Word: sandal
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...apex of my quest for Tevas at the Tannery on Brattle St. Inside, I was astounded by a large, plastic Greek-looking rock formation inscribed with the word "TEVA" and encircled by troughs of running water. Lodged in the rock are the numerous styles of Teva's "sport sandal...
Still, not everyone has stepped into the sandal scenario...
Last summer's fashionable footwear was the hiking sandal, cute but not much good on rocky slopes. Now women are wobbling around again on those high- altitude platform shoes. Here comes a boom in orthopedic practice...
After several years of modest sales, limited almost exclusively to the Western mountain states, the sports-sandal fad has spread to both coasts. The most popular line is known as Teva, made by Deckers Corp. of Santa Barbara, Calif.; they come in 30 different styles and retail for anywhere from $35 to $80. Peter Link, Deckers' vice president for marketing and sales, predicts that revenues from the sandal will double this year to $12 million and double again next year. Says Link: "We want to be the airy alternative to athletic shoes." Clearly, a goal worth striding...
Remember Birkenstocks, those clunky but comfy sandal-shoes so ubiquitous in the '70s? Their time has come again. Updated with slightly sleeker styling and trendy materials like black patent leather, the shoes have increased in sales 30% during each of the past three years. This year Birkenstock Footprint Sandals expects a 40% increase, to about 1.4 million pairs. They are still made with layers of suede, jute and cork, with the sole contoured to the natural shape of the foot and a shock-absorbent foot bed. Prices range from $50 to $130 for adult sizes...