{"id":70428,"date":"2023-10-09T03:27:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T07:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/investing\/why-these-120-crocs-cowboy-boots-or-croots-have-people-going-spur-crazy\/"},"modified":"2023-10-09T03:27:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T07:27:47","slug":"why-these-120-crocs-cowboy-boots-or-croots-have-people-going-spur-crazy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=70428","title":{"rendered":"Why these $120 Crocs cowboy boots \u2014 or \u2018Croots\u2019 \u2014 have people going spur-crazy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article__body\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0002592835\" role=\"document\">\n<p>The latest look from Crocs is a giddy-<em>yup<\/em>, according to its many online fans. And it may be the perfect touch to your cowboy or cowgirl Halloween costume.<\/p>\n<p>The comfy shoe brand recently kicked off its \u201cCroctober\u201d sales event by revealing that its new \u201cCroc Classic Cowboy Boots\u201d will go on sale beginning Oct. 23 for $120 a pair. Crocs noted in its press release that this has been \u201cone of the most widely requested Crocs shoe designs in brand history,\u201d and now it\u2019s giving its \u201cCroc Nation\u201d fanbase exactly what it wants. <\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n<p>Some fans have already nicknamed them \u201cCroots\u201d on TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Crocs Classic Cowboy Boot features a high shine croc-embossed texture and bold Western-inspired stitching,\u201d reads the product description. \u201cThe boot is embellished with unique metallic Jibbitz charms and a first-of-its-kind spin-able spur charm attached to the backstrap of the shoe.\u201d What\u2019s more, the company\u2019s crocodile mascot, Duke, appears on the boot wearing his own cowboy hat. <\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n                \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetMediaIllustration\n            inline\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetMediaIllustration\n            article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<p>          <!-- eventually when we know what this card will be we can change it and leave this one --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n        media-object-image\n        enlarge-image\n        img-inline\n        article__inset__image\n      \" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:125%;\" data-subtype=\"photo\" class=\"image-container  responsive-media article__inset__image__image\"><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p>The company wasn\u2019t immediately available for comment, but said over email that, \u201cFor years, the buzz around a Crocs-inspired cowboy boot has been building, creating a genuine fan-fueled movement trending across social media,\u201d adding that, \u201cthese bad boys are the epitome of cowboy cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The announcement certainly drew plenty of customer and media attention, with \u201cCroc cowboy boots\u201d breaking out as a Google trend over the weekend, and plenty of people sharing their excitement on TikTok. <\/p>\n<p>So why are people losing their minds over a pair of rubber boots with breathing holes and stick-on spurs?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is America. We are the land of comfort and cowboy boots,\u201d celebrity stylist-turned-designer Phillip Bloch told MarketWatch. \u201cI think the most fascinating thing about all of this is that Crocs were jokes for how long on nighttime talk shows and in the fashion world? But the brand has been taking Crocs and reinventing them, and making them really stylish \u2026 and keeping everyone interested.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Crocs has been on quite the journey since the company launched its bulky, rubbery slides for boaters in 2002. It started as a divisive fashion piece (Victoria Beckham once said she would\u00a0\u201crather die\u201d than wear the clogs), as fans praised their comfortable fit and price tag (running between $30 and $60 for most pairs) while critics like \u201cProject Runway\u201d style guru Tim Gunn dismissed them as\u00a0\u201cplastic hooves.\u201d <\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n                \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetPullQuote\n            inline\n    scope-web|mobileapps\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetPullQuote\n            article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<p>          <!-- eventually when we know what this card will be we can change it and leave this one --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wsj-article-pullquote article__inset__pullquote \">\n<p class=\"pullquote-content article__inset__pullquote__quote\">\n        <span class=\"l-qt article__inset__pullquote__mark--left\">\u201c<\/span>\u2018For years, the buzz around a \u00a0Crocs-inspired cowboy boot has been building, creating a genuine fan-fueled movement trending across social media.\u2019<span class=\"r-qt article__inset__pullquote__mark--right\">\u201d<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The supportive shoes have also become a staple for many health-care workers who spend long hours on their feet, leading Crocs to donate more than 860,000 free pairs of shoes to healthcare workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. <\/p>\n<p>Crocs nearly declared bankruptcy during the Great Recession, and\u00a0closed 160 stores\u00a0while restructuring in 2018. Yet it emerged as post-pandemic success story as Americans further embraced more comfortable clothing. What\u2019s more, celebrities have sported the shoes \u2014 who could forget Roots drummer and producer Questlove rocking a gold pair to the 2021 Oscars? \u2014 and luxury fashion house Balenciaga\u00a0collaborated with the brand that same year to create stiletto Crocs. Yes, stiletto Crocs. And they\u2019re a favorite Gen Z brand, according to Morning Consult survey data.<\/p>\n<p>Crocs has got a sense of humor, as well, such as teaming up with KFC to create meme-orable \u201cchicken-scented Crocs\u201d in 2020, and last month\u2019s \u201cShrek\u201d-themed green Crocs. \u201c<\/p>\n<p>These marketing ploys seem to work, as the Google Trends team noted in late September that searches for Crocs surpassed searches for sandals that month, with the \u201cShrek Crocs\u201d leading the charge.<\/p>\n<p>Bloch gets it. \u201cWhy would I want to spend $2,000 on a pair of Louboutins and be miserable, when I can spend $30 or so on some Crocs and be comfortable?\u201d Bloch said. \u201cAnd [Crocs] have a great sense of humor. This is the definition of feel-good fashion: Fashion you can laugh at and actually feel good in.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen how well the Crocs Classic Cowboy Boots will sell when they go on sale later in the month. But one thing working in their favor: The boots are coming out just in time for Halloween, when characters like Barbie and Wednesday Addams are expected to be popular picks. And going as a cowboy or cowgirl is always a classic costume choice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure we\u2019ll be seeing a lot of comfortable cowboy outfits and \u2018Cowgirl Barbies\u2019 this year with Croc boots,\u201d Bloch said. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/why-these-120-crocs-cowboy-boots-or-croots-have-people-going-spur-crazy-c2dda045?mod=investing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest look from Crocs is a giddy-yup, according to its many online fans. And it may be the perfect touch to your cowboy or cowgirl Halloween costume. The comfy shoe brand recently kicked off its \u201cCroctober\u201d sales event by revealing that its new \u201cCroc Classic Cowboy Boots\u201d will go on sale beginning Oct. 23 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":70429,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[239],"tags":[83],"class_list":["post-70428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-investing","tag-featured","post_format-post-format-video"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Why these $120 Crocs cowboy boots \u2014 or \u2018Croots\u2019 \u2014 have people going spur-crazy | iFintechWorld<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The latest look from Crocs is a giddy-yup, according to its many online fans. 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