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HOW CROCS BECAME COOL

IF YOU’D asked footwear fundis and fashionistas what they thought of them when they first hit shop shelves, they would’ve shaken their heads in utter disdain. Bulky, clunky, foamy, ugly – what was to like? They’ll never last, the critics crowed. But, oh, how they’re eating their words now.

Crocs – once beloved by gardening grannies and uncles who no longer cared what anyone thought of them – are not only here to stay, they’re officially cool.

These big boys and girls of the sandal/sneaker/clog world

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