YOU couldn’t go to a beach in the 1990s without seeing at least one pair of them.
But there’s a reason that the jelly sandal lost favour with fashion fans – namely due to the stiff plastic leading to sweaty feet and blisters.
Primark has attempted to revisit a former trend with its jelly shoe arrivals[/caption]
Katie immediately tried them on, and then went on a hunt for more colours[/caption]
Primark seems to have forgotten that fact, though, and is attempting to revisit the trend with a new arrival.
One shopper took to TikTok to share her delight after finding a pair of sparkly, clear plastic jelly shoes in her local Primark, as she urged “millennials assemble”.
“Look what I’ve just found in Primark!” Katie said, as she delightedly modelled the £7 shoes in the mirror.
She then said she was off to look for some different colours in the footwear.
But the comments section was almost immediately filled with people debating whether or not they could suffer through the trend again – or if it should stay in the past where it belongs.
“I’ve got blisters just looking at them,” one sighed.
“I’d put the pain they cause in a dark box in my head and locked it away! thanks for unlocking the fear,” another added.
“Oooh…. I feel the blisters from just looking at them,” a third commented.
“Flashbacks to the 80’s seeing these – sweaty, blistered feet,” someone else winced.
“Noooooo! I can feel the stone wedged underneath and poking my foot!” another giggled.
“THE BLISTERS. THE ME SLIPPING BECAUSE OF THE FOOT SWEAT. I CAN NOT RE LIVE THIS!” someone else yelled.
However, others were more on board with the idea of jelly shoes returning to stores.
“Take my money!” one insisted.
“Omg they’re back,” another added, alongside heart eye emojis.
“Omg yes, I had 3 pairs back in the days lol!” a third said.
“These gave me blisters for days but you know what I’ll be buying a pair for nostalgia,” someone else said.
Fashion editor reveals the 90s trends that should stay in the past
NINETIES and noughties trends especially have become a hit with Gen Z – most likely because they didn’t wear them the first time round. Here, Deputy Fashion Editor Abby McHale gives the rundown of some of the trends that have made a comeback that we wish did not.
Disc belts
“A hit with celebrities like Victoria Beckham and Blake Lively, the belt itself did nothing that a belt should actually do – it was a mere fashion statement, not a piece to actually hold anything up.
“And it seems it’s not just me who is enraged by its return, with many taking to TikTok to give their views, saying: ‘Oh no not the disc belt! I don’t think I have the energy for it a 2nd time around’ – I feel you.”
Jelly shoes
“After not being seen on shelves for decades, they’ve made a reappearance and this time they’re not just for kids.
“Coming in a range of colourful patterns, you can get them all over the high street in either flat or heeled versions.
“Not only will you look very childish wearing such shoes, but people will also need to learn that they aren’t the comfiest – blister plasters will come in handy.”
Pedal pushers
“The cropped knee-grazing trouser were all the rage in the 1990s and 2000s, but this time the model fash pack are all over them – with both Bella Hadid and Emily Ratajkowski wearing them out recently.
“The original IT girls, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn and Brigitte Bardot helped make the trousers – also called Capri pants – look effortlessly cool and glam.
“Somehow this time round they don’t seem to be having that same effect.”
“What other colours have they got?”
To which Katie replied: “I don’t ever remember suffering with them!
“They had matte black and the silver but more colours are coming apparently!!”
In the description on the Primark website, they wrote that the shoes “feature a classic fisherman design with adjustable buckle for the perfect custom fit”.
It’s not the first time Primark has taken inspiration from a former trend[/caption]
