treads n.2
(Aus. teen) ‘sandals with brightly coloured suede uppers and soles cut from car tyres’ Taylor (2004) p. 49/1.
![[Aus]](/static/img/flags/aus.png "Australia") | (con. 1960s-70s) Top Fellas 49/1: Treads [...] were an equally popular and unlikely choice in sharp footwear, unlikely because they were very much part of the surfie uniform. |