The Independent Spirit Awards is a date on the awards season calender that’s supposed to be a bit hip, a bit cool, and not as staid or stuffy as the Oscars. Well, it looks like the ladies on the red carpet didn’t get the memo… and all turned up in the SAME PAIR OF BORING BLACK HEELS! #StyleFail.

Here they are on the usual style slayer, Ruth Negga…

Ruth Negga

Then she must’ve kicked them off and loaned them to Amanda Peet…

amanda Peet

After that, Orange Is The New Black’s Laura Prepon was all like, “Oh, I’m pregnant and my feet are killing me, does anyone have some horrible, yet comfy shoes I can wear”. And Amanda was all, “Yep!”

Laura Prepon

Once Laura was done, up stepped Izana Lee Vidal to join in the shoe snooze-fest…

Izana Lee Vidal

After that, it was up to Iranian-American actress, Shoreh Aghdashloo to keep up a tradition none of us want to continue…

Shoreh

Finally, it was the turn of Parks & Rec star, Aubry Plaza to step into the sartorial equivalent of a Valium…

Aubry plaza

What is this: The Sisterhood Of The Travelling Heels?