June 5, 2008
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I have Opinions about shoes.
And that's with a capital "O", especially in regards to Crocs.
You gotta understand, i live in a college town, and a kinda stuffy fashionless northeastern one at that, so wherever there's a campus nearby you see the denizens rocking their sweats and some TERRIBLE examples of bad bad bad footwear. In winter, it's the effing Uggs, which need to be banished to the eighth level of Hades, pronto. (You suck, obnoxious mindless college girls in filthy Uggs!) And in the transitional seasons -let's face it, it's always transitional in New England- everybody rocks the crocs. Man o man, i hate those things- the ugly plastic duck looking ones, anyways. There's even a website and a flickr group dedicated to hating on crocs, so it's not just me. For kids (or people who work with kids) I'd say they're acceptable, since they're easy to clean and are comfy, but nine times out of ten when I see an adult scuffing around in them, it's clear they're just being a lazy slob. Lazy is okay sometimes, but you can tell most people wearing a beat up pair of Crocs aren't even trying, even a little, and keep on wearing them till they are falling apart and reeking and disgusting.
George, for example, rocks Crocs with socks. Enough said.
Then again, a gentle reminder form the chilled-out side of myself says: Hey, people can do what they want, don't get so bent out of shape. It's not that important. It's just shoes.
But it's not actually the shoes themselves that bug me; it's the mindless trendy herd mentality which gives me the heebie jeebies. And the way i see it, the shoes you choose say a lot about yourself. If you're too lazy or slovenly to get something decent, or to bother considering anything outside the default trend, or, at the very least, go out and get a new pair once the old ones get all jacked up...... well then, I will have an Opinion about your shoes. And by extension, about you. Sorry.
it's madness, i tell you.
But I caved, and i am now making my fashion confession public. I actually went and bought some Crocs today. But they don't even look like crocs! Well, not too much. Last night my coworker was rocking these pretty ballet slipper slingbacks in silver, and they made me do a double take. Honestly, i was surprised. And once she swore up and down how comfy and nice they were (this, by the way, was coming from a very stylish girl), and me being in need of a pair of comfortable flats, I resolved to investigate further.
Hey, I am allowed to change my mind. So, I found these in turquoise. Turquoise is all kinds of awesome, and they look comfy, and not too vulgar or plasticky. Yes yes.
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LOL. I do need new shoes. Mine are starting to fall apart and stink, and that's not good. I want shoes that are cute and functional and water resistant. I want to be able to wear them to work (which is business casual, emphasis on the casual) and out to dinner with friends or to hang out with my mom. If I could do light gardening in them, it'd be even better. Do you have any recommendations?
oh nooooooooooooooo!
duuuude noooo. doesn't matter how cute they are, they're rubber shoes that you wear without socks. doesn't that just make you want to curl into a ball and die? die with sweaty nasty feet? that we'll all make fun of you for at your funeral?
crocs = so, so ew.
i know! i swore i'd never do it either.
I can't help but know that these shoes started out as hospital shoes. Ugh. Before they became popular, many hospital workers "rocked" these shoes. (Well, they still do). I just can't bring myself to purchase them!
I know guys, it's bad. Bad bad bad.
@CrapeDiem - yeah, but i'm a child of the eighties, and i recall having jellies when i was eight... and that wasn't so awful. i've been known to rock much more ridiculous shoes in my day. I also have superior feet which rarely ever sweat, so.
@BoureeMusique - Danskos. They're a little more of an investment upfront, but I have a friend who has these really pretty burnished leather ones. Sooooo comfortable. I LOVE mine, and everybody i know whose had them swears by them, and they are really durable (we're talking years, and still look good).
@cKbaby23 - Hey, that there is a testimonial from people who are on their feet all day, with limited fashion options. Incidentally, i also own some scrubs, and they are super comfy. I never wear em outside of the house/ studio, and I'd NEVER wear those croc clogs, either.
And i SWEAR TO GOD, these frigging crocs looked really ridiculously adorkable on my [drop dead gorgeous] coworker. You'd barely recognize them for what they are.
i have pink crocs, and green ones. which i wear when i garden. cause i have to be color coordinated even when i'm pulling weeds. that's just how i roll. for the record, though, i'm so against the crocs with socks thing. that is all. hell, i'm against ANY sock with sandals.
ewww jelly shoes.
dude, i have to rethink our whole relationship.
oh, annie, no. just no. i wore jellies when I was too young to know any better. and you certainly can't use that excuse. I'm going to actually agree with rache on this one, even though we're mortal enemies.
Yeah, I don't really recall the jellies being all that comfy. I definitely got sore spots,and when they started falling apart... Never again. And I cannot cannot cannot ever see myself wearing nany kind of crocs. Rubber shoes make me cringe.
However, I have no right to call myself any kind of fashion police because I've been sleeping in my clothes of late from being so exhausted. Not exactly a point of pride...
So I respect your confession, and I don't judge you ... a lot;) And I laughed my ass off while reading this all. I still love you.
I don't like crocs at all. I think they are a bane of existance. VIva la excalators. Bah
wow. i can't believe kim admitted to wearing jelly shoes in a forum she knew i had access to.
this opens a whole new world of abuse.
speaking of opening oneself up to abuse: I have loudly verbalized these same opinions since those fugly plastic (oh, sorry, "compressed foam") shoes appeared, offending various trendy friends along the way...even went so far as to join that facebook group, and then, one fateful afternoon, I bought these.
(granted, I was on a tropical island at the time, and had planned to wear them at the beach, but still. And I'm still wearing them in the garden, and at the river....)
of course, I had to remove myself from the facebook group before anyone saw me wearing them and called me a hypocrite. as for the jellies, they probably would have been better for my feet than the sacha london witchy-poo boots that bound and permanently ruined my little toes in the 80s, and don't get me started on the candies of junior high school....
oh didi.
by the time this thread is over, there's not gonna be anyone left i can hang out with.
See! I knew shoes were a touchy subject. But i swear upon all the beads i own, once they get here I'm gonna prove just how cute they are. And then y'all can mock me all over again, because i am such a dorkus. : )
@CrapeDiem - acid wash? aqua net? right. thought so.
remember i've seen your family photo albums, dimberly. and i'll bet BOB would send me some copies, if i asked. so... you know. sleep tight. bhaaa.
I'm shaking my head in dismay.
I mean, i never particularly liked crocs (ok, still kinda hatem....and myself now, bah!), but if i known they'd be so incendiary with all you guys? i'd have bought myself some REAL FUGLY ones years ago.
You sound like one of those people who buy clothes because they're stylish and look good on you... geez... If I didn't have to look professional at work, I'd wear black tank tops and gym pants every day. Being at the gym for hours every day has pretty much killed any thought of looking sexy or cool or stylish for me. All I do is work out and sweat anymore.
But I don't own Crocs.
@moontree_studios - Danskos are very good shoes. A lot of surgeons use them.
20/20 expose of little children getting their feet torn off by getting their crocs caught in escalator teeth....I'm just sayin'.....
I just happened upon your site, so I'm popping in and saying hi. I like your drawings. Your style really appeals to me.
I only wear my crocs when I do laundry. I didn't buy them for that specific purpose, it just happened.
As I was reading this, a cold sense of dread encased me- visions of zubazz.. of fanny packs... crocks...Scott Baio t-shirts. I know there is one person out there wearing all of these things out there. What if there are more than one? What if they are coming, like a modern-day zombie movie?! "Attack of the Fad Clothes Zombies". I'm going to go hide under my bed now.
I like how my most commented post ever- in FIVE YEARS- is about ugly shoes : )