Trendspotting: Hip Flip-Flops
Obviously, your colour of choice would have to co-ordinate with your socks too – black socks on white flip-flops was never a good look. In times past, your choice of flip-flops involved going to a sports store and literally choosing a black or white pair straight off the rack. Women everywhere began to move and grow even more vocal about their opposition to Irish males wearing flip-flops and socks together, in spite of how ridiculously comfortable the combination was. They may be notoriously uncomfortable (or maybe it’s just me), but we’re finally getting the kind of weather that requires, nay demands, the wearing of flip-flops. Whether you're hoping for a break of sun or heading on a sunny break, you'll need your swim trunks and your flippy-floppys. Unless you’re reading this on a day in which it’s lashing rain outside, in which case I unreservedly apologise.
Grab the New Pair of Reef flip flops
Reef sandals were the first success of the now iconic Reef brand, designed to be ridiculously comfortable they have been described as being ‘some of the best around’ and ‘like walking on air’. ‘Miss Reef’ had the surfing community talking and brought great attention to Reef as a company. Since their introduction in the early eighties Reef flip flops and sandals have seen huge advancements in technology and Miss Reef was featured in all advertisements for the brand, exhibiting her curvy figure but maintaining an element of mystery by not revealing her face or identity. Inspired by the beautiful women on the beaches of South America they came up with the concept of ‘Miss Reef’. Reef was established in 1984 by South American duo Fernando and Santiago Aguerre and rapidly became a way of life for many surfers....
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Flip Flop Shops Catches A Wave to Jacksonville - Franchisewire.com
The only lifestyle retail franchise to capture the essence of the flip flop connoisseur way of life, Flip Flop Shops recently opened its first local shop in Northeast Florida at 10300 Southside Blvd. “Flip flops have evolved into a premium lifestyle necessity, and Flip Flop Shops was created to fill the void in the retail industry,” said owner Jamie Rowell (Size 11). “My goal is to make finding the perfect flip flop a cinch, at any time of the year. We offer local consumers an opportunity to indulge in all the hottest brands and latest styles of flip flops at their leisure, with expert product knowledge right at their finger tips. Rowell is one of 11 entrepreneur teams spearheading the growth of the brand throughout the state. His Jacksonville location will be the fifth shop to open in the state, while another nine are planned to open before Spring 2011. In addition to the Jacksonville location, company plans call for significant expansion of this one-of-a-kind, laidback brand......
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