According to the latest Gawker Stalker, Lou Reed was spotted recently wearing the hot pink ones. This has gone way too far now, I say we start up a petition to get them banned etc.

Posted by: The Bag Lady | July 12, 2006 4:37 PM

These things are running rampant! They are E.V.E.R.Y.W.H.E.R.E and driving me mad! Each time I see them, I always think "ugly shoe of the week. Don't these people READ???" Aaaaaaaaggggggh!

Posted by: Heidi | July 12, 2006 4:49 PM

I'm tempted to create a little print-out card for people to hand out to folks they see wearing crocs in the street.

If anyone can come up with a suitable slogan, bring it on!

Posted by: Ms Shoewawa | July 12, 2006 5:01 PM

i love these shoes!! i have a pair in navy myself. they are perfect for the beach andd are very comfortable. i am going to buy the tacks they sell to decorate the holes.

Posted by: Anna S. | July 12, 2006 5:08 PM

o yes, i forgot, they only look good on skinny ppl!!

Posted by: Anna S. | July 12, 2006 5:09 PM

ugly, but probably the most comfortable shoes ever. have the fashion oriented readers ever considered comfort over looks? apparently the answer is no.

Posted by: Another | July 12, 2006 5:09 PM

For the love of GOD! You can decorate them? It gets worse.

Please Ms Shoewawa...make it stop!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Tracy | July 12, 2006 5:11 PM

Comfort over looks? Why not comfort AND looks? It can be done (see my post on aerosoles a bit further down). There are plenty of shoes out there that offer comfort without looking as awful as these.

I don't care how comfy crocs are, they need to be stopped. The white ones on staff in a hospital / nursing home etc I can just about deal with. Maybe dark green for gardeners. But as a fashion shoe - which is what they're now becoming - I just don't understand the appeal. How in the world are these flattering on anyone? They're like the lovechild of a clog and a jelly. It's my worst nightmare in shoe form.

Posted by: Ms Shoewawa | July 12, 2006 5:14 PM

my sisters in Israel are crazy about them - and they're quite alright if you're a slim 16-old girl with size 37. but I'm scared to death when I think what it would look like on me, 30-year old with size 41...

Posted by: Julia | July 12, 2006 5:39 PM

I actually have them in purple! But..wait for it..I work in a home for the elderly, so I only wear them at work, because I am on my feet all day :)

Posted by: Wen | July 13, 2006 2:45 PM

On a recent sailing holiday I was told they are specially designed as boat shoes - waterproof and the soles don't scratch the decks. They are very comfortable - the girl forced me (no really) to try them, but they are somewhat lacking in elegance.

Posted by: Kat | July 13, 2006 3:56 PM

Anyone who wears these out of choice and not for work etc should be put into a corner and made to think about what they have done!!

I did a little bit of shopping today at Bluewater and was horrified to find there was a stall dedicated to Crocs...arrrrgghhh! I even saw a woman donning a pair of pink ones, I didn't think it was possible for shoes to look worse ON!

Posted by: M | July 13, 2006 9:38 PM

i hate crocs. i think they are the ugliest shoes in the world. but today at work (on my feet at a restaurant for hours upon hours) i tried on my managers crocs. she said they didn't slip and were very comfy so i tried on the monsters and my feet felt like they were in heaven. good thing the rest of my outift is horrendous, so i might as well just go for ugly all the way, and rely on cute headbands or something.

Posted by: christina | July 15, 2006 8:35 AM

An 'upper end' department store I work at frequently (ok, Nordstrom) sells Crocs, and to add to the Lower Depths Of Hellishness to it, they sell these little things you can lodge in the holes of said Crocs. So let's just say the Pacific Northwest of the US is infested.

I don't see the point of schlepping around in rubber clogs, they are fugly to be kind to Crocs.

I buy shoes to make people do a double-take of perhaps envy or admiration - not nausea....no Crocs in my closet...ever.

Posted by: Dianne | July 25, 2006 1:09 AM

crocs are fashionable, because they're disposable (pretty cheap), comfortable, relatively new, and instantly recognisable. Much of fashion in the past has been ugly, i mean, remember the shoulder pad craze of the 80s? but don't worry, they'll be passe soon enough.
ps, i have 2 pair (orange, and light blue) and have been looking for the white ones. difficult to find for some reason...

Posted by: tzvika68 | July 28, 2006 3:06 PM

Crocs are the worst. And because I hate them so, I bought the domain I Hate Crocs Dot Com (http://www.ihatecrocs.com) in an effort to end the Crocs pandemic once and for all. Rally around! Stop the Crocs outbreak!

Posted by: Vincenzo Ravina | August 2, 2006 5:41 PM

Thank god someone else shares my mutual disgust at these abominations!!!!!!!! I even did a post today on why a man who wears these will NEVER, EVER get a date. ;) Keep up the great work, fellow Shoe-fiend.

Posted by: Cruella | August 9, 2006 9:01 PM

I am so sorry none of you people have ever seen the crocs ballet flats... every bitt as comfy, but far more cute. They have them at Bloomy's

Posted by: Erica | August 11, 2006 1:34 AM

I agree that these are pretty ugly. Looks like something you should wear gardening, not out shopping or to dinner.

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Posted by: Roscom | September 24, 2006 9:28 PM

I think these shoes are so light and comfortable that people ignore the fact that they aren't cute. But when you're just relaxing at home or going on a serious shopping spree these are a good pair of shoes.

Posted by: Laura | October 4, 2006 12:24 AM

guys you lot need to give in and realise these shoes are a part of life now, you might as well give in and enjoy the comfort that only these shoes will bring you.
Go on next stop http://www.jellyegg.com i recently bought some flip flops and any excuse i get to wear them they are on my feet.

Posted by: kim | October 4, 2006 4:27 PM

crocs. i hate crocs on anybody. and they look like they f@#$ing stink at the end of the day.

Posted by: stina | June 22, 2007 1:55 PM

I realy hate this so much! Its soo ugly! I can´t understand why everybody have this!!

Posted by: Caroline | August 11, 2007 7:41 PM

Dear Croc o' haters,
I think you guys and the Croc wearing people are a little nuts. You however are vindictive while they are just wearing shoes they like. Who cares what other people wear? Its so Yuppie control-freak stupid to put up a website like this. What other people wear has never concerned me. I have a friend with very arthritic feet and she loves these shoes. I would not tell her they are ugly for the world. Why don't you go after the people who wear their underwear showing. Now that is real bad taste.

Yours truly,
Beth Boyle

Posted by: Beth Boyle | September 16, 2007 9:45 PM

Dear Croc o' haters,
I think you guys and the Croc wearing people are a little nuts. You however are vindictive while they are just wearing shoes they like. Who cares what other people wear? Its so Yuppie control-freak stupid to put up a website like this. What other people wear has never concerned me. I have a friend with very arthritic feet and she loves these shoes. I would not tell her they are ugly for the world. Why don't you go after the people who wear their underwear showing. Now that is real bad taste.

Yours truly,
Beth Boyle

Posted by: Beth Boyle | September 16, 2007 9:45 PM

Lighten up people. My crocs share closet space with Jimmy Choo. When you are going to be on your feet all day...say at a photo shoot, or amusement park...these little beauties can save your life....er...your feet.

As we found out in "Raise the Red Lantern" if your feet aren't happy neither are you. I think Aerosoles are equally ugly...sorry.

Posted by: sandiand3 | September 17, 2007 10:26 PM