Guardian handles the jandal

The Guardian pays tribute to the jandal/thong/flip flop – a welcome arrival in Britain given the recent heatwave. A brief history of the humble rubber shoe attributes its commercial origins to the NZ Jandal, Skellerup’s trademarked abbreviation of “Japanese Sandal,” in the 1950s. Guardian: “As Europe and the US swelters in a long hot summer, dress-down codes and the impact of global warming mean that it may be flip-flops that keep the world moving.”