這兩年流行的五顏六色的果凍鞋，你穿過嗎？這種鞋因外形可人、方便易穿、價格低廉受到很多年輕消費者的喜愛。據說，果凍鞋早在上世紀80年代就在國外盛行了。

Jelly shoes or jellies are shoes made of PVC plastic. Jelly shoes come in a large variety of brands and colors and the material is frequently infused with glitter. Its name refers to the semi-transparent materials with a jelly-like sheen. The shoes became a fad in the mid 1980s, when a pair could frequently be purchased for less than one US dollar. Like many other fashion trends from the 1980s, jellies have been revived a number of times since the late 1990s.

果凍鞋（jelly shoes或jellies）是由聚氯乙烯塑料制成的鞋。很多品牌都生產這種果凍鞋，顏色多樣，而且生產時會在材料中添加閃閃的亮片。之所以叫jelly shoes，就是因為制造這種鞋的半透明材料會表現出類似果凍那樣的色澤。果凍鞋在二十世紀八十年代中期曾經很流行，一雙鞋售價不到一美元。像其他上世紀八十年代的時尚潮流一樣，果凍鞋自上世紀九十年代以來曾經數次回歸時尚前端。

The exact origins of the jelly shoes are unclear. A frequently offered explanation is that they were designed by a shoe maker in France after World War II, when there was a leather shortage in Europe. Another possibility is that the shoes were created somewhere in the late 1950s or early 1960s, when plastic became a commonplace material, and fashion designers began to experiment with it.

關于果凍鞋的起源，沒有一個明確的說法。經常提到的一種說法是，果凍鞋是在二戰后由一位法國的鞋匠設計的，當時歐洲正經歷皮革短缺。另一種說法是，這種鞋大約是在上世紀五十年代后期或者六十年代早期出現的，當時塑料已是常規材質，時尚設計師就開始試著用塑料做鞋。

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