+ The Official Sandal Thread +

[Manuel]

I found other photographs.

 

[Parker]

bump

Your Feet Are Killing Me

Are sandals in the city an insult to the eye or the advent of a digital revolution?

www.nytimes.com

"Let us pause for a moment to consider again the astonishing transformation of what was, at one time in the not-so-distant past, a niche hippie staple, mostly popular among commune dwellers and people who shopped in the Brattleboro Food Co-Op. Now, it’s the Type O blood of footwear, a fashion universal. Judging from my walking tour of Harlem, Midtown Manhattan, Greenwich Village and SoHo over several sweltering summer days, the sandal of the season is, without any doubt, the Birkenstock Arizona (or, for the more fashion forward, the big-buckle Madrid). Both models were so ubiquitous on city streets that it’s clear why the 250-year-old company reported revenues of nearly $1.6 billion last year."

 

[hendrix]

Can't read full article as it's subscription blocked.

But that's utterly bizarre.

Most of the world wears sandals year round more often than wearing shoes.

 

[Oswald Cornelius]

At your service: https://archive.is/EOzJJ

Just yesterday I converted my Birk Milanos into an Arizona hybrid by cutting the heel strap and buckle off. I am pleased.

 

[Parker]

I think the point of that article was that sandals are now ubiquitous even in New York. where maybe they used to not be? I dunno. I don't think I'd want to get on the subway in Havaianas.

on another note, I think it's time for another pair of Rainbows for me.

 

[steveoffice]

open toe shoes in the city should be illegal. i literally kicked a rat on the street by accident the other day

 

[DorianGreen]

Dressy sandals by Atelier Leonard Kahlcke.