do you like "flip-flops"?

[Joe Bob]

Rainbows all year long except at work......

[T77911S]

only toes or feet i want to see are a womans, and no crusty feet either.

i hate flip flops. more so i hate them because people think they are a "dress shoe".

went to a friends wedding, i saw a man and a woman both dressed very nice except they both had on flip flops.

i remmeber there was a news story where a groups of kids got to meet the presedent. the issue came up about the fact that almost all of them wore flip flops to meet the presedent. mind you i think it might have been a Bush, but still....

[911SauCy]

FWIW, I've walked on Oakley Brand thongs for the last 5 years. They're a great product, value and the style is low key/ergonomic.

Plus, Mrs Sauce says I have "pretty feet for a guy." Not sure if that's good but she says I can pull off bare feet anytime...

[speeder]

I used to have the best looking feet in town when I was younger. The rest of me is nothing special but my feet were magnificent.

[craigster59]

Always one to go a bit against the grain, my usual casual footwear hasn't been mentioned yet. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you........

The Huarache!


But.... only the handmade ones with real 40k tire tread as a sole. Get them wet (preferably salt water) walk a bit until they dry and they are like a fine pair of Italian loafers. I also wear Keens when fishing or hiking (for toe protection) and flip flops just to mix it up.

Also, growing up we also called flip flops "go aheads" or "zories".

[Rickysa]

i remmeber there was a news story where a groups of kids got to meet the presedent...

[speeder]

And I'll bet he didn't even think they were losers.

[speeder]

In the interest of full internet disclosure, I should clarify after my last post that I am a bit of a slacker, (though I'm stepping-up my game some this year).

Here is a picture of one of my closest friends who I am co-producing a film with, at his 40th Notre Dame reunion a couple weeks ago. He's actually dressed up for that, the shirt is usually missing when he's at home on the beach. There is so much success around these people, both personally and family-wise that you could not even fathom, Mr. Judgemental.

Edit: not the best picture of his wife. She's actually very pretty.

[winders]

+3, Denis!

[rusnak]

Originally Posted by speeder

I don't quite understand Rusnak's POV, (other than he likes being a contrary guy); whom am I supposed to be making an impression on when I go to Home Depot or stop for gas or the dozens of other times that strangers might see my footwear? Some prick with a mediocre life who's obsessed with status uniforms in society?

I actually do agree that it has value to dress appropriately for various situations and that this can vary for different regions and whether urban/rural/etc. When you are in the bread basket of America, (farm country anywhere), men all pretty much dress the same with flannel shirts and trucker hats to be warm and comfortable and keep the sun off their nose. You cannot tell who the gazillionaires are and I like it like that. In my crowd, you would look down on people who are brilliant, incredibly generous and wealthy beyond your dreams. People whose biggest challenge is how to give away hundreds of millions this year. The dress code is a little different from someone who thinks that $5M is a huge amount of RE.

Dennis, I take that as a compliment! LOL! Let's say you're a doctor, judge, Congressman, lawyer, etc. You really don't want to be wearing clothes with holes in them and flip flops or whatever when you go to the grocery store to get a quart of ice cream. Why? Because your patients/ constituents/ clients will get an impression of you as a slob. This is assuming that you're going places/ on the make, so to speak.

I like to frequent a dive of a little coffee shop in Fowler, CA where locals go. I run into guys who are worth easily eight figures, but dress in Redwing work boots, trucker hats, and jeans. They don't wear suits, but they wouldn't be caught dead wearing soccer shorts, flip flops, and a wifebeater. Why? Because they have responsibilities to run multinational companies. They look like farmers, and working guys. What they don't look like, is a Portland Hippie. I also know some of the world's largest farming families on the coast. When the head of one (I am related to them) is out and about, he wears dress shirts and slacks 365 days of the year with boots. He owns a town, and could buy most of the area around Laguna Seca. I should say he could own more of the area. He looks like he should - a person who is closer to a billionaire than a millionaire.

Anyway, it's a matter of perspective. I am accountable to my company 24/7. I'll never again work for someone else, and I haven't had a dress code since I was 23. I'm 46 now, and I recognize that how you appear to others does matter, if you have responsibilities. I have learned from others who are successful. While I don't emulate them, I recognize that you can't afford to look like a flake, slob, or lazy person if you are a leader of men and women.

[winders]

Wow, rusnak, you live with a screwed up view of the world.

Successful or not, you should dress exactly how you want when you are out and about running errands, picking up food, or getting a coffee. The successful people I know, don't give a hoot what others thinks.

Unlike you, I don't judge people based on their footwear and think they are lazy slobs if they wear sandals or flip flops.

