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the original flip-flop, woven from rice straw centuries before rubber stole the idea
means A traditional Japanese flat sandal with a thong between the toes, made from rice straw, cloth, or other materials, worn especially with kimono and other formal dress.
from From Japanese 草履 (zōri), literally "grass" (sō/kusa) plus "footwear" (ri/ri), naming a sandal woven from rice straw and rushes — the humble flat shoe of old Japan. The word and the design crossed the Pacific in the mid-20th century, where the rubberized descendant became the American flip-flop and the Hawaiian "slipper."
- origin
- Japanese sandal dating back over a thousand years
- sumo link
- wrestlers wear formal zori with their topknots
- flat design
- inspired the modern beach flip-flop entirely
- materials
- made from straw, cloth, leather, or lacquered wood
- toe thong
- worn with split-toe tabi socks traditionally
zori sandal — traditional japanese thong sandal with flat sole and fabric straps, worn for centuries
okinawan zori — variant made in okinawa, japan using local materials and weaving techniques