Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: flip-flops are once again having a fashion moment. But please tread carefully
Love them or hate them, the versatile sandal is back – just choose the right ones and wear them the Copenhagen way The flip-flop is
Love them or hate them, the versatile sandal is back – just choose the right ones and wear them the Copenhagen way The flip-flop is an essential text of summer style. The Dalai Lama wears flip-flops. Surfers wear flip-flops. They are a beach classic, a staple of campsite shower blocks, non-negotiable after a pedicure.
Like a pair of blue jeans or a cloth tote bag, they have a utility that transcends fashion. But when flip-flops step out of their lane – when they become a fashion shoe, a public-facing shoe – rather than a shoe you leave by the back door – they raise hackles.
Every single time we get a heatwave, a lively debate about whether flip-flops are acceptable in the office follows, without ever being resolved. When Jennifer Lawrence wore flip-flops under her Dior gown on the Cannes red carpet in 2023, there was an outcry over the perceived flouting of the film festival’s “elegant footwear” policy.
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