June 13, 2008

Hoki, Doki

Hoki Sandals

Chicken Noodle Soup and Peanut Butter Jelly Time will preside over today’s meeting of the Department of Participation Dances with a Distinctive Accompanying Tune and Lyric Structure.

Please form a ring for the first order of business: Hoki without the Pokey.

Hoki plastic sandals, which you’ll recognize as those worn by grandpas (with socks) and Chinatown fishmongers, have been resurrected by a stylish lady in Tel Aviv who bought the 50-year-old molds to save the humble yet attractive slippers from extinction.

They’re now available stateside in two styles and six bright colors in soft, recycled plastic. Orthopedic soles make them ideal for shuffling — to the bodega, to the beach, off to Buffalo.

Can we get a Loco-Motion on that?

All in favor — put your left foot in, then put your left foot out.

That’s what it’s all about.

Available online at ravinstyle.com.