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An equally valid question — how did America develop a passion for anti-fungal clown clogs so quickly? — is easier to answer. Every once in a while, we go nuts for colorful, plasticky, collectibly, disposable things. Remember Hula Hoops? Swatches? Cabbage Patch Kids? This time around, it was Crocs’ turn.
”The Smart Set, explaining that Crocs really might go bust if the company can't raise $22.4 million this week, remembers the frenzy the holed footwear caused circa 2006