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I agree. They ARE very comfortable. There are also different categories of flip-flops. The ones I wear to work (NOT with a dress) have a thicker sole and some sort of decoration (such as sequins) making them more suitable than if they were the flat, "shower shoe" variety. They do show off my pedicure as well. I always have closed-toed shoes available to wear because I teach some labs and closed-toed shoes are required in those situations, but I change my shoes as soon as lab is over!

I think the big thing with wearing flip-flops started when Rainbows became popular. They are leather and cost about $40 a pair. When you pay that much for a pair of casual shoes, you want to wear them other places than just around the house. That is when I began to see students wearing flip-flops in the dead of winter. Since it does not get all that cold in NC, they do not get frostbite, but I,for one, put my flip-flops away in the winter until warmer weather.