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Well, trends are trends. I mean, things like this change over time. I live in Tempe, AZ. Here, much like MANY college towns, it's not uncommon to see slippers and flip-flops in public. My wife has a good number of shoes, but for casual trips to the mall and such will wear flip-flops 10/10 times (due to comfort, heat, etc.). I wear nothing but sandals when I'm not at work (I have a good pair of black and a good pair of brown shoes for work, and boots for drill weekends with my unit). I have running shoes I wear to the gym or hiking, and I have a pair of casual black shoes for nicer outings, but sandals are on my feet almost EVERY evening. Granted in Canada it's not 99F in the evening like it is here, but still. Even when I lived in Michigan this was mostly true. It's a comfort thing. As long as I don't look WT, I'd prefer comfort to fashion.
The whole issue of worrying about fashion and trends is what has led the US to have record numbers of teenage girls with eating disorders. Is a pretty pair of shoes worth that?
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