No matter where you fall on the Toes Out spectrum, we're living through a bone fide golden age of sandals. The category has never been deeper, better-lookin’, or easier to wear, with options that go far beyond the old slide-or-flip-flop binary.
The sea of sandals is vast and varied and, at times, hard to navigate. Between barely-there flip-flops, trail-capable hikers, and handsome leather pairs, there’s a lot of ground to cover. So we conducted a blister-risking survey of what’s out there and narrowed the field to the standouts worth wearing all season.