Once worn only at the beach, flip-flops have become the regular summer footwear of choice for many, with one in five women owning at least one pair.

人字拖原本只在沙滩上穿，而现在一到夏天，人字拖很常见，成了许多人的穿鞋首选。女性中五分之一的人就至少有一双人字拖。

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Women can don the slipper-like footwear to hike or drive to the office in comfort, then switch back to their high heels when they arrive at work.

女士们可以穿着这种拖鞋式的鞋子舒服的步行或开车去上班，当她们到办公室以后再换回高跟鞋。

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The women were presented with 40 colour photographs of famous and non-famous women deemed to be similarly attractive, and wearing the same footwear.

女士们被要求看40张彩色照片，其内容为穿着同款类型鞋的名人和不出名人士，且他们被认为具有相似程度的吸引力。

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The phrase "commuting shoe" is enough to send many professional women over the footwear-edge, haunted by visions of modern day Working Girl troops in laced up New Balances or pedicure-exposing Havaianas.

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But women's footwear attracted more buyers than men's shoes.

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Shoe Carnival (SCVL): Also based in Indiana (Evansville), this footwear retailer offers dress, casual and athletic footwear for men, women and children.

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