HOT PICKS [FRIDAY]

Catching the Flue

May 4, 2007

Stepping into Fluevog Shoes, that place with the funny name on Granville Street, feels like walking into a time machine. Only you can never be sure if you’re back in the past or forward to the future. Defying trendiness or fads, a Fluevog shoe is somehow simultaneously retro and modern, and always uncompromisingly unique.

Take the new Flyvogs Mett shoes, a set of unisex slip-on sneakers with a big rubber sole that gives off an early-80s feel but with a totally up-to-date sensibility. They come in black, tan or white with a cool mini-striped flourish in the middle and a faux-crocodile texture. They're your new best friends, equally funky for casual trips to the store or to the bar for a caipirinha.

And, of course, they're genuine Fluevogs, which means they're comfortable, tough, and guaranteed to be in short supply. Get 'em while they're hot!

Fluevog Shoes, 837 Granville Street (at Robson), www.fluevog.com

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