18 Shoes From the '90s You Forgot You Were Obsessed With

By Shehzad in History On 20th July 2016
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#1 ​I also threw in some early '00s styles because I couldn't help myself.

#2 SUGAR FLOATIES

SO. SQUISHY.

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#3 JELLY SANDALS

Jellies were cool but why does everyone ignore the fact that after, like, an hour, they were completely full of foot sweat?

#4 CHINESE LAUNDRY FLIP-FLOPS

These were lined with the same material as a woven straw beach mat. You still have no idea why.

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#5 CHINESE SLIPPERS

Your junior high hallway was a sea of rainbow mesh slippers.

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#6 DOC MARTENS SANDALS

Doc Martens were everything. You loved yours (or your knockoff pair) until they smelled so bad your mom made you throw them away.

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#7 STEVE MADDEN SLIP ONS

These shoes look harmless, but they were the loudest shoes to walk in. The straps were made of some kind of stretchy elastic, so every time you took a step, the shoe would slap the bottom of your foot. They paired nicely with capri pants and a hair bandana though.

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#8 SANUK VOODOO FLIP-FLOPS

You told yourself that these were really comfy because of the rubbery spongey stuff, but in reality, they were really annoying.

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#9 ADIDAS SHOWER SHOES

Every girl who was ever Sporty Spice in her talent show owned these.

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#10 ROCKET DOG PLATFORM RAINBOW FLIP-FLOPS

Rainbow platforms. When was the last time you heard that description?

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#11 MUDD HOLOGRAPHIC SANDAL HEELS

Holographic stuff was the coolest. These are straight out of Romy and Michele's High School Reunion.

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#12 PLATFORM FLIP-FLOPS WITH FUR STRAPS

You saw these at all the cool girl stores at the mall, but your mom definitely didn't let you buy them. You settled for some that were only 1 or 2 inches tall instead.

#13 BIRKENSTOCK CLOGS

Both guys and girls wore these. You wore them everywhere and pretended like they went with everything

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#14 CANDIE'S WOODEN HEELS

These things were as dangerous to walk in as they were popular. You definitely slipped and fell in these bad boys more than a few times.

#15 L.E.I. VELCRO PLATFORM SNEAKERS

Hilary Duff wore platform sneakers like this on the cover of The Lizzie McGuire Movie (which you owned on tape or DVD if you were fancy), so naturally you needed them too.

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#16 SKECHERS PLATFORMS

Skechers. It's the S.

#17 UNLISTED STRAPPY HEELS

You might not have had these in pink, but you definitely owned them in black. And wore them to the seventh grade dance.

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#18 CHUNKY PLATFORM LOAFERS

Rachel on Friends wore shoes like this and you told yourself, "When I'm 20, I'm going to own these in every color."

#19 MIA CHUNKY SANDALS

Why did they ever make shoe soles like this? You would leave black scuff marks all over the P.E. floor and get pea gravel stuck in the bottom after recess.