Editor's Note
I must admit I was oblivious to the Croc trend until a few weeks ago when I read over this issue's cover story. Since then I've been seeing
them everywhere, including on our Jayplay designer Emily Homer. She says she bought her pair last spring because of a recommendation from a fellow "big-footed friend." Excited we were taking an interest in her footwear, she quickly passed us her shoe so we could feel for ourselves how lightweight they were. "They're like wearing slippers," she gushed.
The trend seems to have a love-them-or-hate-them following, as you can read on page 10. Followers are always enthusiastic to talk about the shoes' many attributes. Homer says she likes them because they don't make your feet stink, they're durable and they come in bright colors. And if you don't think they're colorful enough, you can always switch the straps with a friend to put together a two-toned creation. Critics say, among other things, that they're unattractive boating shoes worn in the middle of Kansas. Or as my friend Steve says, the trend's just "a Croc of shit."
As warm weather approaches and I evaluate my sad sandal collection, I too feel the need to choose a side on the Croc debate. And if you care at all about the future of footwear trends, you will too.
— Misty Huber, editor mhuber@kansan.com
Inside
3 Weekly choice
4 Bite Feed your fever the right way
6 Manual Be a clotheshorse a of different color, but don't clash
8 Contact Trading spaces with your sweetie
10 Feature Move over Uggs; it's Croc season
12 Venue You can drink more than tea with this Mad Hatter
14 Bitch + Moan When you need more than a hand for the job
16 Movies, Music, Games Be Cool, Kings of Leon & Gran Turismo 4
19 Speak Affairs of a cheating heart
The Jayplayers//
EDITOR AKA QUEEN BEE Misty Huber
ASSOCIATE EDITOR HATES TAGLINES Liz Beggs
CLERK GETS AROUND TOWN Meredith Desmond
DESIGNERS MAKE PRETTY PAGES
Emily Homer
Joshua Kendall
BITE ALWAYS HAS THE MUNCHES
Brittle Fliorman
Maha Masud
Anja Winkka
CONTACT WILL HELP YOU WRITE YOUR PROBLEMS
Ashley Doyle
Samara Nazir
Erin Shipps
MANUAL IS ACTUALLY USED
Donovan Atkinson
Leigh Ann Foskey
Lynn Hamilton
NOTICE TAKES NOTE OF IT
Robert Perkins
Paige Worthy
VENUE HAS THE BOOZE AND THE BEAT
Chris Brown
Mandy Hendrix
Ashley Michaels
COPY EDITOR A NAVY MAN'S WIFE Kimberly Sweet Rubenstein
CREATIVE CONSULTANT KNOWS A LOT
Carol Holstead
Cover photo:
Kit Leffler
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