Sally Jessy Raphael’s Sailing Sandals

By , a senior editor at the Strategist since 2019. She was previously lifestyle editor at BuzzFeed UK and is based in the United Kingdom.

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When we published our interview with Sally Jessy Raphael yesterday, the comments section became a hive of activity. Latent lurking Raphaelites were thrilled, and several readers became new fans of the 90-year-old former talk-show host.

saraharebee
August 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This is an all-timer of a Favorite Things, IMO. Immediate 50-point bonus for not flogging her own collab with whoever, but the mental images of SJR destroying her shower drains with bleach, chopping everything she owns with pinking shears, sharpie-ing her blacks, ordering DIY Cherry Cokes, and candidly discussing why she's not dead with her doctor? Art.
shallremainnameless
August 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
This is the apotheosis of the "Can't Live Without" column, they should just shut it down after SJR.
i_am_eloise
August 19, 2025 at 12:18 AM
BEGGING for a part two.
ksg
August 19, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Hootin' and hollerin'! I knew it would be fun, but I was truly not prepared. How do you frame a webpage?

There was a thread of agreement throughout the feedback: Please, could we provide more SJR content? We live to serve. While perusing SJR’s Instagram, deputy editor Simone Kitchens spied a pair of orthopedic sandals that seemed right up our alley. Simone is our resident shoe savant (she stopped flight attendants to ask about their Danskos, and brought the Olsen twin Tevas to our attention in 2022) — so it was the work of moments for her to realize that SJR was very likely wearing these Skechers. Simone said, “I ID’d these on someone’s grandmother at school this week, so really, it was just Google image search and a little discernment.”

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