Jack Rogers sandals are chic, classic, comfy, and iconic. In fact, their so timeless I don’t ever feel guilty ordering another pair. They’ll never go out of style. And I’ve collected enough pairs in different colors over the years to prove it.
I even got married in a gold pair! Well, I wore them to get married but kicked them off right before hopping on Sea’s the Day for the ceremony. lol. But right back on for the reception.
Jacks are perfect in Capri, Palm Beach, and Old Town alike.
The classic sandal is far from ridiculously expensive, yet somehow exudes affluence and the finer things. Jack Rogers are synonymous with American leisure and Italian la dolce vita.
And we have Jackie Kennedy’s eye to thank for this iconic “American” shoe.
Jackie found the now iconic sandal in 1960 while holidaying in Capri. The Italian shoe was a classic slide sandal, with a whipstitched leather upper, a low stacked heal, and the familiar rondelles adorning.
BTW, rondelle was a new word for me, so I looked it up: a rondelle is a flattened disk-like shaped ornament with round edges. Seems you typically hear the word the it comes to jewelry. Anyhow…
Jackie loved her Mediterranean find so much, that upon returning to the States the she brought them to her cobbler in Palm Beach.
She had pairs created in different colors. Some for gifts. Some for her. (Sounds like me, lol.) And the iconic American brand Jack Rogers was born.
The chic and comfortable sandal caught on among Palm Beach society and the right clientele straight away.
Timeless. Classic. Comfortable. Familiar. An elegant slide sandal that goes with everything resort wear and beyond!
Still today when someone says their wearing Jacks everyone knows exactly what they’re talking about. And that’s all thanks to Jackie.
Photos: de Jiles Wedding Photo by Royally Living / Jackie in Palm Beach 1961 courtesy of Jack Rogers / Jacqueline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy with their children, John F. Kennedy, Jr. and Caroline Kennedy, 1962 by Cecil William Stoughton — Courtesy of White House Photographs: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston / Jackie on Almafi Coast in 1962 AP Images
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