What are you wearing today?

[lowrey]

I was going to say, if thats the worst look, has she never seen uggs, beach flip flops and whatnot.

[cjbreed]

i think in shucks case that particular boot may be a little bit heavy for summer but it still looks fine. i like the boots + shorts thing in a rick owens context and i also like it in the way zam does it for example. its not particularly uncomfortable either because u have the air circulation benefit of the shorts. not so locked up like with pants.

much of my teen angsty youth was spent wearing combat boots and military pants i got from the army navy surplus store that i hacked off at the calf. kind of a julius look, only it was 1993.

[KM80]

much of my teen angsty youth was spent wearing combat boots and military pants i got from the army navy surplus store that i hacked off at the calf. kind of a julius look, only it was 1993.

I found a picture of myself a little while ago wearing the exact same outfit, in 93. My surplus cargo cut offs were so baggy.

[blackfedora]

I found a picture of myself a little while ago wearing the exact same outfit, in 93. My surplus cargo cut offs were so baggy.

I came from a really backwoods town in Quebec, so it was 1995 when the chopped cargo pants and destroyed combat boots became the uniform of the disaffected youth/bad kids. I don't think Julius will ever pair that look with a Corrosion of Conformity or Type O Negative T-shirt though....ha

[kunk75]

ditto, docs and cut-off surplus with a thermal and band tee was my go -to outfit

i think in shucks case that particular boot may be a little bit heavy for summer but it still looks fine. i like the boots + shorts thing in a rick owens context and i also like it in the way zam does it for example. its not particularly uncomfortable either because u have the air circulation benefit of the shorts. not so locked up like with pants.

much of my teen angsty youth was spent wearing combat boots and military pants i got from the army navy surplus store that i hacked off at the calf. kind of a julius look, only it was 1993.

[michael_kard]

Galia, your consistent descriptions of different human body parts as disgusting is ......not cool?

[Raw]

Lol, flip-flops are the thongs/sandles, not a human body part.

[galia]

It's just toes on pavement anyway. I think it's specific enough for me to be allowed this phobia

[Pontifex]

It's just toes on pavement anyway. I think it's specific enough for me to be allowed this phobia

on a more serious note...flip flops are awful, they belong on the beach imo.

[shdws]

Cue in Patroklus.

Reenact the Pulp Fiction scene, feeeeeeet
Round 2


^those look comfy, but it would suck if they had bindies hidden within them.
Or a dog comes over to urinate on your feet

[Mikevigar]

Flip flops aren't the nicest looking things, but what alternatives are there if you want to let your feet breathe when its warm?

What about this season's L & F sandals and the various strappy sandal things you can get from Damir, Ann and MA+? What do folks think of those in comparison?

I end up defaulting to flip flops in hot climates because of a lack of alternative options, I would happily walk around bare footed if I lived somewhere suitable...

[zamb]

i dont like flip flops and won only one pair of sandals that I only use when going through the airport because I cant be bothered with all of the craziness you have to deal with when going through security.
I wear boots and sneakers in summer and i dont have a problem with it being to hot.

I dont lie casual shoes, i dont like anything that looks to relaxed and lack a certain sense of formality. truth is i dont like ordinary clothes and this is in part because of my desire to project a certain "otherness" about myself without necessarily looking ridiculous.......

The other thing I dont get is this idea that peoples toes are gross.........????
There is no part of the human body that is gross , unless we are talking about some disfigurement/ deformity of the like. If y'all think toes are gross do you hide your face from looking at your own feet when you remove your shoes?

[Oasis]

The other thing I dont get is this idea that peoples toes are gross.........????

Z obviously ain't seen my feet.

[curiouscharles]

Flip flops aren't the nicest looking things, but what alternatives are there if you want to let your feet breathe when its warm?

What about this season's L & F sandals and the various strappy sandal things you can get from Damir, Ann and MA+? What do folks think of those in comparison?

I end up defaulting to flip flops in hot climates because of a lack of alternative options, I would happily walk around bare footed if I lived somewhere suitable...

look for the classic offerings from Ann, the 'jesus' sandals, and the flat toe-loop sandals are two classic offerings that will pretty much cover most sandal-appropriate fits quite well.

i personally still wear my Jil Sander sandals from s/s 2010, and will look straight to Jil Sander again when it comes to replacing them - get millions of compliments on them on the regular, and they're a great design in the sense that they don't fall too heavily into any one fashion camp, allowing them to be worn with a variety of looks.

[morsto]

I have yet to see one single outfit that includes mandals, that would not look better with other footwear.
Flipflops is just plain disgusting.