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I am sure they was made by Clarks and cost a fortune.....we had them...

Didn't know they were called Polyvelts!
My daughter and her friends called them Pasties,a very apt name!
Hers were light brown and she loved them, I was glad about that as she pestered us to buy them for her. :O)

Crocs are great, really light and you can walk straight into the sea over the painful pebbles with them on - they even float so help your buoyancy!!

Oh and if anyone wants pasties, a factory outlet shop may have them.

Good job I didn't like girly shoes anyway, with F width feet!

We used to wear pasties too they were well comfy i had black pairs for school for about 4 years running.

Have to say i love me uggs but the shoes i wouldnt be seen dead in are those crocs i dont care how comfy they are lol

I've now got a pair of fur-lined Crocs....as slippers!! Comfiest slippers I've ever had in my life. I hope there will be no comparisons between me and your MIL :-)))

Sheila, yes, Ugg boots are pretty awful too!

Mandy :)

No, sorry -

Ugg boots get my vote as the ugg-liest!

Technically crocs are sandals, Mandy.

But they are ugly and I don't have any of those, either.

But I bet Mum in law would if she was still around.

Gwynne

Yes, that's them!! Pasties!!

Gwynne, I'm sorry but I have to disagree with you. Crocs are the ugliest shoes in the world, even though I have two pairs myself ;-)

Mandy :)

I have seen them on Next Gen now. I agree Gwynne, I do vaguely remember seeing them around. They may be ugly but they were probably sensible for growing feet.

Ann
Glos

My mother in law used to wear them.

nuff said

Gwynne

*** tries to think of a rebuttal, fails ***

Thanks Gwynne!



;-)

I've uploaded the pic Jen sent me onto Next Gen.

They are really, truly the ugliest shoes in the world.

Gwynne

Hi Ann

They were extraordinarily comfy in those days, wonder if your dau remembers others wearing them.

My friend who is a nurse has a similar pair which kicked me off into nostalgia months ago when I saw them so this thread was quite timely!

x Jen

I did a search on the net and there were lots of mentions but no pictures. But there are apparently Polyvelts on Ebay. i didn't look any further, just thought I would tell you.

If they were Clarkes, why not contact the Clarks shoe manufacturers. I think they are amalgamated with K Shoes now though.
I don't remember my daughter wearing them.
Ann
Glos

:-)

I have a pic of a similar pair of shoes belonging to a friend, just off to see if I can get it onto next gen pics.

I wore my black pair with dayglo socks and skintight stretch jeans, and of course a duffel coat! Yay 1984!

Jen x

If anyone has a pic of one/a pair.....please put a pic of them on here.....

http://groups.msn.com/GCPhotos-thenextgeneration

Gerri x

I loved my pasties - tan-coloured and really comfy !

* pops in to mark thread *

I may be able to get a pic tomorrow!

I'm now pretty sure that the man next-door used to wear these, he had the pasty-style ones but I reckon it's the polyvelts you're talking about. Maybe they had a few different styles?