Style City (not) - plastic shoes?
I consider Melbourne a pretty fashionable city, tho admittedly I had to acclimatise my eyes after living in Milano - those Italians really know how to dress.
I was out today and I’m sorry if I’m going to offend a few readers here - but why the hell are people walking around in brightly coloured plastic (okay, PCCR) shoes?????
I understand if your age is still in single digits, it’s practical and you can carry it off. I get it if you’re in the garden.
Okay, some people have told me they will never smell - regular pedicures anyone?
They remind me of my lil friend’s Bratz doll’s shoes - super sized.
It’s not fashionable, I’m not even sure if I’m comfortable calling them shoes.
How about a pair of flipflops? Or even sandals - Birkenstocks are cool……or even real shoes? Haven’t you people clapped eyes on REAL shoes?
You know, if they were made out of some recycled material, I might be able to breathe a little easier.
It’s gonna be a tough summer - they’re multiplying in the streets.
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Actually, i rather like them. Their ubiquituity suggests a distinct quirkiness in everyone’s fashion tastes. These colorful flip-flops (if you’re American) /thongs (if you’re Australian) /slippers (if you’re from Asia) are absolutely HUGE.
I don’t know if everyone’s wearing them though; last i checked i haven’t spotted a handful of Melburnians pounding the streets with these colorful oones.
Mmm, I’m with you here. Not a fan. They are apparently ‘quite comfortable’, all I can imagine is that when the temperature starts getting up there that all these croc fans are going to start feeling it. Wouldn’t your feet sweat in the plastic? Regardless of comfort - they’re just plain clunky.
i am with you too. no big fan of those whatever you call them.
but i know they were very popular in canada last year (at least in vancouver). blame it on the ‘trend’ i guess…
I personally loathe these plastic monstrosities. :) I know them as clogs, and Crocs was probably one of the first brands that made these ‘hip’ with the trend-chasing crowd. Of course, there’s heaps of cheaper imitations around nowadays, and apparently you can get a decent copy at Big W or Target without the hefty ‘designer’ price tag. I’ve heard they don’t stink up for the feet too, but I haven’t worm them long enough to test out that theory. Even though it’s plastic, it’s designed to be ‘vented so that air passes through, keeping feet cool’. Whatever. It feels comfortable for the 30 seconds I had a pair on, but they’re hideiously ugly.
I like to see one of these melt in the hot sun.
crocs (not the cheap imitations) are FANTASTIC. I have been wearing them non stop for over a year (no, not the same pair!). they are amazingly comfy, they don’t stink ever, i dont get sweaty feet (though i have had friends say they have issues on 30 degree days). and i LOVE the multiple colours.
the only complaint i have is the non slip soles wear down too fast for my liking.
i know they’re not the most stylish (they do have other styles but AU has been slow to get them) but i like them.
They’re multiplying in response to the late Stevo’.
Laurie
aha! champions of those awful things and people with taste!! they are most ugly.
A friend who would know, pointed out that they are perfect for sailing - look mum traction on the high seas!
Nevertheless, I prefer not to hurt my delicate aesthetics. They may be damn comfortable, they may never stink, but if you’ve hit a tween milestone…surely there are betta options.
Like I said, if it was something that recycled waste, I might breathe a lil betta.
They’ll be digging these things up in landfills in 2050 - not happy Jan!
I prefer shrimp boots also called fishing
boots - wetlands my backyard, very practical and comfortable.
Try a pair.
Well, if we get hunting permits we can sell the “croc’s”
skin-melt ‘em down creat’n one gigantic croc.
Turn it into “Croc’” Park!
Laurie
Ahh, if ONLY we had rain Laurie - let alone a wetland!!
You’ve hit a nerve there, we Ozzies do love a giant something - Banana, Worm, Sheep….Pub.
A ‘Colossal Chromatic Croc’ just what we need on that scenic highway drive - crikey!
It doesn’t have to be a “croc” but made out of the clogs
and their cousins-it can have climbing rocks
and whatever else you can think of doing with with
the melted down, reformed and hardened things.
Laurie
hmmmm interesting - like some massive installation that kinda melted?
actually I’d be rather pleased if we just deported the lot….maybe the kiwis might take em on!