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October 06, 2005

Dude, Gross! Britney Spears' Used J. Crew Flip Flops!

Britney Spears is auctioning a whole lot of personal wardrobe items online in the name of charity. Among the many clothing items are several pairs of flip flops, including the pair of J. Crew flippers pictured above. Proceeds go to victims of Hurrican Katrina. The auction is admirable and generous on Spears' part, and it's a nod to her Louisiana roots. But, dude, you've got to draw the line somewhere. And that somewhere is a degree less personal and more hygenic than, say, undergarments. (Unless, of course, you're one of that subset of middle-aged Japanese salarymen with a panty fetish who pay top dollar that sort of thing.) We draw the line at footwear -- sneakers, socks, sandals, flip flops, basically anything that can be affected by fungi or become permanently malodorous is off limits. We mean, people, look at those gross foot stains on those J. Crew flip flops Spears is offering. We don't care if she wore these while gving birth to her first child last month. Hmm ... now we wonder, will there be a spike in the sale of (new) J. Crew flip flops due to the publicity of Spears' auction? And, by the way, who would have thought of Britney wearing anything by J. Crew ... it's just so not-Britney!

Essential Linkage

Spears Opens Closet to Help Storm Victim [AP/MetroMix]
Britney Spears Official Website
EBay

Posted by Thurston Ali at October 6, 2005 08:20 PM