Thursday, August 23, 2007

Did You Get Those At Ikea?

So, I've finally settled on a pair of shoes. I felt like going pretty classic, so I looked through all the "Converse" type shoes to see what worked. I settled on a pair of Tretorn shoes, which are Swedish. I had no idea until I read up on them. Seeing as there's a Swedish-type flag stitched onto the tongue of the shoe, it's pretty obvious. One of the cooler details is that the main fabric is actually recycled cloth from sails; so it's tough, water proof and already a little beat up which adds some nice character. They're also pretty comfy, which is rare when you buy classic shoes. Now if only I knew how to pronounce the name.




3 Comments:

Blogger Liz said...

Wait.

The Swedish flag is red.

Also.

They're also pretty comfy, which is rare when you buy classic hoes.

Best typo ever.

August 24, 2007 at 11:19 AM  
Blogger 6-3-2 said...

That is a pretty hilarious, and I would imagine fairly accurate typo. The Swedish flag is actually Blue and Yellow. Which are the colors Ikea uses on their store-fronts. So the flag on the shoe is a more of a logo, modeled after the Swedish flag. Still, the Scandinavian spirit is there.

The Danish flag is the red one. According to Wikipedia it's also the first Scandinavian flag to feature the cross design, which everyone else adopted.

August 24, 2007 at 11:35 AM  
Blogger Liz said...

I was actually thinking of the Swiss flag, my bad.

August 24, 2007 at 2:16 PM  

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