A mix and match of modern and classic is not rare these days, in music Beyonce and Schubert, in cuisine cocktail and sushi, in fashion jeans and geta.
No need to wait for a special occasion to glam up your feet with geta as retro revival is the fashion trend, with the Japanese classic making a quiet comeback.
Memories of painful toe blisters from a local matsuri night are normally grounds for abandoning the Japanese wooden clogs, but Shizuoka-based footwear company Mizutori, which specializes in geta, has mastered the best of both worlds: look and feel.