Jimmy Buffet Needs New Flip Flops

In the summertime classic song “Margaritaville” by American songwriter Jimmy Buffet, He states:

I blew out my flip flop – and stepped on a pop top

Lucky for Mr. Buffet, flip flops are still an amazingly popular shoe for the beach, so finding a new one should help him avoid those beach-related injuries!

Why would a shoe so simple and basic be immortalized in song? Well, in the case of the flip flop, there is more than just Jimmy Buffet in love with how this shoe can unobtrusively protect and serve. Flip flops are a cheap and effective way to protect yourself not only from things that cut (like Buffet’s pop top), but flip flops help keep your feet’s soles from the hot sand. Considering you can often pick these up for next to nothing in any tourist town, it is no wonder they became part of Buffet’s lyrics.

Flip flops today come in a much wider variety of styles and colors than they did in years past. This is great for the beach visitor who is coordinating their “look” as well as for people who want to enjoy the ease and comfort of flip flops during everyday activities.

Definitely a casual look, these open-toed shoes are common in almost any summer setting. With their affordable pricing, availability, range of style and colors, and the different materials you can choose to find the right feel, flip flops may have come a long way since Jimmy Buffet sang about them in the 70s – but they are no less popular an option today. 

 

Everyone is On Sale

According to the consultants firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) of the top 100 retailers, ninety are on sale. With some retailers slashing prices up to seventy percent, everyone from fashion houses like Furla, Jaegar and even department stores like Marks & Spencer are all offering amazing discounts. Even shoe designer Jimmy Choo is selling some shoes at half price, dropping the price of Proud Elaphe snake sandals from $684 to $341. With many retailers cutting prices to clear shelves of older items, PWC says the average discount seen on high street is up to sixty percent.

Another consulting business, Ernst & Young, offer research that shows that the summer sales last year stared earlier than the previous year by ten days. The sales lasted longer, began earlier and the discounts were deeper. Experts warn shoppers to not get used to promotions to remain permanent and they feel that prices could be quietly rising on other products while eye-catching promotions are only on a few lines. Director at Verdict Neil Saunders feels retailers will be forced to raise their prices to recover rising costs, especially in clothing imports.

Get the latest looks without breaking the bank

So do you want to be totally in with the latest fashion looks for women’s fashion this season? Sure you can and believe it or not, you need not even spend much money on women’s fashion in order to look fabulous, just read on for some practical tips on how to look like a true blue fashionista.

Work with what you have: are you one of those girls who have a closet full of clothes but still find themselves saying, “I have nothing to wear!”? Well if you don’t make use of your creativity then surely you will be stuck in an awful fashion rut. Simply go back to your closet and start picking out clothes. Pick out the “keepers” and then take out the ones that you are not that into anymore. Study your “keepers” and make sure to always have a mental picture of the pieces included in this group, this way you will be able to mix and match your stuff better because you already know what works and what doesn’t in your wardrobe. In case you don’t have much to do during the weekend, you can actually spend a day just trying on different looks from your existing wardrobe, if you start feeling like there’s something missing like a nice accent piece etc. then list down the stuff that you might need – and be realistic and practical about this. This is so that when you hit the shops you will have a good idea of what you should be really shopping for and not get easily distracted by the other things that you will find in the mall.