I bitched about these initially, indicating that they were less comfortable than my gorgeous dark brown leather Birkenstock Ramses, which is, admittedly, a stunning thong sandal in an ancient Egyptian T-strap style that turns heads because it leaves your foot, like, 99% naked other than an extremely bold strap straight down the centerline of the foot.

But I've reconsidered. I wore these today (a very hot, 95+ degree day) while traipsing all over a variety of shopping centers in south Florida, and I found the X-S-1 to be as incredibly comfortable as it is fun to wear.

Also, a number of twentysomething women stopped me to tell me how stunning my black-on-black Reefs looked with my black shorts and black T-shirt. It really made me feel youthful (I'm 54!) and masculine and, well, sexy. If you can't have FUN wearing a flip-flop, what good is it?