About

Crocs Classic Clog

The Classic Clog debuted in 2002 at a boat show in Florida as a slip-resistant shoe for sailors, and was then mocked by half the world for twenty years. It turned out to be the best marketing a shoe can get: what was first dismissed as the ugliest shoe in the world is now equally commonly worn by rappers, chefs and nurses.

The secret is in the material. Croslite is a closed-cell foam that is light, barely absorbs water and slowly molds to the foot through body heat. Around that Crocs built a design made entirely of function: thirteen holes for ventilation and water drainage, a nubbed texture on the footbed as a built-in massage, and a pivoting heel strap with the round snap button displaying mascot Duke the crocodile. Even the outsole edge received a textured imprint.

Those thirteen holes later proved invaluable, because they are the attachment system for Jibbitz, the snap-on charms with which wearers personalize their pair. What started as toys for children has become a collecting world in its own right: in collaborations artists supply their own sets and even replace the logo button on the heel strap with their own emblem.

That’s precisely where the Classic Clog became a hype item. Justin Bieber put his drew house label on it, Bad Bunny provided charms that glow in the dark, and elsewhere in the selection on this page you’ll find versions from Daily Paper, Diplo, Staple and complete Disney, Dragon Ball and NFL lines. If you prefer a more modern interpretation, look at the Crocs Echo Clog, and with the Crocs Pollex by designer Salehe Bembury even the designer world has its own clone with fingerprint ridges.

On this page you can see which versions of the Crocs Classic Clog are currently hottest according to the Hypescore, from which price they can be found and at how many shops they are in stock.