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June 24, 2004
That thong-th-thong-thong-thong
Evidently, everyone's just thrown in the towel. Everywhere you go in Boston, and probably anywhere, there is clear and present evidence of a collective "fuck it". War, bombs, the closure of the Green Line subway between North Station and Lechmere, George W. Bush, carbs, extreme makeovers, Disney, the Church, Jessica Simpson, the DH rule-- it all blows, so why even bother. With shoes that is. This is apparently the attitude of pretty much everyone, because pretty much everyone is wearing flip-flops, all the time.
Seriously, it's staggering. Forget the usual suspects of teenagers and weekend shoppers. We've seen babies in flip-flops. Nuns in flip-flops. Women wearing tailored Tahari suits in flip-flops. Ok, maybe not nuns-- but that's only because we haven't seen any nuns lately, not because they're not wearing flip-flops. Because they must be. On Girl-E's morning subway commute, there is not a single young professional not wearing Reefs with their Dockers or Micro-sheen Ann Taylor pants.
Girl-E herself could not be more thrilled. She is a total wuss when it comes to shoes-- she can barely tolerate slightly elevated loafers, let alone Manolos. So the idea that it is perfectly acceptable to wear rubber flip-flops with a button-down and knee-length skirt totally rules. She's got the Old Navy $3.50 variety, and barely thinks about that cat teeth holes in the sole. For important meetings or fancy-dress occasions, she'll sport the black J. Crews with the subtly inclined wedge sole. She does need a new pair of Reefs, though, because last year's are all stretched out and she's got a number of outfits for which light blue and teal would be more than appropriate. She'll be in New Jersey at a(nother freakin') wedding this weekend, and she's thinking of clear plastic flip-flops to go with her burgundy crochet-overlay strapless.
Of course, if flip-flops are the new Nine West, that does pose a dilemma about what one should wear to the beach. For all we know, it'll be knee-high boots this year. Perfect with the boy-short bikinis. Yeah. But really, who cares. Fuck it.
Posted by The Twins at June 24, 2004 11:18 AM
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Enough bad-mouthing the DH!
Posted by: Edgar Martinez at June 24, 2004 01:10 PM
i think Ugs are the new beach wear this season.
Posted by: snowy at June 24, 2004 01:27 PM
those old navy flip flops are up to $3.50 now? what a rip off!
Posted by: kate at June 24, 2004 02:22 PM
Ugs! Of course.
And Edgar, you know I just slam the DH because I know it gets your panties in a bunch.
Posted by: EV at June 24, 2004 02:44 PM
I've been a Reef wearer for atleast 5 years now. Maybe more. But then again, I live in a tropical country so it's normal. But isn't it kind of cold in some places in the states? How can you stand the cold toes?!
Posted by: panajane at June 28, 2004 05:50 PM