It is indecent to wear slippers to the streets, but it has become a fashion. Why?

Here is an anecdote about slippers-the women's hockey team of Northwestern University visited the White House, and the team members were lucky enough to take a group photo with President Bush as a souvenir. The four female students in the front row are all wearing flip-flops, with their toes exposed in the air, which are matched with bright plush suits. With a lacrosse stick in one hand, the president's face remained lifeless, while four college girls were smiling, unaware of the upcoming joke.

Slippers give people the impression of laziness.

Later, this photo was uploaded to the hockey team's website. When the brother of midfielder Katie went to browse, he was shocked to find that his sister and other teammates were wearing slippers. He immediately wrote an email to Katie: "Do you really wear slippers to the White House? Is it appropriate to wear slippers on formal occasions?

This incident immediately aroused the interest of the American media. The Chicago Tribune quoted the mother of one of the players as saying, "As a 52-year-old, I am very ashamed of this. 」

Fortini, an online columnist, pointed out that many people assume that slippers give people an unconscious feeling because they expose the most secret part of the foot-toes. But the sandals worn by women in summer also show their toes, but they don't give people a too abrupt feeling. What is the explanation?

Some scholars speculate that this is because slippers give people the impression of being laid-back, and people who wear slippers are easily associated with "lazy people". Excuse me, what shoes are more convenient than slippers? Lift your bare feet. In addition, the design of slippers themselves is too simple. One flat material and two straps are the most familiar and intimate flip-flops for Hong Kong people. On some formal occasions, people usually have higher requirements for shoes, at least they are more "sincere" in design. However, the design of flip-flops has no connotation, and its shallowness has aroused people's contempt.

Egyptian demon queen also loves to wear flip-flops.

In fact, slippers have a long history, and they are also "fans" after the Egyptian demon. Some trend historians in the United States believe that slippers were introduced after World War II, and the prototype was sandals worn by Japanese warriors, which were brought back to the United States by American soldiers as personal letters. At first, slippers were very popular with surfers and beach lovers, prevailing in California and Hawaii, and finally swept the country.

In the past few years, although slippers have been widely loved by Americans, they have been confined to leisure occasions such as beaches, and the price of slippers is too cheap. After all, it is difficult to be elegant. Until recent years, two major forces led to the rise of slippers from the public to the mainstream. They were the Internet craze in the early 1990s and the "casual Friday" prevailing in the United States at that time, which was also the casual wear day in Hong Kong. Both of them successfully introduced slippers into the office.

However, the era when slippers were really crazy about the world began in 2003. Seeing the increasing value of slippers, the trend brands with keen sense of smell in the market naturally understand the business opportunities. A pair of simple slippers can stimulate designers' endless creativity. A group of world brands that have taught countless fashion lovers to flock to them have launched unique slippers, and the price is absolutely beyond imagination. Since then, slippers introduced by famous designers have led the world trend and become gadgets for upper-class consumers.