Damn Jelly Shoes!

So I had been hearing for a while that jelly shoes had come back with all the other terrible 80's fashion. I never truly believed it until yesterday. I was walking around Urban Outfitters happily noting that they were starting to come away from such an 80's throw-back look, when the jellies caught my eye. It was like getting smacked in the face! They just came out of nowhere and looked identical to the jellies of the 80's (yes, I had a pair).


It dawned on me that I hated jellies more than any other fashion product of the 80's. I hated them more than stirrup pants (I never had those), day-glo (I had one thing), legwarmers (I had one pair as a little kid) and acid wash jeans (I never had those). I think they are the epitome of 80's tackiness. At least stirrup pants started with a purpose: to keep your pants inside your boots. Jellies served no purpose but to make your feet sweaty, smelly and sticky. Michael joked that they've probably just been sitting in a warehouse for over 20 years waiting for their opportunity to get out. I wouldn't doubt that with the Urban Outfitter ones, but as I poked around for pictures, I realized that all sorts of designers have put out their own version: Kate Spade, Marc Jacobs, Betsey Johnson, etc. But the best pair is by Stuart Weitzman bejeweled with Swarovski crystals and selling for $115 at Bloomingdales!