Wal-Mart shoplifter applies for job at Wal-Mart
A year ago, Shaday Bellamy was charged with a misdemeanor for shoplifting almost $150 worth of baby products from a Wal-Mart in St. Petersburg, FL. The Washington Post reports she's now waiting for a call back on a job interview at the retailer.
“I’m on ‘Candid Camera,’ aren’t I?” Pinellas County Judge Henry J. “Hank" Andringa asked during Bellamy's court appearance earlier this week after Bellamy was asked to describe her employment prospects. “How do you think it’s gonna go when the background shows that you tried to take a cart full of stuff from — well — Walmart?”
The retail giant declined to comment to the Post on the theft or the status of Bellamy's job application. We're guessing she won't be getting that call back.
