If you have read Shoe Blitz for a while, you probably know that I am no fan of Crocs. Nevertheless, you hate to see any shoe company (or any type of company for that matter) in financial trouble. And right now Crocs is definitely losing their footing.
Over the past seven years, over 100 million pairs of Crocs have been sold. In 2007, the company posted a profit of $168 million. But for 2008, an incredible reversal — a $185 million loss.
In the past two years, Crocs stock have gone from $70 a share to just about $3.
With a declining demand, …read more

It’s New Year’s Eve. Time to celebrate with friends, set goals for the upcoming year, and reflect on 2008. When it comes to footwear, there were plenty of hot shoe trends that we all loved including animal prints, glossy patent leather and anything purple. However, 2008 also featured some shoe trends that we’d like to quickly forget.
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Gladiator Sandals
They started out innocently enough. But before we knew it, gladiator sandals were everywhere. And they were getting taller and taller – and I’m not talking about the heels. These sandals were crawling up the leg and pretty soon …read more

Somehow they took an ugly shoe and uglied them up even more for winter.
CROCS Mammoth Clog:

What the hell?!
I’m not even sure what else to say. 
I don’t know if you all remember from summertime, but I hate Crocs.  I don’t know what the point was of taking an ugly shoe WITH HOLES IN IT and trying to make it suitable for winter.
From Nordstrom … “Warm and cozy removable liner keeps you dry while holes at the top provide circulation.”  … whatever.
Hey, if you want them for any reason, you can get them at Nordstrom.com for $40.

If you are watering your lawn, digging in your garden or a kid at the beach, maybe you can get away with wearing Crocs. But last week, I was at a restaurant (and not a dive, mind you) and a 20-something year old woman was wearing these with white capri pants and a knit top.
Oh my!

If you are going to wear ugly, do me a favor and keep it in your own backyard!