Clogs are back: are you in favor or against this return to hype?

Now they’re landing on their high horses, I called: the big hooves. But where does this return of hype come from? First clogs and tap shoes, back overbearing in recent years. And then the Crocs, which are actually a kind of clog, where plastic replaces wood, to make them lighter and more contemporary.

Slowly but surely, the gardeners’ favorite shoe ended up winning the hearts of fashionistas and some luxury houses, who exploited their rustic, but also potentially erotic side.

A trend fueled by confinements

Well, it had been a long time since the hooves had pointed the tip of their wooden muzzle, but that’s not counting the confinements where fashionistas had to have stylish slippers.

Too many already seen on the street, mules and tap shoes were therefore replaced by clogs as shoes to stand out in the house. A way of saying with your feet: I need to recharge my batteries in the countryside, to reconnect with the roots of nature. »

Especially since the big houses have indirectly pleaded for this comeback, offering a luxury restyling to Crocs, seen by Burberry, Givenchy, Balenciaga or even Hermès.

Let’s see together the advantages and disadvantages of the clogs trend, just to help you decide if you hesitate…

Side pros: Clogs sharpen the leg and last forever

Side for, perhaps this type of shoes brings good luck, since they allow you to knock on wood permanently? More serious, visually massive, they create the optical illusion of slimmer legs by contrast.

Since it’s an open-back shoe, you have little chance of getting the wrong size. If you plan to wear them inside, you can opt for a size up, so you’re ultra comfortable. For outdoors, the smaller size will give you better support so you can walk without playing Cinderella loses her slippers.

Don’t worry: unlike past centuries, woods are generally treated in such a way that they don’t shrink in the face of changes in humidity! And speaking of craftsmanship… clogs might matter among the greenest shoes if well chosen.

Even if they are no longer cut from a single large block of excavated wood, these shoes can be designed on the upper in full leather, vegetable tanned not too polluting, joined by very resistant nails with an ultra-resistant wooden sole. be patched up almost for life by the shoemaker. Consequentially, a pair can last forever!

Finally, those who say divisive trends also say that second-hand sites are full of clogs, thanks to fashionistas who get rid of them as soon as the wind of hype begins to blow. On good terms…

Flank against: hooves weigh down the gait

Needless to deny it: the traditional clog has a wooden sole, weighs more than the leather or rubber one we are more used to. As a result, we can quickly finish with a slightly more awkward gaitas Mymy bitterly notes, upon the announcement of the strong return of the trend:

“I find it impossible to walk with clogs! I feel like 120% of my foot is busy LIFTING the thing. »

Wearing clogs can also be accompanied by back pain, as their rustic material absorbs much less shock. To lie down on the soft carpet at home, ok, but having fun outdoors all day can quickly end up with back pain!

If you wear them without socks, exposure to external aggressions and daily micro-shocks can dry the foot and end up with a cracked heel. It is therefore best to vary between wearing it with or without socks, and perhaps even opt for Crocs which will provide you with much more comfortable cushioning. But with these watch out for tan lines : polka dots are in fashion printed on clothes, a little less on the skin of the feet!

A bit of history around the clog to show off in the evening

In the 18th century, upper-class women, enclosed in their basket dress, often wore small open-backed slippers, which is the ancestor of the mule. We then saw them just below their outfit. And since we tend to fantasize about what is hidden, the ankle has become an eroticized area for the male gaze – testified by theOlympia of Manet wearing nothing but mules…

Well, their popular counterpart to these fancy slippers is the clog, which appeared in the West in the late 15th century to become the rural safety shoe par excellence.

Accustomed to wearing leather boots since the First World War, men abandoned clogs, which then became almost exclusively female footwear; and as urbanization progresses, they are no longer no longer a purely functional shoe but a fashion object that comes and goes according to trends – like in the seventies when the hippy wave brought them up to date, so Woodstock!

4 pairs of clogs that make us happy

It’s up to you whether you want to build up your calves, giving your look a rustic edge, for your cramped mirror selfies. And also go out with clogs… within a radius of 10 km!