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Emily Brayshaw, Honorary Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney

Gen Z grew up in a world filled with ugly fashion – no wonder they love their Crocs

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In 2017, Julia Hobbs of British Vogue declared Crocs “have an unrivalled ability to repel onlookers and induce sneers”.

But over the two decades since the notoriously ugly shoes were released, the clogs seem to be going from strength to strength.

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