Brad Pitt’s ugly shoes must have a story behind them. Brad showed up with Quentin Tarantino to discuss Inglourious Basterds and had some interesting shoes on. They looked like velvet with his initials on top in…velvet.

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Brad doesn’t seem like the velvet shoe guy. Unless one of his kids made them. Maybe a father’s day gift? From Just Jared:

JustJared.com can exclusively report that the 45-year-old actor received the pair of shoes as a gift from one of his assistants. How cute of Brad to wear them at a photo call with director Quentin Tarantino!

Seriously, was this a gag gift to Brad and he wore them on a dare? We know the history of substance abuse and Quentin…that’s how this whole movie came about anyway. Would you wear monogrammed shoes like that?