Recognised those shoes? Did you cringe?
Yeah I thought so! 😀
Crocs classic design shoes have been reviled again and again by most of the fashion crowd. I’m not in the fashion crowd but I too would look askance at people wearing it, as if to say “Couldn’t you find anything better than a plastic shoe with holes?”
But its one of those things – you shouldn’t say anything until you’ve walked a mile in the other (wo)man’s shoes and beauty is in the eye of the beholder. In my case, I caved in about a year ago and although I only own 1 pair of the “plastic shoe with holes” I do rather like in in a perverse sort of way… even if its ugly as sin.
You see, the shoe is comfortable and the material its made out of and the fact it has holes makes it a great pair of shoes/sandals to travel with where its hot and likely to be wet. I’ve tramped all over Bangkok in these twice – I like wearing these there because I’d be fine if it rains, my feet don’t get hot and sweaty, and the soft firm shoe bed makes for a good walk and it does not slip.
Which brings me to my question: Would you wear something comfortable even if the rest of the world thinks its ugly as sin?
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