Surfing Thongs
July 13, 2014 § 2 Comments
Esther Williams
Growing up on the Gulf Coast of Florida there wasn’t whole lot of surfing going on. We still had a surf shop though and lived by the beach, so spent most of our time in flip flops or zoris, which is what my dad called them. I remember when Surfing Thongs became popular. There wasn’t anything that had that cushiony feel when you walked. They were light, but thick. I loved them. Now that summer’s here and we’re getting ready to make our annual exodus from the city to visit Grandma in Florida I find myself reminiscing about the first time I tried a pair on. How unusual they seemed from the regular flip flops we would buy at the five & dime store near the beach. No wonder now my favorite summer shoe is Ginger by Reef.
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Women's Footwear in America 
…in spite of our childhoods we can no longer call them thongs…which we DiD call them long before an underwear revolution?..
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Interesting point of view Bonnie. Something that never crossed my mind…I’m sure that’s true! Thanks for your comment.
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