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Sorry makeover artists, Mario Batali’s not parting with those orange Crocs

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Chefs spend hours in the kitchen, sweating over a hot stove for your feast. Do they really care what they look like back there? Mario Batali sure doesn’t. He’ll even tout his famous jailhouse orange Crocs around town.

On Tuesday night at the Can-Do Awards, which benefit the Food Bank for New York City, the Iron Chef told Fashion Week Daily to step off. Fashionable or not, he’s gonna rock those trademark Crocs:

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‘Crocs are my signature, and I take a beating on your blogs about it! All fashion blogs think these shoes are the ultimate problem. I wear them because they’re the most comfortable thing and I don’t give a .... about fashion. I like fashion on other people.”

Turns out whether he cares about it or not, Mario’s a fashion trendsetter. Orange was all the rage at the fall 2009 New York Fashion Week men’s shows.

-- Whitney Friedlander

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