'Ugly' Crocs are king

ICONIC: MOST COMFORTABLE SHOE IS BIRTHED BY BOATING FANATICS

- Hein Kaiser

How do you write a love letter to a pair of shoes? It's almost like an affair where you have no clue where to begin the narrative. But Crocs are that kind of shoe.

They are not fashionable, not, not. They're the ugly duckling of footwear that, once donned, transform into a swan. They're slippers, workwear, camping essentials and everyday wear, all the time kind of shoes.

These days, with the designs available and the way that fashion has moved to comfort first, there is no reason why anyone shouldn't own a pair of Crocs, or two, or three.

They last forever and look good dressed up or down. Because they are inherently ugly, they are beautiful.

It's a show of contrasting aesthetics, but wear them, and they become enchanting.

It all started a few decades ago when three Americans on a sailing trip in the Caribbean started searching for a practical boating shoe.