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Nothing says Flora-Bama louder than a pair of flip-flops.
I’m a menswear designer and retailer originally from a small town in Mississippi, so don’t get me wrong—I’ve had many a great time down around Gulf Shores. But if you’ve ever been in one of my shops, you’re probably expecting. Six and a half days out of the week, I’m comfortably in a coat, tie, and goodyear-welted shoes. Flip-flops, however, are more a state of mind, and I think you can pull ’em off in a way that can feel, against all odds, kinda refined. You’ve gotta be careful, though…in more ways than one. Jimmy Buffett gave us a relatively early education about the perils of the thong sandal, back in the summer of 1977:
