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Flip Flops


The French company La Sarraizienne was the original maker of the famous "méduse" (jellyfish) shoes worn by kids since the 50s and reproduced by others ever since. My mom had found the weirdest style, she would actually wear them with socks in the summer, and it looked quite interesting.
La Sarraizienne also manufactured these all rubber flip flops which are by far the finest I've found. The rubber is very soft and flexible, the sole is perfectly shaped, the colors are great. I bought my first pair, in all white, on a farmers market in Bretagne. The old man warned me that the company had closed since 2003 and these were the very last pairs. He didn't lie, it took me forever to find an old stock, sold by a British website (link included).

6 comments:

  1. Vilaine, c'est pas bien de dire du mal de sa maman, MIM

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  2. Je me souviens de la densité de la semelle, de son poids assez considérable, qui me rassurait ; du souci du détail : le motif de la tranche, côtelé. J'en avais une paire de blanches, vraisemblablement achetées sur un marché dans le sud.

    V.

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  3. Les tongs de ma grand mère j'adore!! je mes souviens d'elle avec son brushing reine d'angleterre et sa robe de plage totalement assortie au sarrezienne bleu.. la classe ultime PCP

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  4. Hello ! J'ai un stock de Sarraizienne, toutes couleurs et tailles !
    Demandez des détails !
    marie-pierre@josyrunning.com

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  6. Bonjour !
    Je viens de trouver des Sarraizienn sur le site monsieurtong.com ! Il y a pas mal de couleurs disponibles.

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