This love-to-hate (but secretly just love) summer footwear is a hit yet again
in the summer is a no-brainer…even in a metropolitan city that is notorious for its grime.
Many people have a visceral reaction when they hear the words flip-flops and New York City in the same sentence. They just can’t get past the supposed ick factor of walking around with their toes so close to the ground without twisting their face in disgust. “I tried wearing Havaianas the first summer I moved to New York,” sayseditor Chioma Nnadi. “You’re basically sweeping the street with the soles of your feet…. By the end of the day, it was just gross.
And yet, there’s a reason why the flip-flop has maintained popularity, albeit a divisive one. “While most feet tend to favor a low heel , many people feel comfortable with their feet exposed and in a position that is as close to barefoot as possible,” says New York–based podiatrist . We elevate, contort, and squeeze our feet all year long, it makes sense they just want to lay flat every now and then.Photo: Getty Images
Basic instincts aside, the city flip-flop is functional for those on the go. While they have been largely restricted to the beach in the States, that’s not the case globally. During Japan’s Edo period , the zori sandal—traditional footwear that resembles today’s modern thong, which was used for “leisurely walking on hard, dry ground,” as documented by the
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