Gen Z grew up in a world filled with ugly fashion – no wonder they love their Crocs

  • Written by: Emily Brayshaw, Honorary Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney
Gen Z grew up in a world filled with ugly fashion – no wonder they love their Crocs1MilliDollars/Unsplash

In 2017, Julia Hobbs of British Vogue declared Crocs “have an unrivalled ability to repel onlookers and induce sneers”.

But over the two decades since the notoriously ugly shoes were released, the clogs seem to be going from strength to strength.

No longer just the comfortable, easy-to-wear boat shoes they were...

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