Crocs In Society
I wear the ugliest shoe in America by choice; however, I wear my shoes with my head held high (Pattern 1A). I have always been a fan of Crocs ever since I reached the young age of five. The rubber molded to my feet in indescribable ways and always allowed me to combine comfort, adventure, and fashion. Spring, summer, winter, fall- overall wear them anytime of the year (Pattern 6). Today, Crocs are slowly becoming the norm in our society with hundreds of new designs and colors coming out each year.
Recently, Crocs have become synonymous with words such as ‘tacky’, ‘heinous’, and ‘ugly’. Sadly, this wasn’t always the way Crocs were perceived. In 2008, kids weren’t cool in elementary school unless they owned a pair of Crocs. Children wore them, parents wore them, even great great grandmoms were wearing them. Though great trends never last long and the Croc fad lasted four or five years until their decline in the stock market in 2012. After that, people put their happy memories with their Crocs in the back of their mind and started to pretend like they never existed, myself included. …show more content…
Still trying to avoid the backlash that comes with the shoes, I decided to keep the color conservative and hope that they were unnoticeable to others. Once I wore my Crocs home, I knew my life was instantly changed. Wearing Crocs can make one feel excited yet scared, confident yet afraid, fearless yet doubtful (Pattern 5). I worried about other’s opinions at first, but very quickly my uneasiness melted away and the black clogs were my go-to shoe for school, walking around the house, running errands, and especially on the pool deck before and after water polo games. I gained “a sense of cool for being brave enough to wear them in public”
Recently, Crocs have become synonymous with words such as ‘tacky’, ‘heinous’, and ‘ugly’. Sadly, this wasn’t always the way Crocs were perceived. In 2008, kids weren’t cool in elementary school unless they owned a pair of Crocs. Children wore them, parents wore them, even great great grandmoms were wearing them. Though great trends never last long and the Croc fad lasted four or five years until their decline in the stock market in 2012. After that, people put their happy memories with their Crocs in the back of their mind and started to pretend like they never existed, myself included. …show more content…
Still trying to avoid the backlash that comes with the shoes, I decided to keep the color conservative and hope that they were unnoticeable to others. Once I wore my Crocs home, I knew my life was instantly changed. Wearing Crocs can make one feel excited yet scared, confident yet afraid, fearless yet doubtful (Pattern 5). I worried about other’s opinions at first, but very quickly my uneasiness melted away and the black clogs were my go-to shoe for school, walking around the house, running errands, and especially on the pool deck before and after water polo games. I gained “a sense of cool for being brave enough to wear them in public”