Flip Flops – Where do You Stand?
But how did this transition come about, and do people these days
genuinely accept sandals to be mainstream staples of their wardrobe? For
example, while we all know it’s de rigueur to strut the dunes in a pair of flip
flops while on an outing to the beach, would you wear a pair of designer
sandals to a smart restaurant or formal function?
Responses will inevitably be mixed. In the workplace, things
aren’t really any clearer. During the dot-com boom in Silicon Valley, business
dress was relaxed and the whole world was introduced to the idea of ‘casual
business attire’. No longer is it just Friday that’s ‘dress down day’; now it’s
expected in certain areas of the creative industries that employees will wear
nothing more formal than a T-shirt every day of the week.
However, sandals continue to cause divisions here, too. In
2007, 24-year-old Jennifer Cohen from Philadelphia went to the press to express
her astonishment at being told by senior colleagues that her choice of
sleeveless shirt, Bermuda shorts and designer flip flops was not acceptable
causal business attire.
As with a number of clothing items, much of how we perceive flip
flops and sandals is determined by the outfit choices of certain celebrities.
Jennifer Anniston, for example, is often spotted donning a pair of colourful
sandals, usually pairing them with jeans for dressed-down, casual chic. Paris
Hilton, meanwhile, prefers to combine them with shorter skirts for a typically
summer look.
No matter
where you stand, the fact remains that flip flops have carved out a special
little niche for themselves in the fashion world. No longer considered to be
just beach footwear, you might not yet be comfortable wearing them out for a
night on the town, but you can be sure that they’ll go with just about anything
in your wardrobe.
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