They knew what they were doing when they bought these things. In fact, they bought them last August (on a very good sale, I hope!) and saved them for their recent trip here. Just to impress me. They know how much I love good tourist fashion.
Look at the other set. There is even a frickin dragonfly on the one!
Girls, go back to your sequin covered flip flops. Oh, did I mention they had necklaces to match?
19 comments:
HEY...! Carmen Miranda did quite well with that kind of statement.
O Robert
Oh,you only wish that they had brought you a pair!
Well, you are just to fussy!
I suspect the reason they saved them for the trip is because it's only when one's a tourist that you're allowed to wear crazy things like this. Back home they'd have been laughed off the street. But I bet they had a great time picking them out and showing them off to you.
One thing I love about Isla is that you can get away with wearing just about anything. Ask them where they got them! I could use a new pair of sandals!
ohhh... ¡chanclas con frutas!
I bet they got just what they were after in your reaction!
LOL...The fruit one would look wonderful with the hat/headdress that I made my co-madre.
I like them, if you can't wear interesting flipflops in Mexico where can you wear them?
regards,
Theresa
If only they'd had headdresses to match! Ha! I personally love the grapes.
Let me say that I am flabbergasted at the pro comments for these things. Are y'all just trying to irritate me? So on with individual responses.
O Robert: But Carmen got paid for this sort of thing!
anonymous: yes, I do wish they had brought me a pair. Mostly so I could slap you upside the head with them!
Zina: I don't call having standards and good taste being fussy.
1st Mate: they did have a good time picking them out. I got to hear the whole painful story of how they acquired them. (well, painful story to me!)
IslaDeb: NO! You cannot get away with wearing anything while on Isla. People will and do wear anything though. You don't know how many times I have looked at somebody here and thought "They purposefully bought that and brought it all the way here?"
Jonna: I'm sure you are right. They do know me way too well!
Theresa: In your own home!
LAB: Don't give them ideas! They are the type to do it. I don't even know what to say about your liking the grapes over the chili peppers!
I have never understood woman footwear. They always say they wear things like this to look pretty for men. I doubt that any man has ever even noticed.
They don’t look very comfortable to me.If I had to choose I would say the peppers over the grapes. I went through a stage where I thought if I had a sundress with bananas on it I needed to accessorize with banana earrings. So I can see why the women had matching necklaces.
Give me a pair of Croc flip flops and I am good.
Maybe this reaction has something to do with it happening in "Your Home" .... I'm not sure how I'd react, but i'd like to think I'd be a little less critical....and, for the rest of us, WE'RE ON VACATION !!!!! ... With certain reason and control, WE'RE FLYIN'!!!
I think the shoes are great ... have a drink, Wayne, ... Summer's comin'....
O Robert
P.S. You should have gotten more close-up shots...
O Robert
Wayne, I only wear chanclas in my house or at the beach. I wear real shoes when I go out in public. So you are saved! At least they weren't wearing matching sarongs! LOL....
regards,
Theresa
I think they are awesome! Although I think they belong in Mexico. (You would have a hard time wearing them here in MN at this time of year)
I LOVE them! I hope its not too late for Santa to leave me a pair under the tree :)
OMG, THEY WOULD so GO WITH MY CARMEN MIRANDA HAT.........I LOVE THEM AND WOULD WEAR THEM IN THE STATES IN A MINUTE. LIFE IS A BEACH AND WHY NOT ADD A LITTLE HUMOR WHENEVER YOU CAN?
Steve: I notice everything. What does that say about me!
jackie: good thing that dress didn't have coconuts on it!
O Robert: the whole point of them bringing and wearing those shoes was to get me going. If not, they never would have posed for the pics. They knew I would be making fun of them and they about peed their pants over their success of grossing me out.
Theresa: I have nothing against chanclas. In fact I wear them almost exclusively myself. It's these over the top ones that I find amusing.
LisaJoan: I just can't believe how many people like these! And welcome to the world of commenting!
Kelly: Be careful what you wish for! I know where you live!
Babs: you are exactly right. Why not give people a laugh when you can? It sure looks like my attempt to do so with this post flopped miserably though!
Oh, Wayne, you didn't flop miserably at all. I got a big kick out of your reaction to the shoes AND the reaction of the other commenters who liked the shoes. BTW, I think they're cute! Hee, Hee!
Anyway, my point is you DID give me a laugh. It was a good post.
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