A Guide to Sandals, Flip-Flop, Slippah

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Flip-flops: Slaps, Zories, Thongs, or Slippers The Flip-Flops Revolution: From the 1940s Through Today It’s thought that flip-flops first debuted in America after World War II, when soldiers brought “zori” sandals home as gifts from Japan. As a result, there is a small population of America’s East Coast that still calls these sandals “zories”. Since then, the design of the flip-flop has been re-hashed to provide more comfort and durability than ever. For example, this hi-tech pair from OluKai features traction grips, an anatomically designed comfy footbed, a compression-molded EVA midsole and is vegan friendly. Sound It Out: If This Shoe Could Talk Did you know the word flip-flop is an onomatopoeia? It’s a name derived from the sound that an object makes. For example, the word “flip-flop” can be linked to the flapping noise that occurs when walking in