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I had my heart set on iridescent pink jelly slippers.
All my little girlfriends had a set of either pink or clear slippers, and they were just. so. cool. Debuting in stores just in time for the summer holidays, the flexible shoes were the most über-cool trend since jelly bracelets. And I had a lot of jelly bracelets.
We pulled up to Sears and I jumped out of the car, willing my parents to pick up their pace. I had jelly slippers to pick out! And as we approached the shoe department, I saw them – clear jelly slippers with just a subtle hint of pinky-purple. It was Cinderella-meets-JEM, and I was in heaven.
Suddenly, out of the corner of my eye, I saw them. RED! Red jelly slippers! Never had I seen such a bold colour emblazoned so ruthlessly on the squishy shoes. I would officially be the only girl on the block to sport the daring new hue. Could I pull it off? Should I be a fashion trailblazer? Heck yeah.
And so, one summer day in 1986, already tanned from endless hours spent outdoors sans sun protection, I posed in front of our mustard-coloured fridge – in our kitchen with groovy ceramic tiles – and made fashion history: the first girl in my neighbourhood to wear solid-hued jelly slippers.
Paging Anna Wintour.
oh my gosh I had every colour possible I lwas crazy for them
Lucky you! What colours did you own? I’m curious!!
lol I remember these, I loved mine! I had a few pairs but wore the clear ones all the time!
I sometimes regret not getting the clear ones, because they were the most popular of the lot. Still, standing by my choice to go red!
the “Lena Pose”…35 years and counting :)
LOOOVVEEEED jellies…got a new pair every summer when I went to Florida…now as an adult, I feel like they would give me the worst blisters… :(
Hahaha yes I suppose I do have a pose! And yeah, don’t think you could pay me to wear jelly shoes now.
I am so not old enough for these. And what Victoria said ^— You do have a Lena pose.
What? Scandalous!! Though they were only popular for a few years, so I can see how the trend would have missed the young’uns, LOL!
they’re back?! those were the sweatiest monsters ever!
LOL nope, I don’t think they’re back. But they were very popular back in the day!
Oh I remember these shoes and the bracelets!!! If I remember correctly the shoes I had were pink.
Nice! One of the best shades for jelly slippers!
Jelly slippers !!! How well I remember them, and how badly they made my feet perspire !! LOL I couldn’t wear them – but my daughter had a pair (or two). I think you can still buy them too !
Can’t wait for your next TBT !!! :)
I love that both you and your daughter rocked jelly slippers!
Didn’t they make you feel amazing! What a pair of red jelly shoes can do!
Yes! Yes they did! Probably one of my favourite fashion purchases from the 80’s!
ahhh i loved the jelly shoes so much! i opted for glittery pink lol
Ah, see… I sometimes wonder if my life would have been different had I opted for the glittery pink, LOL
hooray for jelly slippers!
Hooray!
I loved these too! I had the sparkly pink ones. They gave me horrible blisters but I wore them anyway!
I’m pretty sure I got a nasty blister or two, but just didn’t care!
You are too cute! This post was like 110% throwback for me — jelly slippers, Jem, jelly bracelets…
Yup, all the good things! Hahaha
Colorblocking pink and red…matching shorts & shoes…early indications of a confident fashionista ;-)
In 1986 my sister and I were still wearing matching floral dresses and pigtails…very NOT cool I promise you, LOL!
LOL I picked up on the pink and red too… fashion forward indeed! But don’t worry, I had many floral dresses and pigtail days too!
I wanted jelly slippers so much but my mom wouldn’t buy them as they weren’t “durable” school shoes. Sigh.
Sigh! Don’t worry, my mom shut down a lot of non-essential purchases too :)
Looking sharp! ;)
Thanks Nicole!
Wow! I love that awesome “Lena pose” and style.
Hahaha thanks Marissa! I guess I do have my own signature pose, LOL!
ah yes! i used to have jelly shoes – fun!
Hope you have great memories too!
Awesome jelly shoes! I remember when platform shoes were the big thing…sadly I jumped into it too late.
I don’t think I ever fully embraced the platform trend either :)
I’ve never seen a refrigerator that color before. I love it.
P.S. You looked adorable in those jelly slippers. I had a pair once upon a time too.
Hahaha I think it was purchased in the 70’s. Mustard was all the rage, didn’t you know? :)
I loved my jelly slippers. I had clear with the sparkles in them and they were the best {at least back then, now I would not want a pair, but back then they were so “cool”}. We had a fridge that colour in the rental suite we lived in about 15 years ago.
So they DID make more than one mustard fridge, LOL!
I love this post! I used to love jelly shoes as a kid. I found a pair of jelly sandals at Zellers before they closed up a few years ago for $2. But I love those ruby red ones you wore so well back in the day :)
Wow, can’t believe you still found them somewhat recently! Crazy!
LOL I remember those I had a pair too, I think everyone had them and now I wouldn’t be caught dead in them lol
LOL I think we’d all complain about wearing them now!!
I never had any. but I wouldn’t have worn them anyway. I only wore boots or sneakers.
You rebel!! LOL
Haha, omg you were such a cute child! Those shoes dont look too bad, i like the color!
I liked them too! Wish I kept them LOL
I still have a pair of BCBG jelly sandals. I hardly ever wore them because they dug into my feet and really hurt after awhile. I think I still keep them for nostalgia sake. =\
Um, wow – BCBG jelly sandals?? LOVE it!
Aww you’re so cute! I never wore jelly shoes – like I’d never wear those plastic croc sandals either lol! But my daughter had a multi-coloured pair of Jellies when she was 5.
Now we DID have a similar Harvest Gold fridge! ;D
Ah, Harvest Gold!! Sounds so much better than mustard, LOL!
Didn’t everyone used to have jelly shoes oh the trends !!
Jeeeellly shoes! I would love to be able to still wear these!
I totally forgot about these shoes. Wow
1986 I think the Jelly slippers were the best thing in fashion that year.
haha i remember those sweaty jellies,they were the craze back then all my friends all wore then
I wonder can you buy something similar like those today!
I had a couple of pairs, I remember the blisters and the the pieces breaking. Oh how we never learn because we still suffer for fashion