Sophomores Austin Sisk and Claire Webster show off their Crocs on every Late-Start Wednesday. Sisk and Webster hope to restart the trend that has faded out over the years.

Eight years ago, Crocs were the shoe everyone had to sport. But it wasn’t just the shoe, it was the charms, or Jibitz, you had strategically placed in each little hole. It was a daily struggle: should I rock the smiley face charm with the butterfly or should I rock my turtle and peace sign?

But as years passed, trends changed.

“Crocs are just socially unacceptable,” junior Jacky Noonan said. “The tan-lines they leave are repulsive.”

However, the social norms have not stopped sophomores Austin Sisk and Claire Webster. Every Late-Start Wednesday, Sisk and Webster sport their Crocs and jibitz at school with great pride.

“Austin and I wanted to bring Crocs back because they’re sensible and comfortable footwear,” Webster said. “We think people should be able to wear them without being judged.”

Webster does not limit her Crocs to Late-Starts, though. She can be seen strutting her pastel blue Crocs almost on a daily basis. Her jibitz are jewels that are strategically placed to catch light.

“I wanted the jewels to kind of catch light so they could reflect and people would be able to see them more clearly. I guess you could say that my Crocs are show stoppers,” Webster said.

Sisk wears his lime green Crocs with pride.

“I like them because they’re really different types of shoes and they are actually comfortable,” Sisk said. “I have a lochness monster jibit that glows in the dark, then a basketball, football, baseball and dinosaurs.”

The two hoped to revive the old trend.

“I basically started wearing them to start the trend again,” Sisk said.

However, Sisk and Webster also look at their Crocs as a way to celebrate.

“Crocs are my favorite things. It’s a perfect way to celebrate Hump-Day,” Webster said.