These are called Sanuk Sidewalk Surfers and I first saw them on a film director's feet. Those who don't hail from LA, assume we Los Angelenos run into celebrities and directors everyday. This is NOT true. But sure we may drive by an occasional film shoot and stare intensely at the directors' wardrobe, that's how I first spied these. He had on the most casual cargo shorts (it seems most people in TV or movies have this freedom), and the softest looking shoes I've ever seen. I tried on a pair at a local surf shop and they fit the bill. Too bad the only pair they had left were visibly dirty samples they kept on the salesfloor.
Curbing my shoe addiction is not an easy task. My
friend Elle sifted through my closet and exclaimed, you have so many
shoes! But they're all sneakers! She couldn't understand it. No Jimmy
Choo's, no Manolo Blahnik's (not that I could afford any of those
anyway), no espradilles nor gladiators. Hey, these don't qualify as sneakers though, they're more like slippers.