Trending Rubber Shoes Are Changing the Game Of Comfort Footwear

Calling all footwear fanatics.

July 28, 2022

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I know what you’re thinking. Rubber sandals? Really? It seems that just yesterday, these lightweight, flexible shoes were approaching laughable. Though in today’s era, notable design houses like Valentino and Balenciaga are hopping aboard the rubber shoe era and taking a fast track to footwear domination. We understand this revolution may be frightening for some, but we politely invite you to unsee the Urban Dictionary footnotes and unrepentantly strut these lightweight foot pieces.

Though revitalized and reignited, rubber shoes have been around since the dawn of time. Not really, but close. In fact, the first rubber shoe was introduced to the United States in the 1800s, called plimsolls. By the 1920s and 1930s, rubber-soled shoes had hit the ground running (get it?) with footwear conglomerates like Converse, Keds, and Reebok kick-starting the movement (okay, I’ll stop with the puns). Since then, the rubber shoe blueprint seems to be taking on different shapes, sizes, and designs. Not to mention, rubber shoes are multi-versatile. Hiking? Swimming? Midday mental health stroll? Perfect, we got your shoes right here.