President Bush steps out in style: Crocs and socks
Jane Hoback and Gil Rudawsky, Rocky Mountain News
Published June 22, 2007 at midnight
Celebrity chef Mario Batali was an early adopter and now has his own line. Actress Jennifer Garner bought 16 pairs when she was filming in Boulder. They’ve been spotted on the feet of such varied stage and screen stars as Jack Nicholson and Faith Hill.
But this is big: Crocs have made their way to the White House.
President Bush was photographed earlier this month wearing a black pair of the wildly successful resin shoes that got their start in Niwot.
According to The Washington Post, Crocs representatives said Bush came by his pair independently.
And never mind stem cells or Iraq. The real debate is socks with Crocs or not. In this, there are no winners. The aforementioned Batali wears his orange Caymans with yellow socks.
The president? Bush went for the monochrome look, wearing short black bicycle socks — stamped, of course, with the presidential seal.
Makes you wonder whether Queen Elizabeth left the Colonies after her recent visit with a pair tucked in her purse.
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