Quick Sandal Report
St. Louis is the home of the Cardinals, Anheuser Busch and Salt Water Sandals. Who knew? The company has been making adorable children’s shoes for decades and have an adult version to indulge that inner girlishness. Apparently, every kid not from the east coast grew up wearing them, so they’re heavy on the nostalgia and style.
Refinery (254 Smith Street) in Brooklyn has an array of bright colors including red, shiny fuchsia, and classic navy for only $38. Bird(220 Smith) had brown and navy for around the same price.
Unlike Helsinki, we don’t have the Havaianas store, but we do have the first freestanding Rainbow Sandals store, which is strangely located at 245 Elizabeth St. and not in California. What will the flip flop emporium sell in the wintertime to make rent? A less expensive version of Uggs. How many Ugg-like shoes can one city sustain?


