You know how you know you’re a ’90s kid? You wore a bunch of ugly sandals when you were a kid and didn’t question it. The shoes we wore in our youth can only be compared to Crocs today. I know, it hurts. I look back on the fashion of my youth with a fond, nostalgic cringe. How did we think these things were fashion? Worst of all, how do we think these shoes are fashion again? Nope. Nope. What’s worse is how much I enjoy these high fashion versions of ’90s footwear even today. Even after knowing all that I know about the chunky, clunky, granola designs of the sandals of my yesteryear. Today we are the Ghost of ’90s Sandals Past and will take you through the labyrinth of the shoes of your past and present. On the left you will see the shoes of your nightmares on the right you will see the shoes of your secret fantasy.
Jeffrey Campbell Platform Poolside Shoes $170
These are a riff on the classic Adidas poolside flip fops that can be spotted on every college campus in America. Don’t be afraid to wear these babies with white tube socks.
Tevas. Ugh. Those tribal printed sandals in muted colors that would end up destroyed by the end of the summer have morphed into cute leather strap sandals.
Oh Jellies. After just a few weeks of wearing them they’d be all stretched out. I remember stepping on a piece of glass wearing these and having bloodied foot bottoms. Now they have heels so they look less juvenile? I am not going to lie, I own a pair of the clear glitter ones.
In case you need your Birkenstocks to be 4 inches high because you know, that’s what we all need in our lives.
