Italian Footwear: Flip-flops


Figure 1.-- This family at a Rome train station was taking a summer vacation to southern Italy in 2006. The outfits are a good example of casual clothing during summertime. An Italian reader tells us that in 2006 and 2005 more boys seem to be wearing flip-flops. Sometimes we even see little boys wearing flip flops also in some formal occasion, e.g. during Sunday mass. Girls wear flip flops more than boys. The clothing worn by the boy reflects the Itlian win at the 2006 soccer World Cup. .

We notice children, both boys and girls, wearing flip-flops, especially during the summer. We are not sure when flip-flops first appeared in Italy, probably during the 1970s. They were at first mostly for beachwear or play around the house. Girls wore them more than boys. They have gradually become more popular. An Italian reader tells us that in 2006 and 2005 more boys seem to be wearing flip-flops. Sometimes we even see little boys wearing flip flops also in some formal occasion, e.g. during Sunday mass.







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