Sanuk: The Tube Flop
posted by: brianka in Boots, Comfort Shoes, Flats, General, Sandals, Vegan Shoes, Walking Disasters on April 25th, 2010
Yesterday, we peeked at Skecher’s version of the Fitflop.
Today, we are looking at the legwarmer/sock/sandal/boot hybrid from Sanuk.
May I present the tube flop:
Sanuk ‘Tube Flops’ $29.95 in multiple colors at Zappos.com as well as various surf shops.
Wearing socks and sandals used to be an absolute fashion faux pas; now, it’s a chic statement! Introducing the bold, the bright, the anything-but-boring… The Tube Flop from Sanük™! (via product description @ Zappos.com)
My reaction? A somewhat querulous, “Um, okay?!?”
………… I think these have temporarily stunned me at a deep, biological level – consequently shutting down various essential bodily processes.
Then there’s Hubby’s reaction, “Oh, hell no! If I saw somebody wearing these, words would definitely need to be spoken.”
These are either pure genius or the unholy stepchild of all fashion faux pas - Possibly both; simultaneously.
And why do I suddenly feel like these could – quite successfully – appear on the next Suicide Girls tour?
My brain hurts now.
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June 22, 2010 at 4:14 am, galligator said:
Suzie – I think these are all about attitude, and youth. I'm certainly not their core market demographic. But, I can see certain people pulling them off. It's whether you can 'own' the look and make it look comfortable rather than costumey.
June 21, 2010 at 8:40 pm, Suzie said:
I think I can rock these tube flops with shorter shorts pulled up or slouched down with bermudas. These will take off…..I know it.
May 31, 2010 at 7:10 am, From bakya to flipflops, Filipinos love wearing slippers « loQal – Home and Living | Philippines said:
[...] “These are not shoes.” The brand swears allegiance to surfing and the recently introduced hybrid tube flop model also can pass for Havaianas dead ringers – only with knee-high [...]
May 19, 2010 at 8:11 am, Jackie Wilson said:
Do they make these for dudes? Haha, would they look good with capris? or should I say manpris? I found some cool stuff @ http://www.myfashioncornerblog.com.
JJ
April 27, 2010 at 4:14 pm, Manolo the Shoeblogg said:
Hubby has expressed the Manolo's thoughts almost exactly.
April 27, 2010 at 2:24 am, galligator said:
I am biased because I am not a fan of flip flops in general. Most of our readers seem to prefer fashion/runway styles, so we are likely not their core demographic.
Having said that, there are gals out there who will pull these off within their personal style framework. More power to them, but I am not that gal.
April 27, 2010 at 12:08 am, All Women Stalker said:
I'm with the husband. Sanuk have such ugly shoes.