Plastic Fashion

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Behold the difference between living and existing in the second grade: shoes with built in lights that glow with every step. Almost everyone has owned a pair of these shoes at some point in their lives, and I'm sure many folks are proud owners of multiple pairs. They even make them for adults! (Don't judge.) God bless the creator of this idea, too, because anything that makes walking a little more enjoyable is a gift to this world.

These shoes should be required for all physical education classes in school, assuming there are any schools left with physical education classes. Could you imagine the visual theme park it would be to see a gym full of glowing feet? The seizures it would cause? Perhaps not the best idea.

Nevertheless, I loved these shoes. It didn't take long before the lights stopped working altogether, but the brief enjoyment they brought to my OshKosh B'Gosh wardrobe was unparalleled. In fact, my 6-year-old self probably would have even considered light up shoes to be as cool as clear jelly flip flops. Needless to say, the plastics industry truly set the stage for kids fashion in the early '90s...and then disgraced it 20 years later with the introduction of Crocs.

Until next time,
Mel