Misinformed
August 10th, 2006In This Corner: Cut the clown shoes (he’s sick of Crocs!)
Largely misguided piece on boston.com about Crocs. I wouldn’t wear the bright colors, so I concede that issue. However, the author doesn’t touch on the total awesomeness and radness of clogs in general, which is a shame. Talk about comfort denial. Thanks to reader Laird for the tip. o
“Crocs are the Merrells of 2006, only squishier and, not to mince words, even more repugnant. But this has been the summer of Crocs. Much like David Hasselhoff and West Nile Virus, I can’t get away from them.”
What’s wrong with Merrells? And what’s wrong with the Hoff??? I dig him like a steam shovel.
I still can’t get over why so many people care so much about what other people wear.
Clogs are great, but Crocs are a bit ridiculous unless you’re at the beach. Ya gotta go Dansko for any kind of respectability. But either one beats those murderous wooden-sole versions of the ’70s (from the same sadists who brought us Dr. Scholl’s, no doubt).
jon, you’ve got to understand that it’s hard for us bostonians to manage clogs. cobblestones, you know.
What do you expect from someone who writes a “fashion” column? Clogs are a way of life, a raison d’etre. They can’t be boiled down and forced into the jello mold that is the world of fashion.
Funny the author mentions Mickey Mouse– Crocs is coming out with a Disney line next spring! Hahahaha!
I fell down the Croc tree yesterday and all you Croc-clog lovers are oh – so right, the name brand/not generic – are oh so comfortable! Before ripping the comfort lovers they should start discussing other fashion faux pas like spandex on celebrities, stretch pants and the ever present blanket/extreme pauncho on the anorexic look. I may have rubber feet but they are happy rubber feet!
I thought this was a funny article.
http://www.shanghaiist.com/archives/style
July 3 article:What a Croc…
don’t know if this was mentionned in the post where you asked for celebrity wearing clogs a while ago, but in an old Bust magazine (spring 2003) Frances McDormand said when asked about her look /style ‘I wear clogs most of the time’.
Thank you for sharing that article. Let me say I enjoy your site – and appreciate some light-hearted discussion about footwear.
Blurb (and others) do you EVER think you will have second thoughts about wearing Crocs? Clogs I understand, but I tend to agree with the author of that article. Crocs and Sansabelt pants seem like practical solutions to comfort, but they also look like items stolen from a dead clown.
I may even chip in for the firewood for those beer cozy for the homeless bonfires.
(“What is wrong with David Hasselhoff?” Have you seen his video of “Hooked on a feeling” on YouTube??? Digging him with a steam shovel – you may want to wash off your crocs after you watch him in that thing)
I got some flamin’ Cheetos orange ones this week. I figured, it’s my birthday, and I can thumb my nose at people who don’t like my shoes. I’m old and want to be comfortable. I must confess though, that while comfortable they are, they don’t completely get rid of my back pain like my new Earth Shoes (normal looking sneaks) do. So, for clownin’ around, I’ll take my orange Crocs, but if I need to do more walking, I need Earth Shoes, which are probably also a big fashion schmashion faux pas.
I’d like to think I’ve done my part for Croc-wearers in the Boston area after vacationing there from Canada and enjoying a leisurely stroll through the Common and Public Gardens with my Croc-wearing family, as evidenced in this photo taken by my 5-year-old:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynne_p/205777744/
(yes I know, mine are ‘moc[k]s’, but I was deseperate for a pair before vacation and they didn’t have any real ones in my size. I have since rectified the situation.)
Croc on, Jon!
Not ONLY have I purchased a pair of crocs recently (in fact, it was during the Croc War Reconstruction period), but I have also possibly converted my mother-in-law and aunt-in-law when they tried mine on vacation…when do I get my toaster oven?
I’m with a couple of the previous posters. Clogs, yes. Crocs, no. See, I have this little issue with my feet sweating (lots o moisture, but fortunately little to no smell), so I can fathom no shoe hell worse than the [mostly] enclosed foam that are Crocs. Plus the swiss cheese look is fugly.
I would bet money that if you check Heather’s hard drive, you will find the original draft of that article, submitted under a psuedonym (is pseudonymously a word?)
Pseudonymously is indeed a word
You know, the author could at least offer to buy shoes HE deemed acceptable to all us Croc wearers. Then we could sell ‘em on the street and buy more Crocs. WHO’S WITH ME?? REVOLUTION 2006! YEOW!
As the tipster, I have to say that I got mildly interested in clogs while reading this website—and being a father of two with (now) bad feet. But I can’t say I understand the crocs thing. Now Danskos I understand—enough that I bought a pair.
Laird Nelson, PFC Clog Army
http://www.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix/suffers_for_art_pagesix_.htm
August 8, 2006 — JARED Leto – who numbers Cameron Diaz, Lindsay Lohan and Scarlett Johansson among his conquests – is suffering for his art. The actor gained so much weight to play John Lennon assassin Mark David Chapman in the upcoming movie “Chapter 27,” he developed gout, a painful buildup of urate of sodium in the joints, particularly the toes. At least that’s what he said at the Fila swag suite at the Hard Rock Hotel in Chicago to explain his plastic clogs. Leto’s band, 30 Seconds from Mars, performed at Lollapalooza to a tepid crowd. Maybe they didn’t like his shoes.
I live near the epicenter of the Crocquake (the corporate headquarters are just down the road), so pretty much everyone here wears them. I took this picture just for you in a local store that has an entire room devoted to Crocs. Keep in mind that this picture shows about a quarter of the selection:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sazzers/193662144/
Talk about clown colors!
I have green ones (merci my most wondrous husband)! I love them. Your tootsies get sweaty and then you walk and they are aired out and the comfort, OH THE COMFORT, it continues…it is endless…and they don’t smell like flip flops do, I think that’s nice. I don’t worry about stank foot when I wear my Crocs. I don’t worry about garden dirt. I pick up dead things a la cat and don’t worry about dead thing a la cat stuck to my foot…the happiness…the everlasting joy…oh Crocs…I do thee love! Thanks for turning me on to them!
Idjit.
Mickey Mouse wears YELLOW Crocs.
He lost all credibility when he assigned orange footware to The Mickster. Fact checking apparently not his strong point.
all i can say is that i found out that Crocs makes a pair of ballet flats AND mary janes! the crappy thing is that i can’t find them in any store! i need me some Prima Crocs!
ps) i hate all the writers for the boston globe/herald. they are snoots.
BLURB—Question for a “Crock Curious” person… Do they make your feet sweat?
Oh so many issues with this article. First, why is it wrong to wear sweat pants to the grocery store?
Second, I was a hater. I was one of the ones who made fun. Then, someone convinced me to try a pair on. Only once in my life have my feet felt like walking on air..this was the second time. I love my crocs. The no-name brands–not nearly as comfy.
If you’ve not tried the flip-flops, they are great.
To the person looking for the mary janes–check out the store Journeys or their website..my local store has them in chocolate, olive and black.
Boston globe…suck it.
Kristin, my feet get sweaty with flip flops. My Crocs can make my feet sweat, but the material isn’t as stanky as the flip flop. Plus, the ventilation holes are really big and if I walk around, any sweat dries right up. Heather likes to tease me about foot odor, but she admitted that my Crocs don’t smell like my flip flops.