I am accountable to me and only me 24/7. I dress appropriately for whatever it is I am doing. If I am working for someone else, I dress as they expect when I am on the job. Otherwise, I dress the way I think I should dress.

[dad911]

Only time I would care if someone was wearing flip-flops is if we were at a DE, and it was my student.....

[Jim Richards]

It's nice to know that Mr. Personality won't look down his nose at us if we all dress like farmers.

[rusnak]

Originally Posted by winders

Wow, rusnak, you live with a screwed up view of the world.

Successful or not, you should dress exactly how you want when you are out and about running errands, picking up food, or getting a coffee. The successful people I know, don't give a hoot what others thinks.

Unlike you, I don't judge people based on their footwear and think they are lazy slobs if they wear sandals or flip flops.

I am accountable to me and only me 24/7. I dress appropriately for whatever it is I am doing. If I am working for someone else, I dress as they expect when I am on the job. Otherwise, I dress the way I think I should dress.

That's exactly my point.

Because you're a wage earner, you can say "I'm off the clock, I'm accountable to no one". If people think you're a slob on the weekend, then it's of no consequence to your job. People say "Winders is a total slob when he's not at work".

I think I'm stating what people really think but may not say to you. You can choose to continue to live in denial.

And do you want screwed up? How about Dennis' insinuation that Hollywood is not judgmental? At least I'm saying that in America's heartland, working people still judge each other by appearances. Maybe less so than in hoity toity cities, but human nature being what it is, you should be conscious of that.

[intakexhaust]

Zee One flip-flop anyone?

[speeder]

Originally Posted by rusnak

And do you want screwed up? How about Dennis' insinuation that Hollywood is not judgmental? At least I'm saying that in America's heartland, working people still judge each other by appearances. Maybe less so than in hoity toity cities, but human nature being what it is, you should be conscious of that.

That's not exactly what I said but I did say that norms of dressing vary from region to region and with different professions, etc. I can tell you that here in Los Angeles, no one would be considered a "slob" or a loser for wearing shorts and sandals in a casual setting. Same in Minnesota in the summer, where I've been lately. People just live in shorts there. It's a very much a boating culture and the leisure class wears shorts a lot.

Within this, one can still be well dressed as opposed to slovenly. Being well-groomed, clean clothes, etc. I personally have always looked askance at grown men dressing like 8 year olds with oversized sports jerseys and shorts that come to their ankles, ball cap sideways, etc. But that's a whole other thing than what we're talking about in this thread.

Hollywood itself is a weird place where many successful people dress like children and people who wear business suits are looked on with pity but that's also another thing from this discussion.

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by craigster59

Also, growing up we also called flip flops "go aheads" or "zories".

Or thongs... my step daughter was mortified when her mom asked if she was going to wear thongs at the beach.

[Baz]

This debate over whether or not wearing flip flops makes one look like a slob is missing an important component.

That component is......not everyone can (nor should try to) pull it off.

Same thing with coat and tie, etc.

Some folks can pull it off and others can't.

It's not a black and white issue.

Factors that come into play are your physical features...especially including how nice your feet, ankles, and where appropriate (shorts) legs look. This includes tan lines too....or lack of a tan.

Take the same set of clothing on one person and put it on another and sometimes it just isn't happening.

Bottom line to me is not what someone wears on their feet - but how they look as a whole. Is their MOJO working or not?

A sport coat, tie, and dress shoes are not automatically going to provide a good impression, IMHO. It takes more than that and some guys just don't have it. Same as with shorts and/or flip flops.

[bivenator]

I find a mans feet as appealing to look at as a scrotum. Pale, veiny (?) and covered with random hair. You fellas with these gorgeous flippers need to post a picture and let the judging begin.

No scrotum pics needed.

[rusnak]

Originally Posted by speeder

That's not exactly what I said but I did say that norms of dressing vary from region to region and with different professions, etc. I can tell you that here in Los Angeles, no one would be considered a "slob" or a loser for wearing shorts and sandals in a casual setting. Same in Minnesota in the summer, where I've been lately. People just live in shorts there. It's a very much a boating culture and the leisure class wears shorts a lot.

Within this, one can still be well dressed as opposed to slovenly. Being well-groomed, clean clothes, etc. I personally have always looked askance at grown men dressing like 8 year olds with oversized sports jerseys and shorts that come to their ankles, ball cap sideways, etc. But that's a whole other thing than what we're talking about in this thread.

Hollywood itself is a weird place where many successful people dress like children and people who wear business suits are looked on with pity but that's also another thing from this discussion.

I actually agree almost 100% with most of this ^. Well, I have no idea about Hollywood insider dress. But my worthless brother in law in Oceanside dresses like Chris Farley.